马丁·赛尔是一个住在亚洲的英语母语者,在他试着融入新的语言环境的同时认识到了三个关键的问题:“第一,永远不要使用否定疑问句,比如‘你今天没去上班吗?’因为你将无法判别答案到底是还是不是!第二,许多亚洲语言对于‘是’和‘否’并没有准确直接的翻译,因此尽量使用‘那是正确的。’这样的短句。”
“Three: even the most fluent speakers of English as a second language often speak more directly than native speakers - levels of courtesy and discretion are very hard to learn. They don't intend to be rude so lose your sensitivity.”
“第三,即使是作为二语学习者中最能够流畅使用英语的人,在委婉程度上还是不及母语者——客气程度的拿捏真的非常难学。”
Standing their ground
站在他人的立场
Some of you blanched at the idea of anyone going to great lengths to adapt their language in their home country, to accommodate others.
有些人非常不愿让本国人大费周章地改变自己的语言来迁就自己。
“As a non-native speaker, I wouldn't like native speakers to speak to me any differently - it's condescending as it assumes that my English is not good enough to understand,” wrote Isabella Chan.
伊莎贝拉·陈写道:“作为一个非母语英语学习者,我不喜欢母语者在和我说话的时候作出任何改变——这样会显得他们高高在上,而且觉得我的英语程度还不够格去理解他们所说的话。”
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