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Bilinguals are more attractive, say 71% of Americans(3)

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2016-08-26 16:12China Daily Editor: Yao Lan

然而,在日常生活中习得的语言与在课堂上学会的语言有很大的不同,这就是为什么美国人觉得西班牙语更好学,而英国人觉得法语学起来轻松——虽然二者同属罗曼语族.

And although the majority of Americans and Britons polled thought Russian was the trickiest to pick up, it's actually "part of the same Indo-European language family as English," Plieninger adds.

Plieninger表示,尽管大多数美国人和英国人认为俄语是最难习得的语言,但实际上俄语"与英语一样,同属印欧语系."

"What makes it difficult, however, is that it uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which is a big hurdle for beginners, and it also has a different grammar structure to English."

"不过,俄语难学是因为它使用西里尔字母表,这对初学者来说是一个很大的障碍,而且俄语和英语的语法结构也不同."

Romantic language is most romantic

罗曼语族最浪漫

And which languages have the most sex appeal -- in UK and US eyes, at least?

那么,在英国人和美国人的眼里,哪种语言最性感呢?

Well, the Babbel guys asked that in a previous survey.

Babbel的调查人员在此前的调查中问过这个问题.

French was considered the "sexiest" language by respondents on both sides of the Atlantic (US 40%, UK 32%) and the hottest foreign accent in which to hear English (US 38%, UK 40%).

两国的受访者(40%的美国人,32%的英国人)认为法语是"最性感"的语言,同时带有法语口音的英语也是最性感的外国口音(38%的美国人,40%的英国人).

So being multilingual can make you more appealing, more successful and more compassionate. And it's also good for your health.

所以,会说多种语言可以让你更有吸引力,更成功,且更富有同情心.而且对你的健康也有好处.

In 2011, Canadian neuroscientist Ellen Bialystok found that speaking more than one language regularly from an early age enhances cognitive abilities and can also delay symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

2011年加拿大神经科学家Ellen Bialystok发现,从小经常说一种以上的语言能提高认知能力,还可以延缓阿尔茨海默病的症状.

It's "a great way to train your brain," says Plieninger.

Plieninger表示,这是"训练大脑的好方法."

英文来源:CNN

  

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