全國十強 精彩瞬間
語言的魔力
申辰驍
17歲/高中二年級/江蘇賽區
Years ago, I watched and attended a talk about beatbox. Deeply impressed by its fluent and humorous English language, as well as the amazing human-mouth music, I immediately fall in love with this charming English language and the subcultures followed by it. Later on, when I tried a little bit Beat-Box, I realized English became necessary and a plethora of English video tutorial is needed to teach its kind of unique English terminologies. What’s more, as the the famous 「Sapir-Whorf hypothesis」indicated, a new language you speak can provide a brand new way of perceiving and thinking of the world around you. So I also get a fresh mind and obtain the key to a colorful foreign culture.
多年前我參加了一個有關口技的演講。我被它流利和幽默的英語語言、以及獨特的音樂類型吸引，瞬間愛上了它。在之後的練習中，我意識到英語是我學習口技必不可少的一步。另外，根據著名的「薩丕爾－沃爾夫假設「說，新的語言會帶給人完全不同的觀察和思考方式，所以學習英語讓我獲得了新的思維方式，帶給我通向世界文化的鑰匙。
▲2019"希望之星」英語風採大會年度盛典-高中組十強-第一環節-申辰驍
重點詞彙學習
重點詞彙學習
talk about這才叫…;真是
as well as既…又…; 除…之外; 此外
fall in love with喜歡上; 喜愛上; 墮入愛河; 相愛
follow緊隨其後;其次是
a little bit一點
kind of稍微; 有幾分; 有點兒
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis薩丕爾—沃爾夫假說
brand new全新的; 嶄新的
雙語十連句
1、I had a long talk about this with my best friend.
我和我最好的朋友就此事進行了長談。
2、They visited some factories, hospitals as well as the school.
他們參觀了這所學校，還參觀了工廠和醫院。
3、The President arrived, followed by his personal bodyguard.
總統來了，隨行的是他的私人保鏢。
4、You can't fall in love with a dream.
你不能愛上一個夢。
5、Excuse me I seem to be a little bit lost.
對不起，我好像有點聽不明白了。
6、It was very kind of you to come.
你能來真是太好了。
7、This independence of language and thought is known as Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.
語言和思想的這種相互依賴性現在被稱為薩丕爾-沃爾夫假說。
8、For most of us, a brand new designer kitchen is something we can only dream about.
對我們大多數人來說，一間嶄新的由著名設計師設計的廚房只能是一種夢想。
9、Language structure determines the behavior and thinking habits of members of a cultural group.
語言結構決定某個文化群體成員的行為和思維習慣。
10、The language system does not necessarily affect one's view of the world.
語言體系並不一定能影響一個人對世界的看法。
申辰驍同學在演講中提到了著名的「Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis薩丕爾－沃爾夫假設」，你知道」薩丕爾－沃爾夫假設」麼？
「薩丕爾－沃爾夫假設」是美國人薩丕爾及其弟子沃爾夫提出的有關語言與思維關係的假設，所有高層次的思維都倚賴於語言。薩丕爾-沃爾夫假說闡明了語言結構決定某個文化群體成員的行為和思維習慣。
「不同文化區的語言之間沒有絕對正確的翻譯，除非習得該語言本族語者的思維模式，否則學習者是不可能通過自身的母語來學會該外語的。」
學習外語時
除了可以鍛鍊「外語思維」
還有哪些好處呢？
1. You become smarter
Speaking a foreign language improves the functionality of your brain by challenging it to recognise, negotiate meaning, and communicate indifferent language systems.
This skill boosts your ability to negotiate meaning in other problem-solving tasks as well.
2.You build multitasking skills
According to a study from the Pennsylvania State University, this 「juggling」 skill makes them good multitaskers, because they can easily switch between different structures. In one study, participants used adriving simulator while doing separate, distracting tasks at the same time.
The research found that people who spoke more than one language made fewer errors in their driving.
3.Your memory improves
Educators often liken the brain to a muscle, because it functions better with exercise. Learning a language involves memorising rules and vocabulary, which helps strengthen that mental 「muscle」 .
This exercise improves overall memory, which means that multiple language speakers are better at remembering lists or sequences. Studies show that bilinguals are better at retaining shopping lists, names, and directions.
4.Your decision-making skills improve
According to a study from the University of Chicago, bilingualstend to make more rational decisions. Any language contains nuance and subtle implications in its vocabulary, and these biases can subconsciously influence your judgment.
Bilinguals are more confident with their choices after thinking it over in the second language and seeing whether their initial conclusions still stand up.
5.You Seem To Appear More Attractive
There’s something special about your friend who’s capable of switching between languages, right? Well, a recent international survey has just confirmed that bilingual people tend to appear more attractive compared to monolinguals.
Over 79% of survey respondents from around the globe agreed that a person speaking a second language instantly seems more appealing.