(Talking) One of the study's author, Eric Halgren of the University of California,San Diego, School of Medicine, says this part of the brain is central to language.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

And kids were having a hard time in school just because of the language barrier.

在校的儿童们遇到的困难主要来自于语言沟通障碍。

帮助多文化的家庭 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Now,just two do. That's because - while Spanish is still the language in many homes - the children of immigrants from Cuba and other Latin nations speak English in school and on the street, wear American clothes and prefer upbeat Anglo rock music to their parents' dreamy, old Spanish ballads.

VOA: standard.2010.04.19