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为何英语成为世界的时尚

2010年01月21日 16:03 标签:简欧英语 英语是世界上最通用的语言,是30个国家的官方语言,接近10亿的人口在说英语。在许多专业领域,比如航空,商务,科学,娱乐和外交等,英语是国际公认的语言。英帝国曾是世界的领头羊,现在的美国又是超级大国,这让英语的地位变得巩固,让我们看看为何英语成为世界的时尚,看看学习英语为什么变得前所未有的重要。

English is arguably the most useful language in the world, and the closest one to be considered a universal language.  It is the official language of 30 countries, and is spoken by more than half a billion people.  It’s often the international language of many fields including communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio, and diplomacy.  The British Empire and the United States’ recent positions as the world’s leading superpowers have further solidified its position as a dominant language.  Let’s take a look at some reasons for how you can benefit from learning this important language.

 

 

English Speakers

English is spoken as a native language by hundreds of millions of people and dozens of countries.  The countries where it is an official language include the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Australia, the Philippines, South Africa, and Canada.  However, if you consider people who learned English as a foreign language, the number of people who speak the language skyrockets, as it is by far the most popular second language to learn worldwide. 

作为英语国家,美国,英国,印度,澳大利亚,菲律宾,南非,加拿大,新西兰和爱尔兰等,人口已经众多,如果加上那些把英语当成外语学习的学习者,这个人口就是所有语言不能比拟的,因为英语是世界上最为流行的外国语。 

 

Travel

Ask anyone what they would like to do if they had lots of time and money and they most likely will say “travel the world”.  Well guess what?  Travelling can be made much more fulfilling by learning English because so many places around the world can speak it to some degree.  A Chinese person who travels to Thailand for example, will not have to learn the Thai language to speak with the locals as many of the locals are able to communicate with basic level English.  The same thing goes for most European countries.  A case in point is Germany, whose people are renowned for their fluency in English. 

不管你问谁,如果她很有钱也有时间,将愿意做什么,答案肯定是“环游世界”,因为世界太精彩,也因为古老的文明一直在禁锢我们的行踪,旅行可以让生命延长,让视野拓宽,让心灵愉悦。学习英语,可以到泰国不用讲泰语,可以到德国不用讲德语,可以到斯德哥尔摩不用讲瑞典语,也可以到斯洛文尼亚不用讲斯拉夫语,是啊,我在伊拉克工作,也不用讲阿拉伯语。因为英语可以让我穿行无阻。在这个意义上,英语是国际护照,或者说如果你讲英文,你就是世界公民!

 

Career

Many learners flock to English schools for a very practical reason:  to earn more money and improve their careers.  It is true that your skill level in English is directly proportional to the size of your salary.  International employers are seeking workers who can participate in the modern globalized business environments and in many cases the international language for business is English.  Therefore the better your English is, the better opportunities you will have.

很多学习者是为了现实的理由涌入英语学校:拿高薪并改善职业面目。一点没错,你的工资多少一定是和你的英语能力成正比的,外企公司用人的时候,首先要看你是否能够参加国际会议,是否能够出国完成任务,因为英语是国际会议使用的唯一通用语言,所以,你的英语好,你的机会就好。

 

   

Most pages on the Web

The unofficial language of the Internet is English.  There are over 1 billion websites written in English, which is more than any other language.  Many of the world’s top internet companies such as Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft are based in English speaking countries.  Nowadays, as the economy depends heavily on information technology and the Internet, it is essential to be able to surf the English language web.  Programming languages and their instruction manuals which power the entire technological machine behind the scenes also have English words in them.

有10亿多网站是用英语写的,这超过了所有的其它语言。世界上顶尖的网络公司比如谷歌、雅虎、微软等都设在了英语国家。如今,经济发展如此依赖信息和网络,能够浏览英语网页是你成功的必备要件。软件程序设计中,英语也是必要的部分,这尽管在幕后,英语却操纵着信息的流向。

 

 

Books

Though overtaken by television as the world’s favorite activity, reading books is still one of the most beneficial and wholesome activities.  With knowledge of English, you open the door to a huge new library.  Whether it is the original version of a book you have never read before, or a book which has not yet been translated into your native language, one fact remains the same;   there is a plethora of books available that are written in English.

尽管电视可以给人提供娱乐,但阅读是不变的主题,开卷有益,有利身心。懂得英文,就打开了最大的图书馆,你可以看原著作品,领略你爱的领域和文化,因为很多有用的书籍,并没有翻译成中文,即使翻译了,也失去了原作的丰姿。因此英语可以让未来的你,去饶有兴味地坐在家里的阳台上,做世界旅行。

 

The press & news

If you want to stay on top of things in the modern world, you have to keep up to date with the news to find out the latest trends, happenings, political activities, and tragedies.  However, you can’t rely only on a single source of information.  The more diverse your sources are the closer you will be getting to the truth.  By learning English, you’re opening the door to thousands of sources of information with facts and opinions that you may have never been exposed to before. 

