Learn a second language and you will have a second soul.

“When you learn a second language, you have a second soul.”

——Roman Emperor Charlemagne

Most people in the world can speak both languages. For those who speak more than one language, language learning can not only help communication, but also facilitate traveling, reading original books or watching TV series. Studies show that people who speak multiple languages ??are smarter!

Let me share with you a story. Although it is a joke, it contains profound principles of life: one more skill, one more road↓↓↓

In a dark At night, the mouse leader led the little mice to forage for food in a family's kitchen. Just as a large group of mice were happily devouring food, there was a sudden sound that made their livers and gallbladders burst, "Meow——". That was the meowing of a tabby cat. When they were shocked, they all ran for their lives, but the big tabby cat showed no mercy and pursued it relentlessly. Finally, a little mouse couldn't escape and was caught by the big tabby cat. When the big tabby cat was about to devour the little mouse, a series of vicious dog barks suddenly came, making the big tabby cat at a loss and fled for its life in embarrassment. After the big cat left, the mouse leader walked out from behind the trash can and said, "I have told you before that it is harmless to learn another language."

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< p> No matter when you acquire a second language, knowing multiple languages ??does your brain a lot of good, some of which are even visual. If you are in the midst of learning English, don't complain about the hard work, because you are becoming smarter little by little. In addition to becoming smarter, there are many conveniences to learning English well. The most intuitive ones are:

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You don’t need to translate to watch American and British dramas and movies

If You are also a glorious member of the army of drama fans. You must have gritted your teeth at "raw meat" without subtitles. No matter how excellent movies and TV dramas are, they have become just looking at the pictures to tell the story. And if you can master English proficiently, this problem will be easily solved.

2

Improving the depth of thought

Improving the depth of thought is a huge topic. Life experience, knowledge, self-cultivation, etc. can all change a person's depth of thought.

As long as the information gap between China and foreign countries exists in life, good English will be a particularly useful attribute. Its wide range of application may be second only to "good-looking" and "rich family". It can greatly improve the offensive and defensive index. With the help of good English, you can absorb a lot of knowledge in a certain field, expand your perspective on problems, and increase the dimension of your life.

3

Close the distance with foreigners

Meeting foreigners in work and life has long been common. If you can communicate with others in English, Then when you see a foreigner asking for directions on the street, your first reaction is no longer to avoid him; when traveling abroad on business, you can easily order food, go shopping and buy tickets. This is a landmark development of the social circle.

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In today's increasingly globalized world, scientists are beginning to prove that bilingualism can bring more fundamental advantages, not just being able to communicate with more people Conversation is so simple with the intuitive advantages above. Facts have proven that bilingualism makes people smarter, has a profound impact on the brain, improves cognitive abilities unrelated to language, and can even prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Sometimes people’s potential is amazing, and the same goes for language potential. How many languages ??can one person learn?

Some time ago, a Cambodian boy selling souvenirs became popular on the Internet. In order to sell souvenirs, he can switch to 15 languages ??at will. As we all know, Cambodia’s education level and economic development cannot be compared with China and most other countries. The little boy said that the reason why he knows so many foreign languages ??is that he learned them from tourists. This is because he is honed by the environment in life. ability.

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Frye, an expert on "bilingualism" and "trilingualism" at MIT, said:

In addition to no time, there is no way to be in the world Outside of the language environment, there are really no restrictions on how humans can learn languages. The more languages ??you know, the easier it will be to learn new ones.

This shows how important it is to have a language environment when learning English!

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If someone says English is difficult, I think they are misinformed. Worldwide, the difficulty of learning English is not even in the top ten.

All language learning has certain rules to follow, such as sufficient input. And enough input means taking time and experience to repeat and use it.

Never worry that English is too difficult to learn, and never worry about starting too late.

Finally, let me share with you a little story:

There was a man who was 40 years old and suddenly wanted to study medicine. But after all, my age is there, so I am hesitant. He asked his friend what to do. My friend said: If you want to learn, just go and learn. He said: But I am already 40, and I will be 45 after studying for five years. A friend said: If you don’t study, you will still be 45 in 5 years!

As Geoffrey Willans said: You can’t know a language without knowing at least two languages.

Yes, that’s why you really should learn a foreign language!