美国语言
<p><span word="Language">Language</span> </p><p>美国语言 </p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</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="Trilingual">Trilingual</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</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="Bilingual">Bilingual</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</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="An">An</span> <span word="American">American</span>. </p><p>你如何称呼能说三种语言的人？三声带。能讲两种语言的人又如何称呼？双声带。那么，只会一种语言的人呢？美国人。 </p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="bilingual">bilingual</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="trilingual">trilingual</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartland">heartland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="irrelevant">irrelevant</span>. </p><p>对许多国家的人而言，说两种或三种语言，是家常便饭。但在美国，由于大多数人的母语为英语--一个世界上广泛通用的语言--因此美国人都不觉得有必要学习外语。此外，居住于美国大陆内地的人，较少与其它语言族群接触，因此外语能力更显得无关紧要。 </p><p><span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="this">this</span> "<span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="nationalities">nationalities</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 1990 <span word="census">census</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 14% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="only">only</span> 3% <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="English">English</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>." <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="bilingual">bilingual</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span>-<span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="standbys">standbys</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="French">French</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="it">it</span>." <span word="But">But</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="multilingual">multilingual</span>. </p>
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