6、。世界上近一半的语言现在都没有达到这个数字,那样看来这些语言都将消逝、“绝种”。当然,英语和中文是不会受到“绝种”威胁的。不过在遥远的将来,这也是有可能的!对话中的措辞:Social class 社会等级Working class background 工人阶级背景Middle class 中产阶级London accent (British accent, foreign accent, strong accent, etc) 伦敦口音(英国口音,外国口音,浓重口音,等等American (British, f
7、oreign, etc) pronunciation 美式(英式,外国,等等)发音In reality 事实上Easily recognizable 容易辨认For some reason 出于某种原因It's impossible to tell 很难说出By far the biggest (oldest, best, smallest, richest, etc) 迄今为止最大的(最古老的,最好的,最小的,最富有的等等)Struggle to survive 挣扎着存活Widely spoken (语言)广
8、泛使用Become extinct 日趋消逝Face extinction濒临绝种Language,accents,pronunciation*New* [2004-11-22]Here is a radio discussion that took place on Dong Fang Radio with Ken. Useful phrases and expres