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Can you speak more than one language? Being able to communicate with people in another language is a great way to make friends and feel more confident.

Language is the way we communicate with each other. It includes speaking, writing and using hand and face movements, known as sign language. Unlike countries, languages have no borders (边界) and can connect people around the world. The UN celebrates six of the world’s most widely used languages every year.

Chinese language day, on 20 April, and Spanish, on 23 April, are good opportunities to try learning a new language.

Speaking another language helps you talk to people you may not otherwise understand, and makes you feel more connected to them. Havana, who is aged 12, says speaking Hungarian as well as English means she can talk to her relatives in Hungary. This makes her feel closer to her cousins because they are able to share their interests. Learning another language can also increase your confidence—for example, by being able to chat to local people when you travel. Studies show that being able to speak two languages also exercises the brain and makes you better at concentrating on more than one thing at a time.

Alex Rawlings is a language teacher and writer who speaks more than 15 languages. He thinks it’s easier to learn words that he can see or hear, rather than from a list. It’s also important to stay active.

Rawlings suggests writing down reasons why you want to learn the language and keep reminding yourself of them. “I’ve met lots of friends through my languages. The more you learn, the easier it gets,” says Rawlings.

【小题1】How do we use language to communicate with others?
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【小题2】What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
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【小题3】Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
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【小题4】从文中找出与“If you learn more, you’ll find it’s easier to learn a language.”意思相同或相近的句子。
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【小题5】Follow the example to list two advantages of speaking more than one language.
①Making more friends.
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English is the first language of several countries. However, it has many differences. British, American, and South African English are all spoken differently. In many English language courses, the British and American differences are taught. One is not more correct than the other, but there are important differences between the two.
Probably the biggest difference between American and British English is the vocabulary. Different words and expressions are used to talk about the same thing. For example, in the United States, people throw their garbage into the trash can. In England，people throw their rubbish into the dustbin．In Britian，
people take a lift to the fifth floor．In America, people take an elevator.
American and British grammar can be also different. For example, speakers of British English will ask “What did you do at the weekend?”, but Americans usually say “On the weekend.” In the United States people usually say “I’ve gotten a new car.”, but in the UK they will say “I’ve just got a new car.”
The pronunciation in American and British English is also different, even when the spelling is the same. The word “tomato”—pronounced “to-mah-to” in British English—is a classic example of this.
Vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation are three ways English is different in different parts of the world. Learning all these is not easy, so English learners should just know that they are always there.
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Why do Chinese say “chuiniu” (blow cow) and not “chuima” (blow horse) or “chuizhu” ( blow pig)?

Stories say that “chuiniu” came from the upper reaches of the Yellow River. In the past, the big tides of the Yellow River made it hard for local people to sail. So they came up with an idea: use cow skin or sheep skin rafts (筏子) to cross the river.

To make a cow skin raft, people had to tie several cow skin bags together onto a wooden frame. The cow skin bags were usually made out of the skin of an entire cow. People dried the skin and covered it with salt and oil. There was an opening in the front leg through which people could blow in air. The cow skin bags would fill with air and were then able to float on water.

Since there were no air pumps in old times, people had to blow up the cow skin bags by blowing air in with their mouths. It was very hard work. Several people would have to work together to blow air into the bags. One cannot blow up the raft on his own. If one says he can do this only by himself. People will think he is bragging (夸夸其谈). Later “chuiniu” came to mean bragging or talking endlessly.

【小题1】Why Chinese say “chuiniu” and not “chuima” or “chuizhu”
Answer【小题2】 from the upper reaches of the Yellow River
In the past✧ People 【小题3】 cow skin or sheep skin rafts to 【小题4】 the river.
✧ People needed a 【小题5】 cow skin bags and a wooden frame to make a cow skin raft.
✧ Several people worked together to blow air into the bags 【小题6】 an opening in the front leg 【小题7】 of no air pumps.
At 【小题8】✧ When someone 【小题9】 endlessly, we use Chinese word “chuiniu” to describe him because one can’t blow up the raft on his 【小题10】.

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