雙語(yǔ)作文：學(xué)好外語(yǔ)去跟女生搭訕
1. Improve your English – I know this might not make sense at first but hear me out. As a person who speaks only one language you have no basis for comparison; all you know is English. In different languages the same idea is often expressed in different ways. Knowing another language gives you a great measuring stick. It will help you better understand tenses, prepositions, and all the other parts of speech we normally take for granted. You will find yourself speaking and writing more precise creative sentences. There is a reason most great writers and poets are students of many languages.
1. 提高母語(yǔ)水平——我知道乍聽(tīng)之下這似乎說(shuō)不通，但是且聽(tīng)我慢慢道來(lái)。如果你只會(huì)一門(mén)語(yǔ)言，那你就沒(méi)有任何可以進(jìn)行比較的基礎(chǔ)。比如你只會(huì)英語(yǔ)。然而在不同的語(yǔ)言中，同一個(gè)概念卻有不同的表達(dá)方法。掌握另一門(mén)語(yǔ)言會(huì)給你提供一個(gè)很好參照物。它將幫助你更好地了解時(shí)態(tài)，介詞，以及語(yǔ)言中其他我們習(xí)以為常的部分。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，自己說(shuō)話(huà)也好，寫(xiě)作也好，都會(huì)更嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，更富有創(chuàng)造力。這就是為什么很多偉大的作家和詩(shī)人都曾學(xué)習(xí)多門(mén)語(yǔ)言。
2. Enhance your travel experiences – Traveling is one of the great joys of life and also one of the most expensive. Why not get the most out of your experience? As a person who doesn’t know the native tongue you are completely excluded from the culture. The locals shun you and you are relegated to sightseeing and taking cheesy photos. Knowing even a few phrases of the language will make a huge difference. You will meet many more people and find it much easier to get around. People are much more receptive if you make an effort to speak their language. This can turn a frustrating experience into the trip of a lifetime.
2. 增加你的旅游體驗(yàn)——旅游是人生一大樂(lè)趣，同時(shí)也耗資巨大。那為什么不盡情享受這次旅行呢？如果不懂當(dāng)?shù)氐恼Z(yǔ)言，那么你就會(huì)被完全排除在當(dāng)?shù)匚幕狻．?dāng) 地人不愿和你交流，而你只能退而求其次，到處觀光，拍一些咧著嘴傻笑的照片。就算只知道這門(mén)語(yǔ)言中的幾個(gè)詞組，也會(huì)為你的旅行帶來(lái)很大的不同。你會(huì)遇到更 多人，更容易融入當(dāng)?shù)厣�。如果你努力用他們的語(yǔ)言來(lái)溝通，人們會(huì)更熱情地接待你。這能將一次糟糕的旅行轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)槿松猛局须y忘的經(jīng)歷。
3. Languages are beautiful – Language is what makes us human. It is the medium we use to share our thoughts with the world. Could you imagine thought without language? Great language also has a wonderful musical quality. Learning a new language is like learning a new way to think and a new way to sing. I am often struck by new phrases that are profoundly meaningful and melodic. At those moments I feel grateful to be alive. Don’t sell yourself short by stubbornly ignoring every language but one.
3. 語(yǔ)言是美麗的——語(yǔ)言是區(qū)分人類(lèi)和動(dòng)物的一大特征。它是我們同世界交流自己思想的媒介。你能夠想象沒(méi)有語(yǔ)言的思想是什么樣嗎？偉大的語(yǔ)言同時(shí)也擁有美妙的 韻律。學(xué)習(xí)一門(mén)新語(yǔ)言，就如同學(xué)習(xí)一種全新的思維方式以及歌唱方式一樣。一些意義深遠(yuǎn)，音調(diào)優(yōu)美的詞組經(jīng)常觸動(dòng)著我。在那一刻，我無(wú)比感謝生存的美好。不 要倔強(qiáng)地?zé)o視任何一門(mén)語(yǔ)言，不要看輕自己。
4. Join the global community – Believe it or not, the majority of the world does not speak English. We are so isolated that we hardly realize this. The truth is new thoughts and ideas are happening everywhere and they are not being immediately translated. The world is getting smaller and we are coming into contact with more non-English speakers all the time. Gain an advantage for yourself in business and personal relationships by being able to communicate with people in their language. This will set you apart and gain you immediate respect and credibility.
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4. 便于融入地球村——你信也好，不信也好，世界上大多數(shù)人并不說(shuō)英語(yǔ)。（小編注：本為原稿是面向英語(yǔ)讀者的）我們?nèi)绱斯铝�，幾乎沒(méi)有意識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)。事實(shí)上，世界各地都會(huì)出現(xiàn)新思想，新觀念，而它 們并不會(huì)立即就被翻譯成英語(yǔ)。世界正在變小，我們將會(huì)接觸到更多不講英語(yǔ)的人。能夠和他人用他們的語(yǔ)言交流，對(duì)你的'事業(yè)和人際關(guān)系來(lái)說(shuō)都是一大優(yōu)勢(shì)。這會(huì) 讓你鶴立雞群，立刻贏得尊重和信譽(yù)。
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5. It’s just plain sexy – I’m not saying you should learn a few corny Italian pickup lines and go saying them to everyone you meet, but knowing a foreign tongue and applying it tastefully is undeniably attractive. It implies education, good taste, and refinement, and it will certainly make you standout against the competition. Imagine saying a beautiful phrase with perfect pronunciation to a lovely coed. You will immediately have her attention; she will be dying to know what it means. I know this from experience.
5. 純粹因?yàn)闀r(shí)髦——我并不是指要你去學(xué)一些意大利語(yǔ)中老掉牙的搭訕用語(yǔ)，然后跑去搭訕每一個(gè)你碰到的人，而是說(shuō)掌握一門(mén)外語(yǔ)且運(yùn)用自如，是一種無(wú)可否認(rèn)的吸 引力。這暗示著良好的教育，高雅的品位，以及溫文爾雅的氣質(zhì)。會(huì)自然而然地讓你從競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手中脫穎而出。想象一下吧，用美麗的辭藻，完美的發(fā)音和一個(gè)可愛(ài)的女生談話(huà)。你會(huì)立即贏得她的注意；她會(huì)急于知道你說(shuō)的是什么意思。我是通過(guò)親身經(jīng)歷知道這些的。
6.Now that you are dying to improve your mind by learning a foreign language you are probably wondering how to go about doing it. The task appears daunting at first, but have no fear, in my next post I will detail how to teach yourself a foreign language in less than an hour a day. I’ve developed this method through personal trial and error, and trust me, it works much much better than the way your were taught in school. And best of all, it’s tons of fun. Once you start making progress you won’t want to stop.
6.既然你也急于想通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)一門(mén)新語(yǔ)言來(lái)提升自己，或許你會(huì)想知道怎樣著手學(xué)習(xí)吧。一開(kāi)始，這任務(wù)或許讓人望而卻步，但是不要怕。在接下來(lái)的一篇文章中，我會(huì)詳細(xì)地教你如何每天用不到一小時(shí)的時(shí)間來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)。我的這套理念是建立在自己不斷嘗試的基礎(chǔ)上的。相信我，這比你在學(xué)校學(xué)的方法更奏效。最重要是，它趣味十足。一旦你開(kāi)始取得進(jìn)步，你就再也不想停下來(lái)了。