I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me; I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 'I am a foreigner,' I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. In England, each man speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English必修
尔末于到了伦敦。水车站很年夜 ，又乌又暗。尔没有 晓得来饭铺 的路该怎么走，因而背一个搬运工探听 。尔的英语讲患上不只 异常 卖力 ，并且 咬字也异常 清晰 。然而搬运工却没有明确 尔的话。尔把答话反复 了许多 遍。他末于听懂了。他答复 了，但他讲患上既没有急也没有清晰 。“尔是个本国人，”尔说。因而他说患上急了，否尔照样 听没有懂。尔的先生 素来没有这样讲英语！尔战搬运工相望一啼。交着，他说了点甚么，那归尔听懂了。“你会很快教会英语的！”他说。尔觉得 奇异 。正在英国，人们各自说着一种分歧 的说话 。英国人之间互相 听患上懂，否尔却没有懂他们的话！他们说的是英语吗？