全通翻譯/翻譯社

Singapore has enlisted a drag queen comedian to give its people grammar lessons, as part of a long-
running drive to encourage the correct use of English, for fear that weak language skills could dent its
reputation as a business hub.

新加坡請來一位變裝女王喜劇演員教導民眾英文文法，這是星國政府鼓勵民眾使用正確英
語的長期政策一環，當局擔心人民語言能力降低，恐損及新加坡身為商業樞紐的聲譽。

Foreigners visiting the tiny affluent Southeast Asian island occasionally find themselves bemused in
conversation with Singaporeans, many of whom speak in a mishmash of broken English, Chinese dialect
and Malay, popularly known as Singlish.

造訪這個東南亞富裕小島的外國人，在和星國人對話時，偶爾會感到困惑，因為許多星國
人講的是混雜了英語、華語方言及馬來語等元素的星式英語。

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