为什么作者听不懂搬运工说的话？
Why does the writer not understand the porter?
我终于到达了伦敦。
I arrived in London at last.
那座火车站又大、又黑、又暗。
The railway station was big, black and dark.
我不知道去旅馆的路，所以我问了一位搬运工。
I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
我说英语不但非常仔细，而且非常清楚。
I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
然而，那位搬运工却听不懂我说的话。
The porter, however, could not understand me.
我把我的问题重复了好几遍，他终于听懂了。
I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.
他回答了我，但他说话既不慢也不清楚。
He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
"我是个外国人，"我说。
'I am a foreigner,' I said.
然后他说得慢了，但我还是听不懂他。
Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
我的老师从来没有这样说过英语！
My teacher never spoke English like that!
搬运工和我互相看了看，都笑了。
The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.
然后他说了些什么，我听懂了。
Then he said something and I understood it.
"你很快就会学会英语的！"他说。
'You'll soon learn English!' he said.
我很怀疑。
I wonder.
在英格兰，每个人说的都是一种不同的语言。
In England, each person speaks a different language.
英国人互相听得懂，但我却听不懂他们！
The English understand each other, but I don't understand them!