Not many people are interested in spending time, money, and effort to learn a foreign language these days. They think that knowing their mother tongue and the English Language is good enough. 【小题1】 I feel strongly that everyone should learn at least one other foreign language in their lifetime.

The most obvious benefit of knowing another language is that you can communicate more easily with people from different parts of the world. You will be able to learn more about another culture and form new friendships. Traveling to other countries would be easy. 【小题2】 In addition, you will be able to enjoy more variety in entertainment and reading material.

【小题3】 Students who learn an additional language besides English are known to do better in English and Mathematics. This is because the skills involved in learning a new language such as analytical skills are equally important in learning other subjects. As you learn a new language, you practice these skills and become even better.

Finally, the ability to communicate in another language is valuable when you want to get a job. 【小题4】 This is why you will be able to deal with people from other parts of the world. Learning a foreign language does not only make it easier for you to find a job but also makes you more valuable to your employer.

In conclusion, there are many benefits that come from learning a foreign language. Therefore, I strongly recommend that everyone learn an additional language. 【小题5】

What do you think when you hear the phrase “when pigs fly?” 【小题1】This common saying is used to express the idea that something is highly impossible. For example, if you ask your parents to buy you something very expensive, the answer might be “when pigs fly?”

【小题2】An old mention of pigs flying appeared in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. However, it is believed that Carroll may have picked up the phrase from the Scottish, who had been using the phrase for several hundred years. That may be right.

There are also those who believe the phrase may have gotten its start in America. 【小题3】It’s not surprising that many common sayings that developed back then had an animal or farm background. For example, farmers used to take pigs to slaughterhouse (屠宰场) along rivers on small boats. If it was foggy, people on the bank could only see the pigs’ heads above the fog 【小题4】 This might have caused the saying to appear.

Other countries also use animals to show impossibility. 【小题5】 Other countries, such as France and Spain, use phrases like “when frogs grow hair or when hens grow teeth”.