This sleep was a sore back. Although the seats are softer than those on hard-seat trains, it is really uncomfortable to sit for hours because of the sitting position.

When he opened his eyes, pulled up his blindfold, and saw the cabin lights that had been dimmed, Shen Yiyi saw what video was playing on the big screen in front of him. It's just that the colors on the projection board, which is only about 200 lumens, make her, a traveler who is used to seeing high-resolution images in later generations, not interested. Of course, the entertainment facilities on airplanes in this era are still very backward, and there will be no extravagant configuration of a screen behind each person's seat in later generations. To be able to have such a projector to play a film is already a great configuration. There is no such configuration on the real domestic route.

Because it is far away, not many people are interested in watching the film. Shen observed them one by one, and only a few people asked the flight attendant what she was listening to with headphones. It could be watching a movie, or listening to the in-flight announcement. Most people are doing the same thing as they were just now, and that is sleeping.

That's normal, I used to have breakfast and dinner. As soon as there is food in this stomach, the blood of the whole body will rush to the stomach to help digestion, which is a normal physiological reaction. Then the brain will also be deprived of oxygen due to the reduction of blood flow, which will make people drowsy.

At this time, a flight attendant happened to be holding a plate with water and some drinks on it, and came from the aisle to deliver food. Shen Yiyi sat up straight and stretched out his hand.

The stewardess walked up to the front and asked softly, "what_would_you_like_to_drink, _Ms?"

It seems that the stewardess was very impressed by Shen Yiyi just now, and she is still in the impression of Shen Yiyi as an overseas Chinese.

In fact, I would like to interject here, and those who see yellow-skinned, black-haired, and black-eyed English-speaking people are not necessarily Chinese, but they may also be Japanese or Korean. Vietnamese, Thai and even Burmese. Of course, most Chinese people have lighter skin than Southeast Asian people, but the races of the three East Asian countries are still very close. So if you go abroad and do something uncivilized yourself, so that foreigners find out, then in order not to smear the face of the motherland. Jianyì still try to say something like "Smitta" or "Masdes" so that people don't find out that you are Chinese.

Shen Yiyi doesn't want to pretend to be an American devil anymore. Although it seems that it is possible to enjoy more detailed services if she is treated as a foreigner, she still feels that she should let these people know that there should be no difference between Chinese and foreigners. Chinese people should have a straight spine when dealing with foreigners.

Therefore, Shen Yiyi didn't prepare to speak English this time, but just said softly: "Please give me a glass of water, thank you!" ”

Obviously, her opening did not surprise the flight attendant, because the other party visibly fluted. But. Soon the stewardess picked up another glass of water and handed it to her.

Shen Yiyi took the cup, bowed politely, said "thank you", and then put down the small table in front of him and put the cup on it.

After the flight attendant walked away, Shen Yiyi found that the two old men beside him seemed to be looking at him.

Shen Yiyi took off his headphones one by one and nodded at the two old men. That's just a hello. She picked up the cup on the table. Take a small sip.

At this time, the old lady who was sitting next to Shen Yiyi couldn't help but talk to Shen Yiyi.

"Girl. Are you Chinese? There was obvious uncertainty in the old lady's tone.

Shen Yiyi politely said to the old lady: "Auntie, of course I am Chinese." Where do you think I'm from? ”

The old lady and her wife glanced at each other. Obviously, the eyes of the two were exchanging information that no one else knew. She turned to Shen Yiyi again and said, "Hey, then we really looked away just now." My wife and I were wondering if you were a British overseas Chinese or something. ”

Shen Yiyi smiled and asked the old lady: "Auntie, why do you guess that I am an overseas Chinese in the UK?" I probably know that I am an overseas Chinese because of my looks. But why the British? This is a plane to the United States. If you want to guess, you should also guess that it is the Chinese in the United States, right? ”

She was genuinely interested. Speaking of course, she knows her English pronunciation, because of her own interests, she had a great interest in British dramas in her previous life, so when everyone was learning English from American dramas, she and her friends were learning English from British dramas. Of course, it may be because I have watched too many British movies. The British habits and so on have also been imperceptibly changed. There is no doubt that in the soul of that previous life, it was a proper British control. Shen Yiyi herself is also the kind of person who thinks that the British style is more elegant than the American style, so if she really wants to choose the coordinates of life, then the British style lady route must be the style she designed for herself.

