哈里·波特的魔杖能让已死的语言起死回生吗？

Can Harry Potter wave his magic wand and revive a dead language?

youdao

如果我们不想学会说英文，英文对于我们便是死的语言(没有用处)。

English would be a dead language to us if we do not try to learn speaking.

youdao

语言具有生和死的力量，所以好好注意你的用词。

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, so use words wisely.

youdao

The mother has her own way of using words for power, and she does it by making the kitten live again in his imagination.

同样凭借语言，母亲让死猫在理查的心中复活。

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