生在中国，学好“中国英语”最实用

    我们 许多英语学习者的语言能力存在着一个十分严重的不足，那就是不知道如何用英语表达我们生活中的事情。在用英语向外国人介绍我们身边事的时候，往往陷入词汇贫乏的困境之中。

 

导致这种现象的原因很简单： 我们的英语教材往往强调学习原汁原味的英语材料，以至于教材中的文章全部选自英语国家，而却很少有通过英语向外国宣传自己的文章。如此就致使我们对于 “ 中国英语 ” 即 China English （注意不是中式英语 Chinese English ）缺乏足够了解 ，而许多带有明显中国特色的表达是英语和外来文化中所没有的，是必须专门去学的。

 

而解决的办法就是： 通过阅读外国媒体发表的关于中国问题的新闻报道，积累一些相关词汇及对应表达，掌握用英语表达我们身边事周围事的正确说法。

 

接下来，我们以一则美联社 5 月 5 日 刊发的关于杭州湾跨海大桥的新闻为例，谈谈如何通过看新闻学习地道的英语表达。

Chinese drivers fined for slow-drive on scenic bridge

By AP Writer

May 5, 2008

 

China opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge last week aiming to cut travel time between two major ports, but hundreds of drivers have been fined already for, unexpectedly, driving too slow to enjoy the view.

 

The 36-km structure spans Hangzhou Bay in the booming province of Zhejiang, designed to slash travel time between its port city of Ningbo and the financial hub Shanghai from four hours to two and a half.

 

But since its opening on May 1, police have fined more than 300 drivers, most for driving too slowly or illegal parking on the emergency lanes while enjoying the ocean view and taking photos, local media reported on Monday.

 

"I just wanted to drive a bit slowly and enjoy the sea breeze. Is that wrong?" Zhejiang's official news portal quoted an unnamed driver as complaining.

 

Long lines of cars carrying whole families eager to see the bridge and sea vista have caused serious traffic problems and led to a series of accidents, the news portal said.

 

Some drivers busted for illegal parking even posed in front of police cameras, hoping to turn police snapshots into souvenirs, it said.

 

"Traffic jams should be impossible under normal circumstances given the capacity of the bridge," the news portal said.

 

The $1.7-billion (864 million pounds) bridge's much publicized " sightseeing platforms" in the middle of the span will not be ready for tourists for another two years, local media have reported.

 

这篇报道的大致意思是说：世界第一跨海大桥杭州湾跨海大桥于

 

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