The future of English 未来的英语语言变化
<p>随身英语<span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> 未来的英语语言变化</p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>你觉得500年后英语语言会有变化吗？我们还会使用今天英语中的词汇和语法吗？到那时，英语语言会有哪些变化呢？本期《随身英语》谈语言进化。</p><p>课文内容 词汇: <span word="language">language</span> 语言</p><p><span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="like">like</span> '<span word="plos">plos</span>'. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="slang">slang</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> '<span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>'. <span word="Teenagers">Teenagers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blame">blame</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="code">code</span>, <span word="including">including</span> '<span word="text">text</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>' <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>.</p><p><span word="Text">Text</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="inventing">inventing</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="modal">modal</span> <span word="verb">verb</span> '<span word="shall">shall</span>' <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="because">because</span> '<span word="will">will</span>' <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Bas">Bas</span> <span word="Aarts">Aarts</span>, <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="linguistics">linguistics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="says">says</span>, "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>."</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shying">shying</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modal">modal</span> '<span word="must">must</span>' <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="authoritarian">authoritarian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="nicer">nicer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soften">soften</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> '<span word="might">might</span>'. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span>."</p>
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