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? Are you interested in English? 你对英语感兴趣吗?
? Why do you think English has become the international language of the modern world? 为什么你认为英语已经成为现代世界的国际语言?
? 2. 2。
? What reasons do you expect the author to give for learning a foreign language? 你期望作者学习一门外语的原因是什么?
? ?
Five Good Reasons to Learn a Foreign Language 学习外语的五个好理由。
? Still don't understand learning a foreign language is a good idea? 还是不明白学习外语是个好主意?
? Read the following and you will get the idea! 阅读下面的内容，你就会明白了!
? 1. 1。
? Improve your native language 提高你的母语
? I know this might not make sense at first but hear me out. 我知道这可能不太有道理，但听我说完。
? ⑴ As a person who speaks only one language, you have no basis for comparison; ⑴作为一个人,只会说一种语言,你没有比较的基础;
? all you know is your native language. 你只知道你的母语。
? In different languages the same idea is often expressed in different ways. 在不同的语言中，同样的思想往往以不同的方式表达。
? Knowing another language gives you a great measuring stick. 了解另一种语言会给你一个很大的衡量标准。
? It will help you better understand tenses, prepositions and all the other parts of speech we normally take for granted.
它将帮助你更好地理解时态、介词以及我们通常认为理所当然的其他部分。
? ⑵ You will find yourself speaking and writing more precise and creative sentences. ⑵你会发现自己口语和写作更精确的和创造性的句子。
? There is a reason why most great writers and poets are students of many languages. 大多数伟大的作家和诗人都是许多语言的学生，这是有原因的。
? ⑶ ⑶
? 2. 2。
? Enhance your experience of travel 提升你的旅行体验。
? Traveling is one of the great joys of life and also one of the most expensive. 旅行是人生最大的乐趣之一，也是最昂贵的之一。
? Why not get the most out of it? 为什么不充分利用它呢?
? If you don't know the language of the places you visit, you are completely excluded from the culture.
如果你不知道你访问的地方的语言，你完全被排除在文化之外。
? ⑷ The locals shun you and you are relegated to sightseeing and taking cheesy photos. ⑷当地人避开你,观光,潇洒的照片。
? ⑸ Knowing even a few phrases of the language will make a huge difference. ⑸了解甚至几个短语的语言会产生巨大的差异。
? You will meet many more people and find it much easier to get around. 你会遇到更多的人，你会发现你更容易相处。
? People are much more receptive if you make an effort to speak their language. 如果你努力说他们的语言，人们会更容易接受。
? ⑹ This can turn a frustrating experience into the trip of a lifetime. ⑹这可以让一个令人沮丧的经历变成你终身难忘的旅程。
? 3. 3所示。
? Languages are beautiful 语言是美丽的
? Language is what makes us human. 语言使我们成为人类。
? It is the medium we use to share our thoughts with the rest of the world.
它是我们用来与世界其他地方分享我们思想的媒介。
? Can you imagine thought without language? 你能想象没有语言的思想吗?
? Great language also has a wonderful musical quality. 伟大的语言也有美妙的音乐品质。
? Learning a new language is like learning a new way to think and a new way to sing. 学习一门新语言就像学习一种新的思维方式和一种新的歌唱方式。
? I am often struck by new phrases that are profoundly meaningful and melodic. 我经常被那些深刻的、有意义的、有旋律的新词所打动。
? ⑺ At those moments I feel grateful to be alive. ⑺在那一刻,我无比感激活着。
? Don't sell yourself short by stubbornly ignoring every language but one. 不要固执地忽视每一种语言，但不要低估自己。
? ⑻ ⑻
? 4. 4所示。
? Join the global community 加入国际社会
? Believe it or not, the majority of the world does not speak our mother tongue. 信不信由你，世界上大多数人都不会说我们的母语。
? We are so isolated that we hardly realize this. 我们是如此的孤立以至于我们几乎没有意识到这一点。
? ⑼ The truth is that new thoughts and ideas are appearing everywhere and they are not being immediately translated.
⑼事实是,到处都是出现的新思想和观点,他们并没有被立即翻译。
? ⑽ The world is getting smaller and we are coming into contact with more non-Chinese speakers all the time.
⑽世界正变得越来越小,我们接触更多外国扬声器。
? Gain an advantage for yourself in business and personal relationships by being able to communicate with people in their language.
通过能用自己的语言与人交流，在商务和人际关系中获得优势。
? ⑾ This will set you apart and gain you immediate respect and credibility. ⑾这将立刻使你脱颖而出,并获得尊重和信誉。
? Last, but not least: 最后,但并非最不重要的是:
? 5. 5。
? It's just plain cool 它只是普通的酷
? I'm not saying you should learn a few corny French pick-up lines and go saying them to everyone you meet, but knowing a foreign tongue and applying it tastefully is undeniably attractive. 我并不是说你应该学习一些法国的搭讪用语，并向你遇到的每一个人说这些话，但你知道一种外国的语言，并且很有品味地运用它，这无疑是很吸引人的。
? ⑿ It implies education, good taste and refinement, and it will certainly make you stand out against the competition.
⑿这意味着教育、品味和细化,它肯定会让你在激烈的竞争中脱颖而出。
? ⒀ Imagine saying a beautiful phrase with perfect pronunciation to a lovely coed. ⒀想象,用美丽的辞藻,完美的发音和一个可爱的女生。
? You will immediately have her attention; 你会立刻引起她的注意;
? she will be dying to know what it means. 她很想知道这意味着什么。
? I know this from experience. 我从经验中知道这一点。
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