unitb自考英语一教材课文翻译

1。

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?

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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?

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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!

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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。

⑴As 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 i dea 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。

⑵You 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

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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。

⑷The 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。

⑸Knowing 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 m ore people and find it much e asier to get around. 你会遇到更多的人，你会发现你更容易相处。

People are much m ore receptive if you make a n effort to speak their language.

如果你努力说他们的语言，人们会更容易接受。

⑹This can tu rn 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。

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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。