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2020年12月03日
我为什么学英语 马云 A2
超级公司的CEO访谈
First, let me tell you that language is very important.

Why I Learned English | Jack Ma

First, let me tell you that language is very important.

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  First, let me tell you that language is very important. I was born(承担) in a normal(正常的) family and I'm not a good(好处) at schooling. Of course, I tried to study hard, but as a boy, you know, my school was not that good at that time. So I failed(失败) looking for jobs, looking for joining university, joining good schools. But I never give up. But let me tell you another thing.
  Language is so important. It helped me a lot. Because of artificial(人工的) intelligence(智力), in the future, you don't, people say, "I don't need to learn(学习) English or Russian(俄罗斯的) or Japanese(日本人)." Something a chipper here can translate( 翻译) quickly. No, it's not about language. It's about the culture.
  When you learn the other language, you start to understand the other culture. You start to appreciate(欣赏), respect(尊敬) the other culture. When you appreciate, respect the other culture. You will be respected and appreciated by the others. Then you can work(使工作) together. I learned my English by myself when I was a child.
  I never got one-day English training(训练) class outside(在外面(的)) China(瓷器). But I think I understand Western( 西方的) culture much better than those Chinese students study outside. Because I'm not learning language. I'm learning culture. When you respect the other culture, when you appreciate the other culture, it's easy to make friends. If you don't like the other culture, you will never make friends.
  If you don't have friends, how can you do business? So, I would say, language helped me a lot. But most things helped me with my respect for the different cultures. If you speak good English, that doesn't mean you will do global(全球的) business, right? Mao Zedong does not speak English. Nixon did not speak Chinese.
  But these two guys(家伙) made a global(全球的) deal(买卖). China and the US are working together. It's the vision(视). It's the belief(相信) that you have that changed the world. If you have to do everything with a translator(译者), no good. Of course, sometimes you have to, right?
  But if you can't understand a language that can communicate(通讯), it's easy for you to communicate, easy to understand and be understood. Thank you and always focus(使集中) on the things that you are good at. Focus on the things that you love.

重点单词:

C1
china美/tʃaɪnə/英/tʃaɪnə/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.瓷器
B2
vision美/ˈvɪʒn/英/ˈvɪʒn/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.视;想象力;梦幻
bear美/ber/英/beə(r)/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.承担;忍受
artificial美/ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl/英/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.人工的;娇揉造作的
B1
intelligence美/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/英/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.智力;情报工作;情报机关;理解力;才智,智慧;天分
translate美/trænzˈleɪt/英/trænzˈleɪt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb. 翻译
respect美/rɪˈspekt/英/rɪˈspekt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.尊敬,尊重;遵守
belief美/bɪˈliːf/英/bɪˈliːf/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.相信,信赖;信仰;教义
appreciate美/əˈpriːʃieɪt/英/əˈpriːʃieɪt/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
verb.欣赏;感激;领会;鉴别
western美/ˈwestərn/英/ˈwestən/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj. 西方的; 西部的
global美/ˈɡləʊbl/英/ˈɡləʊbl/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
adj.全球的;总体的;球形的
deal美/diːl/英/diːl/添加到单词本之后,会在文章中高亮显示
noun.买卖;待遇
专辑
超级公司的CEO访谈
难度
A2
词汇量
148/376
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