And there is only one way the language will become a true necessity: you need to start speaking it with other people, now.

有一个方法可以把外语变成真正的必需：假如你现在就要用外语和别人交流。

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But then sometimes even if you're speaking the words literally you may as well be speaking a different language because some of the underlying cultural assumptions are so different.

但是一些时候即使你照字面意思说出一些句子时，你似乎是正在说另一种语言，因为其隐含的文化背景前提就不一致。

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At least now, you can ensure you're all speaking the same language!

至少现在，你能确保你说的是同一种语言！

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When you speak about Greeks you will be speaking about something more than merely the fact that they spoke a certain language.

当你谈论到希腊人的时候,你不仅仅说,他们只是讲一种特定语言的人群

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And yet, if you are to speak the language, you are not going to learn it until you try speaking it.

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"Whenever you come to a different country you have to integrate yourself with the culture and speaking the language is a very important part of that, " he said.

BBC: Sheraz Ahmed