5. 印度英語
Many Delhi-ites speak an unusual language.
很多德里人都講著與眾不同的語言。
It's 30% English, 30% Hindi, 18% made-up words (timepass, anyone?), 12% indecipherable acronyms, and 10% innovative familial obscenities.
30%英語,30%印度語,18%自己發明的詞匯(聽說過timepass吧?),12%無法解讀的縮寫詞,還有10%的創新家族臟話。
It's adaptable. It's TV-friendly. And it may just be the future - even McDonald's had to invent a McAloo Tikki burger to fit in with the local lexicon and diet.
適應性強,電視很受歡迎,或許這就是未來吧──就連麥當勞(McDonald's)都不得不發明McAloo Tikki漢堡來適應當地的詞匯和飲食。