GRE考试阅读理解文章一篇
<p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="multilingualism">multilingualism</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="priority">priority</span></p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Domna">Domna</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Stanton">Stanton</span></p><p> <span word="Originally">Originally</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="December">December</span> 28, 2005</p><p> <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span>: <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trilingual">trilingual</span>; <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bilingual">bilingual</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="punch">punch</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span>-9/11 <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="burgeoning">burgeoning</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="nuances">nuances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="spell">spell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> 9/11, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Urdu">Urdu</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Farsi">Farsi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="clues">clues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impending">impending</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="untranslated">untranslated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="depths">depths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FBI">FBI</span>.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Commercial">Commercial</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FBI">FBI</span> - <span word="are">are</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 44 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="translators">translators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interpreters">interpreters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span>, <span word="Korean">Korean</span>, <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="Persian">Persian</span>-<span word="Farsi">Farsi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>.</p>
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