Chapter 493: The words are amazing
"No, Mr. Robert, Sister Linda wasn't joking with you!"
Liu Lang said.
"Wow, good standard British English. ”
What is the accent of standard British English? If you go to London, England, and you stand in front of Westminster Abbey or Buckingham Palace, the accent spoken by the people who come out of it is standard British English.
Although they are both English, American English and British English are completely different, American English seems more casual, the tongue rotates flexibly in the mouth, and a volume is a string of sounds, but British English is different, it sounds very old-fashioned and serious when it is cold, and it also emphasizes the words to be correct and round, as if an old pedant is telling someone a Shakespearean play.
In the eyes of Americans, people who can speak fluent British English must have a certain background, or have a good education in British tradition, or simply be descendants of British aristocrats, no matter what the reason, it will make Americans feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
In 1620, a group of white people on the British Mayflower sailing ship arrived on the American continent and became the first European immigrants from the American continent, starting the process of the establishment of the United States, which was also recorded in the history of the United States, especially the "Mayflower Convention" laid the legal system of white Americans and became the foundation of the later American Constitution.
Even when European immigrants arrived and eventually established their own nations, and these people became Americans, Americans' attitudes toward the Constitution, freedom, and religion were in the same vein as those of the British.
Such a continuity makes the relationship between the United States and Britain very special, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a brotherly relationship.
The most prominent manifestation of this kind of "feeling" is the smooth handover of the world domination of the two countries, before World War II, Britain was the world boss, and the Americans followed behind it to fight, and after World War II, the United States replaced Britain and became the hegemon of the Western world.
Even after 30 years, the two countries are still like brothers, and as soon as the United States shouted, Britain immediately stood up and cheered, sparing no effort to contribute money and people.
This Robert is a white man, and he should be a person with status when he looks at his clothes, such a person has a feeling of "admiration" for Britain, especially the British aristocracy, so when he heard Liu Lang's standard British English, he immediately had a good impression of this child.
Well, Liu Lang came out of his mouth with a pure "London sound" Let Lin Zequan and Lin Liwan and others are surprised, they grew up in the United States, the accent is no different from the Americans, but they can't speak such pure British English, not their level is not enough, but a matter of habit, just like letting the capital people speak Northeast dialect, even if the two accents are very similar, but even if he practices again, he will not speak as smoothly as the Northeasterners, not to mention that Liu Lang has grown up in Northeast China since the day he was born, and he has only been out of the country once before, so that it is good for native Chinese to speak English, not to mention that the opening is the world's most standard British English。
Others say that it is not good, it does not mean that Liu Lang is not good, because his brain is like a computer, which can perfectly record what he hears and sees, and as long as he wants to, he can restore it perfectly.
It's a little trick, but it's very effective a lot of the time, at least it will bring people closer to each other, make a good first impression on the other person, and you can have a good impression immediately.
"Kid, you're British?"
This Robert squatted down and looked at Liu Lang.
"No, I'm Chinese, and this is my second time abroad except for a month in Los Angeles two years ago for the Olympics. ”
Liu Lang replied.
"What? This is your second time abroad, and why do you have to speak English so well? And with a pure British accent, what the hell......... Wait, you said you went to Los Angeles for the Olympics two years ago?
Robert, who was squatting on the ground, almost sat on the ground.
"Two years ago, I came here to participate in the World Intelligence Olympics and won three gold medals, didn't Mr. Robert read the newspapers at the time? By the way, I defeated all the geniuses from all over the world, including you American geniuses, I think your media did not dare to publish these news!"
While Liu Lang "bragged" about himself, he did not forget to ridicule the American media.
"Haha, you're such a genius, that's not wrong at all, the American media are a bunch of idiots, they only talk nonsense every day, I have long had an opinion on them, you are very relieved to say this!"
In the middle of a few words, this Robert was impressed by Liu Lang's wit, of course, he was even more surprised by the age of the other party, and also, no matter who he was, as long as he talked to Liu Lang, he would be overwhelmed by his young age and the wisdom that did not match his young age.
"It's hard to imagine that a six-year-old child is so intelligent, my youngest daughter is also six years old this year, but she has to listen to my stories every day to fall asleep, and you, you can already tell me stories!"
Robert sighed again and again.
"Alas, there is no way, I have had a lot of information into my mind every day since I was three years old, and my thinking is also running fast, and I don't have children's thinking all of a sudden, maybe this is a disease, the price is to lose a happy childhood life, sometimes I will be very envious of those partners of the same age!"
Liu Lang sat there and spread his hands, the immature homophony matched with the same tone as an adult, so that everyone couldn't help laughing, but thinking about it, it was really so.
"Robert, your youngest daughter Jin Ke is your angel, don't dislike your angel because of Liu Lang!"
Lin Liwan said with a smile.
"No, no, no, my angel is not something that anyone can replace, but I have to say, little Jimmy, you are indeed too good, are you here to play in the United States this time?"
"Mr. Robert, I'm actually here to go to school!"
Liu Lang replied.
"Oh, go to school? Is it an elementary school? Then maybe I can help you, there are a lot of private elementary schools near Beverly, the quality of teaching is very high, of course, the cost is amazing, but I guess the cost shouldn't be a problem for you!"
In Robert's eyes, Liu Lang is so smart, he must be a successor cultivated by a big family in China, and such a family will not be short of money.
"Hehe, Mr. Robert, you guessed it wrong, Jimmy came to the United States this time to go to college, and he is also a graduate student!"
Lin Liwan said.
"Ah.........h
Robert listened to the boss with his mouth open.
"That's too ...... It's amazing!"
"Mr. Robert, Sister Linda is right, in fact, I have graduated from college, and our education level in China is still a little backward, so I can only come to the United States to study!"
Liu Lang said to the stunned Robert.
"Good...... It's good that you Chinese really a magical people, but think about it, your predecessors created a lot of magical stories, and today I was lucky enough to meet a ......... Little Jimmy, what did you study in the United States? Law?"
"No, I'm studying science and engineering, and there are too many lawyers in the United States, I don't want to join in the fun!"
Liu Lang didn't forget to tease the other party.
"Haha, your language style is too humorous, to be honest, if you go to study law, I'm afraid half of the lawyers will be unemployed in the future!"