地道英语:英美关系

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The English We Speak
William Kremer
Li
God Save the Queen
Australia
India
British
USA
Eh
The Star Spangled Banner
The American National Anthem
Britain
Barack Obama
UK
Katty Kay
Foreign Secretary
Jack Straw
Isabel Hilton
Cadillac

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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm William Kremer.
And I'm Yang Li.
Let me play you something, Li.
Oh, God Save the Queen. The British national anthem. Are you in a patriotic mood, William?
Ah, but wait.
Eh? The Star Spangled Banner. The American National Anthem. But this is the BBC, William. British Broadcasting Corporation.
Yeah, I know, Li. But a very special visitor is coming to Britain today. Barack Obama is visiting the UK on a three-day state visit.
Ah, yhat's right. But tell me something, William, be honest. Do the Brits and Americans like each other?
Well, that's a very difficult question to answer in ninety seconds, Li. But it's fair to say that our two countries have a lot in common. Not only do we share the same language but economically and politically Britain and the USA have a close connection. And this connection is often called the special relationship.
The special relationship.
Here are a few examples of this phrase being used, which I found on the BBC website:
Britain's former Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, talks to Katty Kay about recent remarks in which he described the 'special relationship' between America and Britain as a fiction that should be dropped.
Isabel Hilton and guests discuss the past, present and future of what people on this side of the Atlantic like to call 'the special relationship' between Britain and America. But is it really that special?
Files newly released by the Wikileaks website highlight what is described as the UK's 'paranoia' about its so-called special relationship with the US.
It sounds like people are starting to question how special the special relationship is.
Well, that might be true, and you can see that this is an issue that is easier to talk about because there is a special phrase for it.
So does the UK have a special relationship with other countries too?
Yeah, of course. And occasionally you might read about 'a special relationship with Australia' or 'a special relationship with India', for example. But the phrase 'the special relationship' by itself usually refers to the USA and Britain.
We have a special relationship, don't we William?
Yeah, of course we do, Yang Li. And do you think our special relationship is like the special relationship?
Well, that depends, who is who in this relationship? Am I the USA or am I the UK?
Hmm. Well, that's an interesting question but also quite a strange one. So let's end today's programme there. Bye, bye.
Can I be America? I can take you for a ride in my Cadillac.