新加坡,全称为新加坡共和国
(英语: Republic of Singapore)
,新加坡有77%的人口是华人,也就意味着汉语应该是新加坡的第一大语言,虽然汉语和英语,马来语,泰米尔语一同被列为新加坡的官方语言,事实上,在新加坡以汉语为母语的家庭越来越少,有一个重要原因,就是学校不重视母语教育。大家张口而来的主要还是英语。
广告也许需要你用到英语的时候不那么多,但下面的对话也许就是你在就餐时会听到的哦。一起练耳朵吧。
没错,行走在外,你听到的就是这样的花式英语。遇到难搞定的食客,爆一下自己的家乡话也是有必要的哈哈
对话内容如下:
A:Good evening. My name is Fabio, I’ll be your waiter for tonight, MayI take your order?
B:No, I’m still working on it. This menu is not even in English. What’sgood here?
A:For you sir, I would recommend spaghetti and meatballs.
B:Does it come with coke and fries?
A:It comes with either soup or salad and a complimentary glass of wine,sir.
广告B:I’ll go with the spaghetti and meatballs,salad and the wine.
A:Excellent choice ,your order will be ready soon.
B:How soon is soon?
A:Twenty minutes ?
B:You know what?I’ll just go grab a burger across the street.