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Lesson 37 The Germanic LanguagesMost people have heard of the Tower of Babel story in the Bible. According to this story, long ago all people spoke the same language. Later, however, they were punished by speaking a great number of different tongues.
第四节:做个幽默的主持人 Ladies and Gentlemen: 女士们,先生们: [1] It is my job to introduce the foreign guests who will be spending the week with us here. I must say that I’m a
Learning to Play the Guitar 1--I have started learning to play the guitar. 2--Have you? 1--And I've always been intereste in... I've never had the time, and... 2--So you've bought a guitar? 1--I have. 2--And are you taking lessons? 1--Not taking les
International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is observed every year by member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It started in 1999 with the purpose of promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and
[ti:UNIT 5 Culture Shapes Us Lesson 35 Keeping Culture Alive] [0:00.767]UNIT 5 第五单元 [0:02.478]Culture Shapes Us 文化塑造我们 [0:05.251]Lesson 35: 第35课: [0:07.198]Keeping Culture Alive 使文化有生机 [0:10.117]Little North Amer
Hablas espanol? Parlez-vous francais? 你会说西班牙语、法语、中文吗? If you answered, s, oui, or hui 如果你能回答si,oui 或是会, and you're watching this in English, chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multi
A new map released by the Modern Language Association shows which languages are spoken where in the United States. According to the MLA map, a 33-square-kilometer area south of Los Angeles is one of the most linguistically diverse regions in the coun
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a map of mother tongues in America. RS: Last week, we told you about americanrhetoric.com, a collection of well-known American speeches. Well, there's something brand new on the W
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: with the National Museum of the American Indian opening in Washington, we look at Native American influence on the English language. RS: Linguist Marianne Mithun is author of the
Todd: Hello, Ann! How are you doing? Ann: I'm fine. Todd: Ann, could you introduce yourself and tell people where you are from? Ann: Yeah, my name's Ann Hutchingson and I'm from Montreal, Canada. And right now I'm an English teacher in Tokyo, Japan.
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: why forgetfulness might actually help in learning a second language. RS: Ben Levy is a graduate student in the Psychology Department at the University of Oregon, studying an area
A four-year-old girl literally stunned audiences when she spoke seven languages fluently on a TV show. 在一档电视节目中,一名四岁的小姑娘一开口就流利地说出了七国语言,让全场观众都惊呆了。 The video of Bella D
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) will add 11 language courses, mostly African and Oceanianic tongues, to boost talent support for the country's extending ties with the regions, a school official said last Wednesday. 北京外国语大学一名
文本: Ross: Hi, is uh, is Carol here? Susan: No, she's at a faculty meeting Ross: Oh, I uh, just came by to pick up my skull. Well, not mine, but...Susan: Come in. Ross: Thanks. Yeah, Carol borrowed it for a class, and I have to get it back to th
The number of American students who learned a language other than English decreased by about 100,000 between 2009 and 2013, according to research by the Modern Language Association. For many, taking a class in economics might seem more beneficial tha
Wikitongues Seeks to Save Worlds Dying Languages Experts say there are about 6,500 languages spoken throughout the world. But the United Nations estimates that about half of these languages are in danger of disappearing. The U.N. cultural agency, or
I know what you're thinking. You think I've lost my way, and somebody's going to come on the stage in a minute and guide me gently back to my seat. (Applause) I get that all the time in Dubai. Here on holiday are you, dear? (Laughter) Come to visit t
I think there are a lot of reasons, but I first want to address the one that you're probably most likely to have heard of, 我觉得理由很多,但是我首先想要弄清一个概念,可能大家也都听过, because actually it's more danger