中阶教育|第31集：自测版纯净原声

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M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.

W: What are they?

M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.

重点词汇：

1，advantage [əd'vɑːntɪdʒ] n.优势；优点

two great advantages 两大优势

反义词：disadvantage

2，vocabulary [və'kæbjʊləri] n.词汇量，词汇表

3，Dutch [dʌtʃ] adj.荷兰的； n.荷兰人；荷兰语

The Kingdom of the Netherlands 荷兰的正式名称

Holland /'hɔlənd/ n.荷兰

4，familiar [fə'mɪlɪə] adj.熟悉的

be familiar with sth. 熟悉某事物

5， as well 也；此外

同义替换：in addition/besides/too/also/likewise

跟读训练：

M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn.

所有语言学起来都很难。

But English does have two great advantages.

但是英语的确有两大优势。

W: What are they?

哪两大优势？

M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary.

嗯，首先英语的词汇量非常国际化。

It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it.

有德语、荷兰语、法语、西班牙语、意大利语的单词在里面。

So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English.

所以说那些语言的人，会在英语中找到很多熟悉的单词。

In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.

实际上，英语里也有很多来自其它语言的单词。