它是50多个国家的官方语言，2.5亿到3亿人把它作为第二语言。
It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250-300 million people speak it as a second language.
我似乎知道这对自己将来有好处，但那时我没能意识到学习第二语言的好处。
I seemed to know it would do me good in future, but at that time I couldn't realize the fears of learning a second language.
根据这个假设，习得过程用第二语言创造句子，对吧？
According to this hypothesis, the acquisition processes create sentences in the second language, right?
在学习第二语言的同时，学生也应该更加重视掌握母语的重要性。
While learning a second language, students should also enhance their awareness of the importance of mastering their mother tongue.
这些优势是否同样有利于在幼儿园而不是婴儿期就开始学习第二语言的孩子？
Do these same advantages benefit a child who begins learning a second language in kindergarten instead of as a baby?
我尽一切努力用第二语言交流，结交新朋友，看电影，甚至用法语在餐馆点餐。
I made every effort to communicate in a second language by making new friends, seeing movies and even ordering food from restaurants in French.
在世界各地的不同国家，英语作为母语被习得；在其他地方，它被用作第二语言。
In different countries around the globe, English is acquired as the mother tongue; in others it is used as a second language.
一项研究发现，在双语环境下成长的人和后天开始学习第二语言的人之间，大脑结构有相似的变化。
A study found that there are similar changes in brain structure between those who are bilingual from birth and those who start learning a second language later.
教育家经常告诉那些把英语作为第二语言来学习的孩子的家人，在家里要只说英语，不要说自己的母语。
Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home.
在商业领域找工作通常不需要掌握第二语言，但拥有语言技能会让求职者在其他条件相当的情况下获得优势。
A second language isn't generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.
第二语言教师最重视的社交手势往往是两种文化中形式相同但意义不同的手势。
Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are identical in form but different in meaning in the two cultures.
在欧洲，被作为第二语言的欧式英语是最使用率最高的英语类型；
The most widely used form of English as a second language in Europe is known as the Euro-English.
7岁之前容易掌握第二语言，青春期之后这种能力明显逐渐下降。
While new language learning is easiest by age 7, the ability markedly declines after puberty.
她表示家长们一度担心学习第二语言会削弱孩子讲流利英文的能力。
She says she has known some parents who feared that introducing a second language to their children would hurt the children's ability to speak fluent English.
几乎所有非孟加拉族的孟加拉国人都把Bangla当作第二语言。
Almost all non-Bengali Bangladeshis speak Bangla as a second language.
相反，在一些欧洲公司里，有一半甚至一半以上的员工能流利使用第二语言。
Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent in a second language. CET-4, 1999.6.
在全球范围，几乎有二十亿人说这种语言，其中超过半数将它作为第二语言来学习。
Almost two billion people worldwide speak it, more than half of these learned it as a second language.
这项报告包含了我们把英语作为第二语言或外语进行教学原因、时间和方式。
This report has implications for why, when and how we teach and learn English as a second or foreign language.
研究人员说，儿童学习第二语言的最佳途径是通过社会交往和日常可以接触到这种语言。
The researchers say the best way for children to learn a second language is through social interactions and daily exposure to the language.
哈金是用第二语言英语写成这本书的，非常了不起，不过这样的话需要在用词上相当谨慎。
Ha Jin writes in his second language English a remarkable achievement but one that demands editorial vigilance.
哈金是用第二语言英语写成这本书的，非常了不起，不过这样的话需要在用词上相当谨慎。
Ha Jin writes in his second language English a remarkable achievement but one that demands editorial vigilance.
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