Lesson 25
Do the English speak English?
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. (1)__________________. 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! (2)_____________________. Then he said something and I understood it. 'You'll soon learn English!' he said. I wonder. (3)______________________. The English understand each other, but I don't understand them! Do they speak English?
New words and expressions
railway n. 铁路
porter n. 搬运工
several quantifier 几个
foreigner n. 外国人
wonder v. 感到奇怪