为什么会外语的人薪水更高？
<p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="bilingualism">bilingualism</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>.</p><p>语言能力和薪水多少有关系吗？双语能力对收入和就业的重大影响力，也许会让你感到吃惊。</p><p><span word="Everyone">Everyone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="dough">dough</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>.</p><p>对于怎么赚外快，每个人多少都会有点自己的想法，不过很少有人会意识到双语能力给自己带来的经济效益。</p><p><span word="Skeptical">Skeptical</span>? <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="crunchers">crunchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> $67,000 <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="side">side</span>; <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="bilinguals">bilinguals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> $128,000 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="proficiency">proficiency</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="monolinguals">monolinguals</span> (<span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="language">language</span>) <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="Ouch">Ouch</span>.</p><p>你不信？让我们看一下数据。《经济学人》的数据表明：懂超过一门语言的工人一生可以多赚67000美元，而且这只是一个保守数据；按较高水平估计，拥有双语能力的人可以因为他们的语言能力多获得128000美元。这意味着单语者（只说一种语言的人）可能会错过相当于一个新房子或豪华车的钱。哇喔。</p>
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