學(xué)年第二學(xué)期小學(xué)英語教研工作計劃?？谑薪逃芯颗嘤?xùn)(文件)
【正文】 gely because the people who spoke it once invaded and occupied half the world. Fortunately, however, this hatred is not as strong as it was some years ago, and more and more people realize that English is being a global language. China and Japan, for instance, have been making serious efforts to promote it. DR_text57_S The ability of English to absorb and its wide use in the world has resulted in the current worrying situation. Some months ago, in Singapore there was an outcry over the spread of what the authorities called “Singlish.” “Down with it!” they said, and urged Singaporeans to learn correct English, since the flexibility of the language has often made things difficult for those who have to use it every day. India is another country where English is in trouble. Though the nation has — more than two centuries after Samuel Johnson wrote his English dictionary — bee the hottest destination for dictionarymakers, people who use English seem to think too little of correctness. Today, many university students find it hard to write even a few correct sentences in it. What’s worse, even some teachers speak and write poor and ungrammatical English. DR_text89_S There is now a growing fear among people in favor of correct English that, with this kind of spread, English may stop being English. While the French have tried to preserve the purity of their language, the English have allowed other influences to affect theirs. So what is seen as English’s strength — the fact that people all over the world understand it — can also be a fatal weakness. If every state or continent were to have its own version of English, a time might e when one group of Englishspeaking people may not be able to understand another. This is happening. Listen to the way Singaporeans speak English. Listen to the Australians pronouncing “e” it sounds like “a.” DR_text1011_S Recently, a few films made by British directors have had to have subtitles in English. Accents in the north of Britain can be hard for people in the south to understand, not to mention those outside the island. It may be a good thing that English is being a global language. The question is whether any language should be allowed such flexibility that people begin to take liberties with it. Eventually, there may be no such t
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