全国十强 精彩瞬间
语言的魔力
申辰骁
17岁/高中二年级/江苏赛区
Years ago, I watched and attended a talk about beatbox. Deeply impressed by its fluent and humorous English language, as well as the amazing human-mouth music, I immediately fall in love with this charming English language and the subcultures followed by it. Later on, when I tried a little bit Beat-Box, I realized English became necessary and a plethora of English video tutorial is needed to teach its kind of unique English terminologies. What’s more, as the the famous “Sapir-Whorf hypothesis”indicated, a new language you speak can provide a brand new way of perceiving and thinking of the world around you. So I also get a fresh mind and obtain the key to a colorful foreign culture.
多年前我参加了一个有关口技的演讲。我被它流利和幽默的英语语言、以及独特的音乐类型吸引，瞬间爱上了它。在之后的练习中，我意识到英语是我学习口技必不可少的一步。另外，根据著名的“萨丕尔－沃尔夫假设“说，新的语言会带给人完全不同的观察和思考方式，所以学习英语让我获得了新的思维方式，带给我通向世界文化的钥匙。
▲2019"希望之星”英语风采大会年度盛典-高中组十强-第一环节-申辰骁
重点词汇学习
talk about这才叫…;真是
as well as既…又…; 除…之外; 此外
fall in love with喜欢上; 喜爱上; 堕入爱河; 相爱
follow紧随其后;其次是
a little bit一点
kind of稍微; 有几分; 有点儿
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis萨丕尔—沃尔夫假说
brand new全新的; 崭新的
双语十连句
1、I had a long talk about this with my best friend.
我和我最好的朋友就此事进行了长谈。
2、They visited some factories, hospitals as well as the school.
他们参观了这所学校，还参观了工厂和医院。
3、The President arrived, followed by his personal bodyguard.
总统来了，随行的是他的私人保镖。
4、You can't fall in love with a dream.
你不能爱上一个梦。
5、Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost.
对不起，我好像有点听不明白了。
6、It was very kind of you to come.
你能来真是太好了。
7、This independence of language and thought is known as Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.
语言和思想的这种相互依赖性现在被称为萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说。
8、For most of us, a brand new designer kitchen is something we can only dream about.
对我们大多数人来说，一间崭新的由著名设计师设计的厨房只能是一种梦想。
9、Language structure determines the behavior and thinking habits of members of a cultural group.
语言结构决定某个文化群体成员的行为和思维习惯。
10、The language system does not necessarily affect one's view of the world.
语言体系并不一定能影响一个人对世界的看法。
申辰骁同学在演讲中提到了著名的“Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis萨丕尔－沃尔夫假设”，你知道”萨丕尔－沃尔夫假设”么？
“萨丕尔－沃尔夫假设”是美国人萨丕尔及其弟子沃尔夫提出的有关语言与思维关系的假设，所有高层次的思维都倚赖于语言。萨丕尔-沃尔夫假说阐明了语言结构决定某个文化群体成员的行为和思维习惯。
“不同文化区的语言之间没有绝对正确的翻译，除非习得该语言本族语者的思维模式，否则学习者是不可能通过自身的母语来学会该外语的。”
学习外语时
除了可以锻炼“外语思维”
还有哪些好处呢？
1. You become smarter
Speaking a foreign language improves the functionality of your brain by challenging it to recognise, negotiate meaning, and communicate indifferent language systems.
This skill boosts your ability to negotiate meaning in other problem-solving tasks as well.
2.You build multitasking skills
According to a study from the Pennsylvania State University, this “juggling” skill makes them good multitaskers, because they can easily switch between different structures. In one study, participants used adriving simulator while doing separate, distracting tasks at the same time.
The research found that people who spoke more than one language made fewer errors in their driving.
3.Your memory improves
Educators often liken the brain to a muscle, because it functions better with exercise. Learning a language involves memorising rules and vocabulary, which helps strengthen that mental “muscle” .
This exercise improves overall memory, which means that multiple language speakers are better at remembering lists or sequences. Studies show that bilinguals are better at retaining shopping lists, names, and directions.
4.Your decision-making skills improve
According to a study from the University of Chicago, bilingualstend to make more rational decisions. Any language contains nuance and subtle implications in its vocabulary, and these biases can subconsciously influence your judgment.
Bilinguals are more confident with their choices after thinking it over in the second language and seeing whether their initial conclusions still stand up.
5.You Seem To Appear More Attractive
There’s something special about your friend who’s capable of switching between languages, right? Well, a recent international survey has just confirmed that bilingual people tend to appear more attractive compared to monolinguals.
Over 79% of survey respondents from around the globe agreed that a person speaking a second language instantly seems more appealing.
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