crown2 lesson6 “Singlish same for everybody,” said Neo Lolaine, who, like other taxi drivers, is good at speaking Singlish. “Every Singaporean speak. Me too. It not a dialect.”
その次の英文 But Ms. Lolaine says she sees the need for change. “Because we a small country, cannot be not organized,” she said. “Strict is good. That why we have a nice city.” これも論旨がいまいちよくわからない。 「小さくてまとまる国だから、厳しいのがいい。よい街という恩恵もこうむっている」 どこにthe need for changeがあるの?現状で満足しているわけでしょ。変わる必要ないじゃん。
>>22 Standard English is the common language of Singapore’s population of 4 million, one of the four official languages that also include Malay, Mandarin Chinese and Tamil. Singlish combines parts of all of these. It is simple and clear. Get to the point. Got coffee or not? Got!
教科書ガイドによれば Mandarin Chinese 標準中国語 (Singlish) get(s) to the point. このように主語を略すのがSinglishの特徴らしい。