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名言潮语
Language is the dress of thought.
语言是思想的外衣。
—Samuel Johnson
Language is the only instrument of science,and words are but the signs of ideas.
语言是科学的唯一工具,而词则是思想的符号。
—Samuel Johnson
Language is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved.
语言是孕育着千百种宝贵和微妙思想的琥珀。
—Richard C.Trench
Languages are to be learned only by reading and talking,and not by scraps of authors got by heart.
语言只有通过读和说才能学会,决不是凭记住一些作家的片言只字。
—John Locke
Speaking of the ways to study a foreign language,different people have different opinions on this.Here are 6 tips to simplify your language learning.
1.Have a word of the day.
2.Speak the language as much as you can (especially with native speakers).
3.Listen to foreign language radio,even as background noise.
4.Look up words you don't know in a dictionary.
5.When you make a mistake,immediately try to correct yourself.
6.Carry around a notebook and write down new words you learn.
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On the video website of The Wall Street Journal,a word has attracted people's attention.In order to report the news that Chinese elderly women help increased the gold price,The Wall Street Journal creates the word “dama”(elderly women),an English word which comes from Chinese Pinyin.This shows that English expressions which are contributed by China have integrated into every aspect of international life.
Words that are “borrowed”from another language,such as “dama”,are called “loanwords”.This is not a new phenomenon in linguistics (语言学).
Since modern times,Chinese vocabulary has borrowed many English words,such as “copy”,“cool”and“cola”.These words are vivid and highly literal.Retaining the English pronunciation,they can express their Chinese meaning.
Meanwhile,English words that derive (来自) from Chinese Pinyin can be seen in overseas media reports.About 10 years ago,foreigners took delight in talking about “guanxi” (relationship).Unlike “relationship”,“guanxi”is used to describe the unique and complex relative n