(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Residents of the European Union (EU) are becoming better and better at languages. Almost 50 percent of the EU population say they can speak at least one foreign language very well. That figure rises to nearly 80 percent for students. To celebrate its linguistic diversity, September 26 has become the official European Day of Languages. The day’s website shows a Slovak proverb that says: “The number of languages you speak is the number of times you are human”. This is to encourage all Europeans to brush up on their language skills.
The results of the “Eurobarometer” survey put Luxembourgers at the top of the language ability list. An amazing 99 percent of Luxembourg’s population is at least bilingual. Those with the poorest language skills are the Hungarians (29 percent) and British (30 percent). English is the most widely spoken foreign language, used by more than a third of the population. German (12 percent) is in second place followed by French (11 percent). European enlargement means Russian has risen to fourth place tied with Spanish. The EU spends $36 million a year on language programs.
中文翻译
欧盟市民语言水平提高
根据民调机构“欧洲晴雨表”的调查显示,卢森堡市民的语言能力最强
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重点讲解
1.be better at 擅长
例句:Tom could be better at playing football.
汤姆可以把足球踢得更好
。2.brush up 提高
例句:It's time you brushed up your English,if you want to go to New York on holiday.
如果你想去纽约度假,现在就该复习英语了
。3.tie with 与…得分一样多
例句:This put Kazakhstan in a tie with Thailand for third place in the boxing medal count, behind Cuba and Russia.
这使得哈萨克斯坦和泰国在拳击奖牌榜上并列第三位,仅次于古巴和俄罗斯
。4.at least 最少
例句:Well, at least not for me.
至少对我而言不是
。