观点和时政,如果懂得英文,可以看到更多的报道,更多的消息来源,看到的多了,才能接近最客观最真实,而不是一己之见或者只把自己的思想局限于方块字里,而不能跳出框框。因此,英文会让你的思想变得前所未有的丰富,因为你接近到前所未有的丰富信息。

 

Science

Did you know that over ninety percent of research papers are published in English, all though only half of the scientists who published them are native English speakers?  This clearly shows that English is the language of choice in the scientific community.  Coincidentally it also happens to be the language in which most technical textbooks are written in, so if you’re interested in a career in science or medicine it is absolutely essential.

谈谈科学。世界上出版的科研论文,90%以上都是英文写的,50%以上的科学家的母语是英语。可见,科学选择了英语。如果你的工作领域和科学有关,甚至是医学,英语是不可或缺的工具。

 

 

简欧英语为你提供最快速最快乐的教程,也愿意告诫你,如果选择英语培训,请注意以下的雷区:

1. 不要参加英语考试培训班。语言学习,长期以来被传统教育误导,一直都是为考试而学习,纸上谈兵,是语言学习最大的误区。语言的功能在于交际,掌握语言必须通过交际的手段实现,同样测试英语能力,也一定要通过交际的手段才能测试,因此社会上各种英语考试,出发点就错了,拿个试卷评价语言能力是荒唐的,就如让你做一份汉语试题,根据分数我能说明你的汉语能力高低吗?语言是艺术和人文,是阅历和心灵的折射,不能用数学的分数来衡量。所以学习英语,如果参加考试辅导班,是错误的导向,没有必要枉费时间和金钱,或许你过了考试能拿到证书,但时代变化了,上海的哪家外企还在看你的证书啊?但无一不在审视你的英语表达能力。

2. 不要参加满堂灌的课堂。如果你聪明点,到一家学校走走,不必要进入课堂,在教室外面看看,如果老师在不停地讲课,学生在不停地记录,或者你听到的全是老师的声音,这样的课堂一定要避开。因为语言学习需要出声,互动,参与。如果老师讲话的时间,在课堂上超过了学生训练的时间,这不是语言学习课堂,是专题讲座。

3. 不要错误选择教学材料。语言同步于时代,你一定要学习最新的,这不仅激发无限乐趣,更容易接近英美人士。有的学校选择新概念英语,却不知它岁数已老,英国人早已不那么说英语了;有的学校提供网络教程,多年都是老面孔,不图发展;昨天有位妈妈带着自己19岁的女儿过来,说听取了上外老师的建议,为女儿报读了3万元的英语学习班,结果学了一周,孩子就不愿去了,我问她为什么,孩子说没有兴趣,之后拿出上课的材料来,那是15年前我在英国看过的一本书上的复印材料,如果这样教学,学生怎能学好英语呢?!这就如你要教给学汉语的外国人:要做又红又专的共产主义的接班人,这样的语言已经过时;有的学校干脆就选择PPT材料,把书本上的东西搬到电脑上,换个媒介物,这种方法只能偶尔使用,如果教学就依赖PPT, 学生很快就陷入消极思维,缺乏互动和训练,成为满堂灌课堂,就如小孩子看电视一样,随着光影闪动,她已完全失去了积极思维,没有交际欲望,像沙发土豆。

4. 不要失之偏颇,英语提高是综合。很多学生说,我就想提高口语,还有的说,我就练练怎么写邮件就好了,其实英语能力的提高,最快捷的方法是综合提升,失之偏颇,强调单一能力,是学习英语的误区,听说读写四种能力相互交织,相辅相成,无法分割,更不要人为地肢解它。

5. 不要在初级选择大锅饭。尤其对于初级学习者,如果选择了大锅饭,老师就不能为你针对性施教,你在英语学习的初期,就容易丧失信心和兴趣,这种代价是巨大的。英语学习者很多是受过挫折的,以致对英语产生抵触心理,影响了前程。初级阶段的学习,一定有好的老师精心地制作量身教程,系统性提高,这样才能冲破云层,看到太阳,实现英语学习的加速度,这时候,你再也不会担心遗忘,也不用担心学不好英文,因为英语已经贴身,成为你生活的新动力。

 

有的学校,学生每次去上课,都面对不同的老师,讲授不同的PPT,老师基本都是满堂灌,这样的话,你没有时间提问题,老师也没有时间为你提供系统提升的建议和计划,这就是应试教育,让学生受累,却学不会英语,之后可能拿到证书,但证书不能自助,因此一定要珍惜年轻岁月,把英语学习变成稳操胜券的机会,选择好的培训机构,让机会不再溜走。