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BBC Learning English – Ask About Britain About this script Please note that this is not a word for word transcript of the programme as broadcast. In the recording and editing process, changes may have been made which may not be reflected here. 关于台词的备注： 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。 Foreign Language Ability 英国人的外语能力 Insert Montage of foreign words Feifei: Wow, I didnt know we have so many different languages spoken in our office. Helen: Well, BBC Learning English is a department with hidden language talents. But is this the case with British people in general? Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲。欢迎收听英国问答 Ask About Britain, 我们在这个节目 中专门回答有关英国文化习俗的各种问题。今天和我在一起的是 Helen. Helen: Hello everyone. We have made many programmes on how people learn English, but today were answering a question from a different angle. Feifei: 我们的问题来自重庆的朋友 Circle. 他想知道英国人的外语能力怎样？ Helen: Do people in Britain speak other languages? Are they any good at learning foreign languages? Feifei: 英国人对自己的外语能力是怎么看的呢？ Helen: Lindsey is a secondary school teacher. Lets hear from her first. Insert They speak a lot of European languages. You have to do French or German and thats compulsory, up to GCSE. There is a desire to learn more languages; its beneficial now to be able to speak a number of different languages. It helps with your career. But we dont have an automatic strength in it. No. Feifei: 中学老师 Lindsey 告诉我们在校生至少要选择一门外语来学习，法语或者是德 语， 这是必修课 compulsory, 一直到初中毕业，也就是说一共学习 5 年。 Helen: Lindsey feels that students have the desire to learn more languages. It helps with peoples careers. Feifei: 很多人都认为会说一口流利的英语对事业的发展有帮助，英国人也不例外。 1 Helen: But British people are not very good at learning foreign languages, they dont have an automatic strength in it. This means theyre not