勵志美文：語言可以打開另一扇門

　　導讀：Do you need some extra motivation when it comes to language learning? Even though most of us will agree that it pays to be bilingual, it can be difficult to remain optimistic when the journey to multilingualism feels like a never-ending road trip with countless dead ends.

　　在學習語言的途中，你是否需要更多學習動力呢?盡管我們都知道會倆種語言是很有用處的，但當學習多種語言的路途變的永無止境處處是死胡同時人們就很難再保持積極樂觀的態度了。

　　The following quotes are a simple reminder that learning another language opens our minds and can lead to unforeseen opportunities. Do you have another quote to add to this list? Share it with us in the comments section below!

　　下面這些語錄會敲醒你學習其它語言的警鐘，告訴你語言學習可以打開你的思維并為你帶來意外的機遇。你是否也有這樣的語錄，添加到這個清單里吧?請在下面的留言區與大家一起分享吧!

　　1. If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.

　　如果你用別人能理解的語言與對方談話，那么談話會進入對方的大腦。如果你用對方的語言與之談話，那么談話會進入對方的心里。

　　‒Nelson Mandela

　　2. One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.

　　一種語言可以為人生開啟一條走廊。倆種語言則會使這條人生走廊的沿途上處處開啟大門。

　　‒Frank Smith

　　3. The limits of my language are the limits of my world.

　　語言的限制就是對我的世界的限制。

　　‒Ludwig Wittgenstein

　　4. Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.

　　學習一切你所能學，任何時間，無論向誰;總有一天你會為你所做感到欣慰。

　　‒Sarah Caldwell

　　5. Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

　　學習是無論到哪都追隨主人的財富。

　　‒Chinese Proverb

　　6. You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.

　　除非你掌握了倆門以上的語言，否則你永遠無法真正理解一門語言。

　　‒Geoffrey Willans

　　7. To have another language is to possess a second soul.

　　掌握另一門語言，擁有第二個靈魂!

　　‒Charlemagne

　　8. Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

　　不了解外語的人也無法真正了解自己的語言。

　　‒Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

　　9. Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

　　語言是文化的地圖。它為你解答人們從哪里來到哪里去。

　　‒Rita Mae Brown

　　10. Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.

　　語言是靈魂的血肉，有了血肉，思想就可以奔跑，有了靈魂，語言才得以成長。

　　‒Oliver Wendell Holmes