双语阅读： 为什么我们要学好英语？(二)

6. Learning English will keep Alzheimer's away.

学习英语可以预防老年痴呆症

          Scientific research says that using your mind to learn something helps keep your memory intact. Alzheimer's - and other diseases dealing with brain functions - isn't nearly as powerful if you've kept your brain flexible by learning English.

       科学研究表明，运用思维进行学习可以保持记忆完好。如果你通过学习英语来保持大脑的活跃，就可以降低患上老年痴呆或其他大脑功能损伤导致的疾病的风险了。

7. English will help you understand those crazy Americans and Brits.

英语可以帮你理解那些疯狂的美国人和英国人

          Yes, American and British cultures are rather strange at times. Speaking English will certainly give you insight into why these cultures are so crazy! Just think, you will understand English cultures, but they probably won't understand yours because they don't speak the language. That's a real advantage in so many ways.

        是的，美国文化和英国文化有时也存在巨大差异。学会说英语能让你发现这些文化的奇特之处。你只需想想，你了解英语文化，但其他人由于不会说英语而对此一无所知。从许多方面来说，这都是你的真正的优势。

8. Learning English will help you improve your sense of time.

学习英语可以提高你的时间感

           English is obsessed with verb tenses. In fact, there are twelve tenses in English. I've noticed that this is not the case in many other languages. You can be sure that by learning English you will gain a keen sense of when something happens due to the English language's use of time expressions.

         英语中有许多动词的时态。事实上，这些时态有十二种之多。我发现，在其他许多语言中，这种现象并不存在。你可以确信，通过学习英语，你可以对某事的发生有精准的感觉，因为英语中不乏时间短语的使用。

9. Learning English will allow you to communicate in any situation.

学习英语可以使你在任何情况下与人沟通

           Chances are that someone will speak English no matter where you are. Just imagine you are on a deserted island with people from all over the world. Which language will you speak? Probably English!

         不管你在哪里，都有可能会遇到会说英语的人。想象你在一片荒芜的岛上，岛上面的人来自世界各地。你会说哪种语言呢？十有八九就是英语！

10. English is the world language.

英语是世界通用语

             OK, OK, this is an obvious point I've already made. More people speak Chinese, more nations have Spanish as their mother tongue, but, realistically. English is the language of choice throughout the world today.

            好吧，好吧，我提出的这个观点是显而易见的。比起英语，说汉语的人数更多，将西班牙语作为母语的国家也更多，但事实上，英语是当今世界使用最广泛的语言。