每次来上海，都被上海普通老百姓的英语水平所折服。

    今天，我去浦东办事，竟然在百货大楼门口卖假手表的人也和我讲英语（大概把我当成美籍华人了）。

    在一个普通的报摊上，竟然有《时代周刊》、《新闻周刊》出售！

    在日本餐厅，一般的服务员都能流利地用英语和日语服务。我调查了三家餐厅，几乎所有的服务员都在业余时间交数千元学费在学习外语，而这些服务员一般都来自江苏和安徽。

    在上海，“The more foreign languages you learn, the more you earn.”（学习的外语越多，赚钱越多！）这句话充分显示了它的威力。

    在我下榻的酒店，从入住到酒店的各个部门，所有的工作人员都能用流利的英语提供服务。

Enjoy your stay!

    Can I help you?

    Thank you for staying with us.

    If you need anything, just let us know.

    Is this your first trip to Shanghai?

    How is your stay so far?

    Is everything satisfactory?

    We appreciate your suggestion.

    Our internet service is free of charge.

    服务员可以脱口而出这些国际酒店常用的句子，就像母语一样。

What I appreciate most about the English level in Shanghai

is that people are so comfortable speaking English.

No one giggles or puts their hands over their mouths

when speaking English.

Even shop assistants freely switch back and forth between English and Chinese.

The English spoken here is not perfect,

but it is so natural that it really facilitates communication.

这里的英语并不完美，

但却非常自然，

这就大大促进了国际交流。