British English and American English in Hong Kong-英语听力

[00:00.10]From VOA Learning English,
来自美国之音慢速英语， [00:02.47]this is the Education Report.
这是本期的教育报道。 [00:05.25]People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages.
香港人使用的语言多种多样。 [00:11.50]Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 156 years
香港曾有超过156年的时间是英国的殖民地， [00:16.61]before was returned to Chinese control in 1997.
直到在1997年回归中国管辖。 [00:21.91]English was the only official language until 1994.
在1994年以前，英语是香港唯一的官方语言。 [00:27.58]Most people in Hong Kong today speak Cantonese,
现今，大多数香港人讲粤语， [00:32.52]but Mandarin and other dialects also are heard,
但也能听到普通话和其他方言 [00:36.84]and English as the British used
以及英式英语 [00:39.96]is still widely spoken and taught here.
在这里仍被广泛使用和教授。 [00:43.11]Now however, many people are choosing to learn English
然而，现在很多人所选择学习的英语 [00:47.76]as it spoken in the United States.
是美式英语。 [00:50.73]Victor Chan, for example, has children
比如，陈维克托先生的孩子们， [00:54.63]who attend school called Nature EQ on Saturday and Sunday,
在星期六和星期天会去一所叫做Nature EQ(自然情商)的学校， [01:00.53]they are learning to say words the American way.
他们正在那里学习美式英语。 [01:04.63]Mr Chan says he wants his sons to learn American English,
陈先生说，他想让他的儿子们学习美式英语， [01:09.69]because he plans to send them
因为计划送他们 [01:12.09]to the United States for further study.
去美国深造。 [01:15.21]Nature EQ is one of a growing number of schools
Nature EQ(自然情商)是 [01:20.51]in Hong Kong that offer American English classes.
香港越来越多开设美式英语课程的学校之一。 [01:24.77]Frankie Ng opened the school 17 years ago,
弗兰基Ng在17年前开办了这所学校， [01:29.38]at that time, he had only 40 students.
那时只有40名学生。 [01:33.69]Today, the school has 350 students,
现在，这所学校有多达350名学生， [01:37.90]it does not have space for any more.
学校目前已经满员，没有名额了。 [01:41.19]Mr Ng says American English is clear and defined,
Ng先生说，美式英语是清晰且明确的， [01:47.00]he says it is easy to teach and easily understood.
教起来容易，理解起来也容易。 [01:51.59]That, however, is not the main concern of the children.
然而这并不是孩子们最主要关心的问题。 [01:56.66]Student Sam Yu has another reason
名叫于山姆的学生解释了另一个 [02:00.66]for studying English spoken the American way.
学习美式英语的理由 [02:04.07]"I think [American English] is getting more and more important,
“我认为美式英语越来越重要， [02:10.51]and is maybe taking over the dominance of British English,
可能会取代英式英语的主导地位， [02:16.08]so I'm willing to learn," said Sam Yu.
所以我愿意去学习它。” 于山姆解释道。 [02:18.60]Public schools in the former British colony
前英国殖民地的大多数公立学校 [02:22.11]still teach mostly British English.
仍在教授英式英语。 [02:24.96]But the number of private language schools
但是越来越多的私立学校 [02:28.26]teaching American English is growing.
开始教授美式英语。 [02:30.86]In Hong Kong's Tseung Kwan O district, for example,
比如，在香港将军澳地区的一所 [02:35.81]the "American English Workshop school" had 20 students a week
“美式英语讲习班学校” 以前一周只有20名学生， [02:41.07]when it opened one year ago.
开业一年后， [02:43.42]Today, it has more 180 each week.
现在每周有超过180名学生。 [02:47.68]Some observers say American English
有一些观察员指出美式英语 [02:51.65]is becoming the language of international business.
正在逐渐成为国际商务的通用语言。 [02:55.10]Increased contact with American culture,
与美国文化更加密切的接触， [02:59.21]like movies, television programs, computer games
比如电影、电视节目、电脑游戏 [03:03.06]and the Internet is spreading American expressions and accents
以及互联网，正在将美国人的表达方式和口音 [03:07.91]in areas other than business.
在商业之外的其他领域传播开来。 [03:10.26]Language teachers in Hong Kong say wealthy people
香港一名语言教师称， [03:15.42]who live in mainland China are helping
住在中国大陆的富人们是 [03:18.38]to increase the demand for classes in American English.
促使美式英语课程需求增加的主力军。 [03:22.04]Mainland Chinese are crossing into Hong Kong
来自大陆的人们涌入香港 [03:25.87]because it has more educational choices.
因为这里有更多的教育选择。 [03:29.68]But for now, people hearing English in the streets of Hong Kong
但是现在，我们在香港街头听到的英语， [03:34.59]are mainly hearing traditional British English.
大部分仍旧是英式英语。 [03:38.56]"We can understand both, but for what we speak,
“我们两种都听得懂，但我们说的时候， [03:43.16]we speak [with] the British accent," said one local woman.
还是会用英式口音。” 一位本地女士说道。 [03:45.41]"The British is better I think," commented a local man.
一位当地男士则评价道：“我认为英式英语更好。” [03:47.12]And that's the Education Report.
以上就是本期教育报道的全部内容。 [03:50.57]Listen again for another Education Report from VOA Learning English.
再次收听美国之音慢速英语的其他教育报道。 [03:56.02]I'm Avi Arditti.
我是阿维 阿迪提。