unit2 Voyages of people from England

Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present,

English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary.

Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.

英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。这些国家的英语都以英式英语为基础，能很好地为以英语为本族语的人所理解。但是实际上，这些英语在口音、拼写、表达和词汇的使用方面都在逐渐变化。

因为这一情况的存在，你就可以利用这些英语之间的区别说出你们街区的外国人是哪个国家来的了。例如，如果有个老板流利地命令他的司机：“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs（直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油）”，而不是要求说，“Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis（请直接搭电梯到我公寓上来拿卡车和出租车的汽油）”，你就可以轻易地辨认出他的美国人身份，而后者却暗示着那是一位英国人。

Top of the world 世界之巅

Such a feeling’s coming over me 这种感情萦绕着我

There is wonder in most everything I see 在很多事上我都存在疑问

Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes 没有云的天空，阳光照射在我的眼中 And I won’t be surprised if it’s a dream 如果这是个梦，我不会觉得惊奇 Everything I want the world to be 我希望世界能每件事都能实现 Is now coming true especially for me 特别是对我

And the reason is clear, it’s because you are here 原因是合理的，因为这里有你 You’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seen你是我所见过离天堂最近的事物 I’m on the top of the world looking down on creation 我在世界之巅俯瞰众生 And the only explanation I can find 我发现只有一种解释

Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around 有爱的地方你都在旁边 Your love’s put me at the top of the world 你的爱放我在世界之巅 Something in the wind has learned my name 往事随风

And it’s telling me that things are not the same 他告诉我没有一成不变的事情 In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze 在枝头落叶和微熙和风中 There’ a pleasing sense of happiness for me 对我来说有一种快乐感觉的幸福 There is only one wish on my mind 在我心中只有一个愿望

When this day is through I hope that I will find时间一天天的过去，我希望我会找到 That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me 明天对于你我来说完全一样 All I need will be mine if you are here 如果有你在此，我会心想事成

I’m on the top of the world looking down on creation 我在世界万物之上俯身看 And the only explanation I can find 我发现只有一种解释

Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around 有爱的地方你都在旁边 Your love’s put me at the top of the world 你的爱放我在世界之巅

I’m on the top of the world looking down on creation 我在世界万物之上俯身看 And the only explanation I can find 我发现只有一种解释

Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around

Your love’s put me at the top of the world 你的爱放我在世界之巅