So for example, let's take an English speaker. 拿一个母语是英语的人来举例。 Up on the screen, that is Bono. He speaks English. I presume he has a worldview. 这是波诺。他说英文，他有一个世界观。 Now, that is Donald Trump. In his way,
I think there are a lot of reasons, but I first want to address the one that you're probably most likely to have heard of, 我觉得理由很多，但是我首先想要弄清一个概念，可能大家也都听过， because actually it's more dangerous than you
There's an interesting illustration of this. 举一个有趣的例子。 I have to go slightly obscure, but really you should seek it out. 可能这个例子没那么直观，但是你应该可以理解。 There's a movie by the Canadian film director Denys Arca
So for example, "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back," a book that I'm sure we all often return to, like "Moby Dick." 例如，《戴帽子的猫回来了》，这本书我相信很多人还经常读，又如《白鲸记》。 One phrase in it is, "Do you know where I found him
Today you can lay down -- lie on your living room floor, sipping bourbon, 如今你可以躺着，躺在卧室地板上，喝点小酒， and teach yourself any language that you want to with wonderful sets such as Rosetta Stone. 用丰富的学习材料，例如R
Second reason: it's been shown that if you speak two languages, dementia is less likely to set in, 第二个原因：有研究指出，同时讲两种语言的人更不容易痴呆， and that you are probably a better multitasker. 而且你可能更加的擅长多线操作。 And thes
The language I'm speaking right now is on its way to becoming the world's universal language, for better or for worse. 我现在说的英语正逐渐变成全球通用语言，这有好处也有弊端。 Let's face it, it's the language of the internet, it