It's just that one's own pursuit is pursuit, and that is also to be recognized by others. Usually she doesn't have much opportunity to show her British style to others, and no one knows the set of things she came out of. In this year, there is no Internet or anything, so there will be no online British dramas or the like. Although there are a lot of pirated DVDs on the market, it is not easy to find a British influence on the influence of those sex films that are not from Dongying or those that come down from the Hollywood production line in the United States. Therefore, if Shen Yiyi wants to get the affirmation from the people on the question of whether he is British enough, it is really too difficult. Sometimes Shen Yiyi himself sighed, why is this mass line so difficult to follow.

But this time is different, it is the first time that someone has recognized himself as an overseas Chinese in the UK. Does this mean that she has already achieved a little success in the English lady's route? Shen Yiyi couldn't help but think complacently. Of course, as this rare recognition, Shen Yiyi was even more anxious to do a poll.

The lady probably didn't expect this little girl to ask such a question. How does this make her answer? She couldn't help but look at her husband.

The old gentleman sitting on the edge of the aisle, although he was separated from his wife in the aisle, apparently accepted his wife's request for help. As soon as the old gentleman opened his mouth, Shen Yiyi roughly guessed why the husband and wife guessed like that. The old gentleman spoke Mandarin in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The area around Jiangsu and Zhejiang is a famous warehouse in China. Although it will not be like the famous sentence "two lakes are ripe, the world is full" to describe the richness of agriculture in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the "land of fish and rice" in all dynasties refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plain. More importantly, it is also the most prosperous place for modern national industry and commerce, and it is also a treasure house of Chinese talents. If you look at how many people in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering were born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, we can know that this generation is one of the earliest places in China to come into contact with Western modern civilization, and there has always been a tradition of attaching importance to education. The most established church schools in the West are also here. So if you want to understand the English gentleman and ladylike style, then the place where this old gentleman comes from is a good one.

The old gentleman said slowly in his southern Mandarin: "This young lady speaks English, which is the authentic Oxford dialect." So I told my wife that you might be a British Chinese, and I didn't think of it. ”

Shen Yiyi was confused by the old gentleman's assertion. She is the London accent she is pursuing, why has it become an Oxford accent again? This made her, a fan of British dramas, too frustrated. She rubbed her ears and asked again, "Old gentleman?" What did you say? I'm talking about the Oxford dialect? Why not say the London accent? I thought you'd say I'm talking about London! ”

The old gentleman's eyes widened: "Oh, how did you think that you were speaking in a London accent?" And is the London accent good? That's not a good thing, why should you learn it? ”

Shen Yiyi was a little confused: "Sir, that's the capital of the birthplace of English, don't you think that the English of the capital is the most authentic English?" Shouldn't we learn the most standard English pronunciation? Then everyone should learn the London accent. ”

The old gentleman laughed: "Little girl, I see, you didn't figure out what the London accent is. That's it, I'll teach you a lesson here. It seems that you are indeed not an overseas Chinese in the UK, otherwise, you would not know that there is nothing to learn in London accent English. ”

Shen Yiyi was a little embarrassed. This wants to pretend to be British or because of his ignorance. But it doesn't matter, it's not a compulsory knowledge, and I'm not an English major, so it's forgivable to make mistakes occasionally. She's still pretty good at comforting herself. This is a girl with a strong spirit!

This is where the old gentleman's lesson begins.

"The London accent is called cockney in English, which is actually the language spoken by the working class in London, England. Because the income of the working class is not high, it is still mainly concentrated in the East End. So this is an English spoken by the lower classes of London, and certainly not the noble English that others imagine. ”

"Whether people speak English elegantly or not, in fact, it is probably the kind of English spoken by the BBC or the Queen and Ministers of England, which is the concept of Mandarin that we have here. It is generally called Queen's English, which is Queens_English, and there is also a saying that well_received_English, which is the standard English you may hear when you listen to the radio, watch TV, or something. (To be continued......)