为你写首歌【双语阅读】为什么我们要学好英语？

2020年12月12日发(作者：蒲松龄)
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为什么我们要学好英语？
1. Learning English is fun.
学英语很有趣


Learning English can be fun. For many students,
it isn't much fun. However, I think that's just a problem of
how you learn English. Take time to have fun learning English
by listening to music, watching a movie, challenging yourself
to games in English.
学英语是可以充满乐趣的。对于 许多学生来说，学英语没
多大意思。但是，我认为这是你们学习方式的问题。花点时间听音
乐、 看电影、玩英语版游戏可以帮助你充满乐趣地学习英语。
There are so many opportunities to learn
English while having fun. There's no excuse not to enjoy
yourself, even if you have to learn grammar.
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在玩中学英语的机会实在是太多了。我们没有理由不从
中获得享受，即使你还是得学习语法。

2. English will help you succeed in your career.
英语为事业的成功助力

This is obvious to anyone who lives in our
modern world. Employers want employees who speak English.
This might not be fair, but it is the reality. Learning
English to take a test such as the IELTS or TOEIC will give
you a qualification that others might not have, and that
might help you get the job you need.

这对于现代社会的每一个人来说都是显而易见的事。
雇主希望雇员会说英语。这可能有点不公平，但却是 事实。学习英
语，并且通过雅思或托福考试可以使你比别人优先获得资格，也可能
会使你得到心 仪的工作。

3. English opens up international communications.
英语促进国际交流

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You are on the internet learning English
right now. I am in the United States writing articles about
learning English. We are probably living in two different
places, and we have been brought up in different cultures. We
all know the world needs more love and understanding. What
better way to improve the world than to communicate in
English (or other languages) with those from other cultures?

此刻的你正在网上学习英语。而我在美国写着关于学
习英语的文章。我们很可能住在两个不同的地方，生 长在不同的文化
背景之下。但我们都知道，这个世界需要更多的爱和理解。还有什么
比起用英语 （或其他语言）和外国友人交流更能使这个世界更加美好
的呢？

4. Learning English will help open your mind.
学习英语可以开拓你的思维

I believe that we are all brought up to
see the world in one way. That's a good thing, but at a
certain point we need to expand our horizons. Learning
English will help you understand the world through a
different language. Understanding the world through a
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different language will also help you view the world through
a different perspective.

我相信，我们 每个人都会以自己的方式来看待这个
世界。这是一件好事，但在某种程度上，我们需要开拓自己的眼界。
学习英语可以帮助你借助另一种语言来了解这个世界，这也会使你以
一种截然不同的视觉来看待 这个世界。

5. Learning English will help your family.
学习英语对你的家人也有帮助

Being able to communicate in English
can help you reach out and discover new information. This new
information could help save the life of someone in your
family. Well, it certainly can help you help the other people
in your family who don't speak English. Just imagine yourself
on a trip and you are responsible for communicating with
others in English. Your family will be very proud!

英语交流可以帮助你获取及发现信息。新的信
息也许可以挽救亲人的生命。嗯，它当然也可以能使你帮助 到那些不
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会说英语的家人。想象你自己正在旅行，而你负责跟人用 英语交流。
你的家人会感到非常骄傲的！
6. Learning English will keep Alzheimer's away.
学习英语可以预防老年痴呆症

Scientific research says that using your mind
to learn something helps keep your memory intact. Alzheimer's
- and other diseases dealing with brain functions - isn't
nearly as powerful if you've kept your brain flexible by
learning English.

科学研究表明，运用思维进行学习可以保持记忆完好。如
果你通过学习英语来保持大脑的活跃，就可以降 低患上老年痴呆或其
他大脑功能损伤导致的疾病的风险了。

7. English will help you understand those crazy Americans and
Brits.
英语可以帮你理解那些疯狂的美国人和英国人

Yes, American and British cultures are rather
strange at times. Speaking English will certainly give you
insight into why these cultures are so crazy! Just think, you
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will understand English cultures, but they probably won't
understand yours because they don't speak the language.
That's a real advantage in so many ways.

是的，美国文化和英国文化有时也存在巨大差异。学会
说英语能让你发现这些 文化的奇特之处。你只需想想，你了解英语文
化，但其他人由于不会说英语而对此一无所知。从许多方面 来说，这
都是你的真正的优势。

8. Learning English will help you improve your sense of time.
学习英语可以提高你的时间感

English is obsessed with verb tenses. In
fact, there are twelve tenses in English. I've noticed that
this is not the case in many other languages. You can be sure
that by learning English you will gain a keen sense of when
something happens due to the English language's use of time
expressions.

英语中有许多动词的时态。事实 上，这些时态有十二
种之多。我发现，在其他许多语言中，这种现象并不存在。你可以确
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信，通过学习英语，你可以对某事的发生有精准的感觉，因为英语中
不乏时间短语的使用。

9. Learning English will allow you to communicate in any
situation.
学习英语可以使你在任何情况下与人沟通

Chances are that someone will speak English no
matter where you are. Just imagine you are on a deserted
island with people from all over the world. Which language
will you speak? Probably English!

不管你在哪里，都有可能会遇到会说英语的人。想象你在一
片荒芜的岛上，岛上面的人来自世界各地。你会说哪种语言呢？十有
八九就是英语！

10. English is the world language.
英语是世界通用语

OK, OK, this is an obvious point I've already made.
More people speak Chinese, more nations have Spanish as their
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mother tongue, but, realistically. English is the language of
choice throughout the world today.

好吧，好吧，我提出的这个观点是显而易见的。比起英语，
说汉语的人数更多，将西班牙语作为母语的国 家也更多，但事实上，
英语是当今世界使用最广泛的语言。
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