可可電臺,每期節目一話題,讓英語磨練耳朵的同時學到更多有益的小知識,豐富知識的同時受益于生活。
The advantages of learning a foreign language.
學習一門外語的優勢
You build multitasking skills
擁有同時執行多項任務的技能
Multilingual people, especially children, areskilled at switching between two systems of speech, writing, and structure.
能講多種語言的人,尤其是小孩子,擅長在兩種口語、寫作和結構系統中轉換。
According to a study from the Pennsylvania State University, this"juggling" skill makes them good multitaskers, because they can easily switch between different structures.
賓州州立大學的一項研究表明,這種“玩戲法”的技能讓他們能夠很棒地同時執行多項任務,因為他們可以輕易地在不同架構中轉換。
In one study, participants used a driving simulator while doing separate, distracting tasks at the same time. The research found that people who spoke more than one language made fewer errors in their driving.
在一項研究中,參與者在使用模擬駕駛系統的同時做了其他分散注意力的事情。研究發現能講多種語言的人在這種駕駛過程中更少出錯。
【知識點津】
Multilingual adj.使用多種語言的
例句:
Additionally, in places like Hong Kong, multilingual access is usually expected.
還有,在香港這樣的地方,多語言是很重要的一個功能。
switch vt.轉換; 揮動(棍棒、鞭子等); 迅速轉動; 鞭打
例句:
We had to make a switch in our arrangements.
我們不得不對我們的安排作些變動。
distract vt.使分心; 使混亂
例句:
She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention.
她喋喋不休,想分散他的注意力。
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