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More than 70 per cent of bosses claim that the rising trend among Britons - especially teenagers - of adding inflections to the ends of sentences is ‘particularly annoying.’ 超过70%的老板认为在英国人（尤其是青少年）中，在句末加上一些曲折变化越来越流行，这“实在是让人不胜其烦”。 While almost 85 per cent said that when non-Australian people use this language trait it is a 'clear indicator of insecurity’ and could hinder their chances of a promotion or payrise. 85%的人说，非澳大利亚人运用这种语言特征是一种“不牢靠的明显标志”，也会阻碍员工升职加薪的可能性。 The language trait is known as a high-rising terminal (HRT), commonly referred to as ‘Australian Question Intonation’ (AQI). 这种语言特征被称为“高声结尾（HRT）”，通常理解为“澳大利亚式语调（AQI）”。 It is the act of raising a voice at the end of a sentence that makes the statement sound like a question and is common in Australian and American accents. 所谓“高升结尾”就是在句尾提升调门，使陈述句听上去像疑问句一样。这种方式在澳大利亚及美国口音中较普遍。 According to UK publisher Pearson, the use of AQI has recently grown rapidly among teenagers and graduates in the UK. 根据英国出版商皮尔森统计，澳大利亚式语调的使用率近来在英国的青少年和大学毕业生之间急剧上升。 | 
