我們?yōu)槭裁匆獙W(xué)習(xí)一門外語(yǔ)？

Do you need some extra motivation when it comes to language learning? Even though most of us will agree that it pays to be bilingual, it can be difficult to remain optimistic when the journey to multilingualism feels like a never-ending road trip with countless dead ends.

在學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言的途中，你是否需要更多學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)力呢?盡管我們都知道會(huì)倆種語(yǔ)言是很有用處的，但當(dāng)學(xué)習(xí)多種語(yǔ)言的路途變的永無(wú)止境處處是死胡同時(shí)人們就很難再保持積極樂觀的態(tài)度了。

The following quotes are a simple reminder that learning another language opens our minds and can lead to unforeseen opportunities. Do you have another quote to add to this list? Share it with us in the comments section below!

下面這些語(yǔ)錄會(huì)敲醒你學(xué)習(xí)其它語(yǔ)言的警鐘，告訴你語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)可以打開你的思維并為你帶來(lái)意外的機(jī)遇。你是否也有這樣的語(yǔ)錄，添加到這個(gè)清單里吧?請(qǐng)?jiān)谙旅娴牧粞詤^(qū)與大家一起分享吧!

1. If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.

如果你用別人能理解的語(yǔ)言與對(duì)方談話，那么談話會(huì)進(jìn)入對(duì)方的大腦。如果你用對(duì)方的語(yǔ)言與之談話，那么談話會(huì)進(jìn)入對(duì)方的心里。

?Nelson Mandela

2. One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.

一種語(yǔ)言可以為人生開啟一條走廊。倆種語(yǔ)言則會(huì)使這條人生走廊的沿途上處處開啟大門。

?Frank Smith

3. The limits of my language are the limits of my world.

語(yǔ)言的限制就是對(duì)我的世界的限制。

?Ludwig Wittgenstein

4. Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.

學(xué)習(xí)一切你所能學(xué)，任何時(shí)間，無(wú)論向誰(shuí);總有一天你會(huì)為你所做感到欣慰。

?Sarah Caldwell

5. Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

學(xué)習(xí)是無(wú)論到哪都追隨主人的財(cái)富。

?Chinese Proverb

6. You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.

除非你掌握了倆門以上的語(yǔ)言，否則你永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法真正理解一門語(yǔ)言。

?Geoffrey Willans

7. To have another language is to possess a second soul.

掌握另一門語(yǔ)言，擁有第二個(gè)靈魂!

?Charlemagne

8. Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

不了解外語(yǔ)的人也無(wú)法真正了解自己的語(yǔ)言。

?Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

9. Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

語(yǔ)言是文化的地圖。它為你解答人們從哪里來(lái)到哪里去。

?Rita Mae Brown

10. Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

語(yǔ)言是靈魂的血肉，有了血肉，思想就可以奔跑，有了靈魂，語(yǔ)言才得以成長(zhǎng)。

?Oliver Wendell Holmes