近年来，科学家开始表明双语的优势比与更多人进行交流更为重要。
In recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more important than being able to converse with a wider range of people.
加州大学河滨分校的教授朱迪思·克罗尔表示：“在过去20年左右的时间里，对双语的研究实际上出现了爆炸式增长。”
"In the last 20 years or so, there's been a virtual explosion of research on bilingualism," says Judith Kroll, a professor at the University of California, Riverside.
这与使用双语的一些基本问题有关。
这就是为什么就连双语的医生也要依赖于口译员。
要起步可以买双语的书籍。
现在这项研究的重点是说双语的人脑部结构的不同。
Her research is now focusing on the structural differences in bilingual brains.
双语的摩洛哥人在使用阿拉伯语时比使用法语时，对于摩洛哥名字反应更积极正面。
Bilingual Moroccans reacted more positively to Moroccan names when using Arabic than when using French.
相关研究发现，懂双语的人用一种语言说话时，另外那种语言也会在头脑中积极的运作。
When a bilingual person is speaking in one language, research shows that the other language is active in his or her mind.
在医药口译中理解术语是至关重要的。这就是为什么就连双语的医生也要依赖于口译员。
Understanding technical terms is critical with medical interpretations. It is why even bilingual doctors rely on interpreters.
像这样全身心投入到语言环境中，没有同事和懂双语的朋友帮忙做翻译，对建立自信心很有帮助。
The total immersion, where you have no colleague or bilingual friend to turn to for translation, is brilliant for building confidence.
一位西方人说，中铝公司让一个四十多岁会双语的厉害家伙负责好几个收购案，“他非常非常棒！”
Chinalco, says a Westerner, has used the same 40-something bilingual hotshot on several deals: he was "very, very good".
这篇报告显示会说双语的小孩甚至在数学等非语言科目取得更好成绩，EllenBialystock似乎不同意此一论点。
The literature has shown that bilingual kids even do better in non-linguistic areas like maths. Ms Bialystock seems to disagree.
事实上，大多数美国以外的孩子都被期望成为双语者，或者——在很多情况下——甚至是多语者。
In fact, most children outside of the United States are expected to become bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual.
研究发现，在（学生）种族比例和（家庭）经济水平趋于平衡的双语课堂有助于孩子们适应社会和文化的多样性。
Ethnically and economically balanced bilingual classrooms are found to be helpful for kids to get used to social and cultural diversity.
从小在双语环境下长大的孩子必须关注社交线索，以弄明白在什么环境下与什么人交流该使用哪种语言。
Young children being raised bilingual have to follow social cues to figure out which language to use with which person and in what setting.
新的研究结果表明，使用双语能通过建立心理学家所说的“认知储备”来强化大脑。
New research shows bilingualism strengthens the brain, by building up what psychologists call the cognitive reserve.
来自多伦多约克大学的EllenBialystok解释道，双语儿童在执行行动优先排序的任务时表现比单语儿童要好。
Ellen Bialystok, from Toronto's York University, explained that bilingual children are better at prioritizing tasks than monolinguals.
使用双语或学习语言可以保持大脑功能，降低痴呆症的风险，同时“不用则废”理论也已经证明了其好处。
Being bilingual or learning languages preserves brain function and lowers the risk of dementia, and the "use it or lose it" theory also has proven benefits.
研究人员称，双语儿童能更好地区别单词含义，也更有可能结交不同文化背景的朋友。
Researchers say bilingual children are better able to separate a word from its meaning, and more likely to have friends from different cultures.
研究人员称，双语儿童能更好地区别单词含义，也更有可能结交不同文化背景的朋友。
Researchers say bilingual children are better able to separate a word from its meaning, and more likely to have friends from different cultures.
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