雙語作文：學好外語去跟女生搭訕

1. Improve your English – I know this might not make sense at first but hear me out. As a person who speaks only one language you have no basis for comparison; all you know is English. In different languages the same idea is often expressed in different ways. Knowing another language gives you a great measuring stick. It will help you better understand tenses, prepositions, and all the other parts of speech we normally take for granted. You will find yourself speaking and writing more precise creative sentences. There is a reason most great writers and poets are students of many languages.

1. 提高母語水平——我知道乍聽之下這似乎說不通，但是且聽我慢慢道來。如果你只會一門語言，那你就沒有任何可以進行比較的基礎。比如你只會英語。然而在不同的語言中，同一個概念卻有不同的表達方法。掌握另一門語言會給你提供一個很好參照物。它將幫助你更好地瞭解時態，介詞，以及語言中其他我們習以爲常的部分。你會發現，自己說話也好，寫作也好，都會更嚴謹，更富有創造力。這就是爲什麼很多偉大的作家和詩人都曾學習多門語言。

2. Enhance your travel experiences – Traveling is one of the great joys of life and also one of the most expensive. Why not get the most out of your experience? As a person who doesn’t know the native tongue you are completely excluded from the culture. The locals shun you and you are relegated to sightseeing and taking cheesy photos. Knowing even a few phrases of the language will make a huge difference. You will meet many more people and find it much easier to get around. People are much more receptive if you make an effort to speak their language. This can turn a frustrating experience into the trip of a lifetime.

2. 增加你的旅遊體驗——旅遊是人生一大樂趣，同時也耗資巨大。那爲什麼不盡情享受這次旅行呢？如果不懂當地的語言，那麼你就會被完全排除在當地文化之外。當 地人不願和你交流，而你只能退而求其次，到處觀光，拍一些咧着嘴傻笑的照片。就算只知道這門語言中的幾個詞組，也會爲你的旅行帶來很大的不同。你會遇到更 多人，更容易融入當地生活。如果你努力用他們的語言來溝通，人們會更熱情地接待你。這能將一次糟糕的旅行轉變爲人生旅途中難忘的經歷。

3. Languages are beautiful – Language is what makes us human. It is the medium we use to share our thoughts with the world. Could you imagine thought without language? Great language also has a wonderful musical quality. Learning a new language is like learning a new way to think and a new way to sing. I am often struck by new phrases that are profoundly meaningful and melodic. At those moments I feel grateful to be alive. Don’t sell yourself short by stubbornly ignoring every language but one.

3. 語言是美麗的——語言是區分人類和動物的一大特徵。它是我們同世界交流自己思想的媒介。你能夠想象沒有語言的思想是什麼樣嗎？偉大的語言同時也擁有美妙的 韻律。學習一門新語言，就如同學習一種全新的思維方式以及歌唱方式一樣。一些意義深遠，音調優美的詞組經常觸動着我。在那一刻，我無比感謝生存的美好。不 要倔強地無視任何一門語言，不要看輕自己。

4. Join the global community – Believe it or not, the majority of the world does not speak English. We are so isolated that we hardly realize this. The truth is new thoughts and ideas are happening everywhere and they are not being immediately translated. The world is getting smaller and we are coming into contact with more non-English speakers all the time. Gain an advantage for yourself in business and personal relationships by being able to communicate with people in their language. This will set you apart and gain you immediate respect and credibility.

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4. 便於融入地球村——你信也好，不信也好，世界上大多數人並不說英語。（小編注：本爲原稿是面向英語讀者的）我們如此孤立，幾乎沒有意識到這一點。事實上，世界各地都會出現新思想，新觀念，而它 們並不會立即就被翻譯成英語。世界正在變小，我們將會接觸到更多不講英語的人。能夠和他人用他們的.語言交流，對你的事業和人際關係來說都是一大優勢。這會 讓你鶴立雞羣，立刻贏得尊重和信譽。

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5. It’s just plain sexy – I’m not saying you should learn a few corny Italian pickup lines and go saying them to everyone you meet, but knowing a foreign tongue and applying it tastefully is undeniably attractive. It implies education, good taste, and refinement, and it will certainly make you standout against the competition. Imagine saying a beautiful phrase with perfect pronunciation to a lovely coed. You will immediately have her attention; she will be dying to know what it means. I know this from experience.

5. 純粹因爲時髦——我並不是指要你去學一些意大利語中老掉牙的搭訕用語，然後跑去搭訕每一個你碰到的人，而是說掌握一門外語且運用自如，是一種無可否認的吸 引力。這暗示着良好的教育，高雅的品位，以及溫文爾雅的氣質。會自然而然地讓你從競爭對手中脫穎而出。想象一下吧，用美麗的辭藻，完美的發音和一個可愛的女生談話。你會立即贏得她的注意；她會急於知道你說的是什麼意思。我是通過親身經歷知道這些的。

that you are dying to improve your mind by learning a foreign language you are probably wondering how to go about doing it. The task appears daunting at first, but have no fear, in my next post I will detail how to teach yourself a foreign language in less than an hour a day. I’ve developed this method through personal trial and error, and trust me, it works much much better than the way your were taught in school. And best of all, it’s tons of fun. Once you start making progress you won’t want to stop.

6.既然你也急於想通過學習一門新語言來提升自己，或許你會想知道怎樣着手學習吧。一開始，這任務或許讓人望而卻步，但是不要怕。在接下來的一篇文章中，我會詳細地教你如何每天用不到一小時的時間來學習外語。我的這套理念是建立在自己不斷嘗試的基礎上的。相信我，這比你在學校學的方法更奏效。最重要是，它趣味十足。一旦你開始取得進步，你就再也不想停下來了。