The third resonantly poetic language of Scotland this century is Gaelic.

盖尔语是本世纪苏格兰第三种富有诗意的语言。

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Breandan Mac Craith, marketing director for Dublin-based Foras na Gaeilge, which promotes Gaelic, says, 'it's extremely important that language isn't something that's only in books.'

总部设在都柏林、致力于推广盖尔语的Foras na Gaeilge的市场行销总监Breandan Mac Craith表示，语言不仅是只能在书本上出现的东西，这一点极为重要。

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He adding that even the Irish would have no problem if the English language disappears from EU officialdom as their main language is Gaelic - not English.

梅朗雄补充道，如果欧盟不再使用英语，即使是对爱尔兰人来说也不会造成任何困扰，因为其主要语言是盖尔语——而不是英语。

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These three islands, part of the Gaelic language-speaking region of Gaeltacht, seem stuck in a time warp as a symbol of the Ireland of yesteryear.

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Despite making her name for singing in the Gaelic language, Fowlis recorded two songs for the film - Touch of Sky and Into the Open Air - in English.

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The study found that the further advantage for Gaelic-speaking children may have been due to the formal teaching of the language and its extensive literature.

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