And he made sure Thomson kept the Scots words in the song, arguing " There is a naievete, a pastoral simplicity, in a slight intermixture of Scots words and phraseology."

他还让汤姆森在歌中保留了苏格兰语歌词，他认为“苏格兰语歌词中词和词组有一点混杂，有一种朴素田园风格。”

Despite his expertise (and living in Scotland), he " simply cannot understand two Scots-speaking workers when they are chatting with each other" .

尽管他专业知识(以及生活在苏格兰)，他“就是无法理解两个讲苏格兰语交谈”。

Now this is a Scots word from the Scots language, not Scottish English. Don't confuse it with Scottish English. No Scots.

这是一个来自苏格兰语苏格兰单词，不是苏格兰英语。不要把它和苏格兰英语混淆了。不是苏格兰语。

Because of that, some observers think Scots is not a dialect of English but a distinct (if related) language.

正因为如此，一家认为苏格兰语不是英语一种方言，而是一种独特(如果相关话)语言。

The Scots Syntax Atlas, free online, also shows how Scots varies internally.

免费在线《苏格兰语法地图集》也展示了苏格兰语内部差异。

So can you give us a sentence or two that shows the viewer the difference between Scottish English and Scots?

你能给我们说一两句话，向众展示苏格兰英语和苏格兰语区别吗？

So are there any words of Scottish Gaelic or Scots that have been adopted by the rest of the English-speaking world?

那么有没有苏格兰盖尔语或苏格兰语单词被其他英语国家采用了呢？

In other words, proclaiming it to be a language to support Scottish independence may have little impact.

换句话说，将苏格兰语作为一种独立语言来支持苏格兰可能影响不大。

Yes. I have heard Scots being spoken and even for me, it was pretty difficult to understand, so I think that's why people call it a different language.

对。我听过有说苏格兰语，即使对我来说，那也很难理解，我想这就是们称之为苏格兰语原因。

For example, the word mewly was a Scots word for a hornless cow.

例如，mewly 这个词在苏格兰语中指是没有角牛。

He emphasizes those grammatical differences as well as the long literary history of Scots David Adger a Scott at Queen Mary University of London and like Mr. Pulliam a specialist in syntax is unconvinced.

他强调了这语法差异以及苏格兰语悠久文学历史。David Adger，伦敦女王玛丽大学一位苏格兰，同时也是像Pulliam先生这样句法专家，对此并不信服。

So, let's look now at the common Scottish words, starting with " naw" for " no" , " aye" , aye, aye, " oot" , " get oot, get oot now! " .

那么，现在让我们看看常见苏格兰语单词， 从“naw” 开始，表示“不” 、“aye”、aye、aye、“oot” 、“get oot， get oot now! ” 。

The word itself is probably a variation on the Scottish word tig, meaning touch or tap, or maybe the Middle English tech or tick.

这个词本身可能是苏格兰语“tig”变体，意为触碰或轻拍， 也可能是中古英语中“tech” 或“tick” 。

Sure, it's clear that my English and another person's Mandarin are completely different languages, but what about my English and someone else's Scots?

当然，我英语和别普通话显然是完全不同语言，但是我英语和别苏格兰语呢？

The break at the border is stark because of that some observers think Scotts is not a dialect of English, but a distinct if related language.

边境上断裂非常明显，因此有家认为苏格兰语不是英语方言，而是一种独特但相关语言。

So some of those Scots elements passed into early American English generally, and Appalachian English more specifically.

因此， 一苏格兰语元素融入了早期美式英语，尤其是阿巴拉契亚英语。

He simply cannot understand two Scott speaking workers when they are chatting with each other.

他根本无法理解两个说苏格兰语在互相聊天时说话。

The settlers spoke Scots and northern dialects of English.

定居者们讲是苏格兰语和英语北方方言。

This Irish version of Scots became known as Ulster Scots, and there are pockets in Northern Ireland where this Scots dialect is still spoken to this day.

这种爱尔兰版苏格兰语被称为奥斯特蒙特苏格兰语，在北爱尔兰一地区，至今仍然有使用这种苏格兰方言。