白領的一天:日常聊天之學習語言和年齡的關係

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實場景：Jessica和peter談到學習語言和年齡的關係……Peter 抱怨說，自己的記性已不如從前，學起中文來也力不從心。

J: Do you think that age plays a crucial role in language learning? You know, many people believe that when it comes to language learning, it's always “the younger, the better”.
J:你覺得年齡對語言學習來說很重要嗎？你知道，很多人認爲在語言學習方面，通常是“越年輕越好”。

P: IT IS TRUE. I am living proof of that I think
P:是真的，我自己就是個活生生的例子。

J: But people also say that it's never too late to learn new stuff...
J:但是也有人說什麼時候學新事物都不算晚。

P: It is true... But it is a HELL of a lot harder. I can not cope with the pace of classes here. I might have been able to 10 years ago
P:是真的…但是這很難的。我都趕不上這裏課程的步調了。或許十年前我還可以。

J: So that really depends...I mean, if you take up something that’s really easy, you can get good at it fairly soon. But if you take up something difficult, like learning a language, it's a different story.
J：所以這確實取決於…我的意思是，如果學些確實很容易的東西，你會很快學好的。但是如果學有難度的東西，比如一門語言，就另當別論了。

P: Yeah but how can you explain the difference in difficulty for me. It is not just the pace and level that is a problem. My memory is not as good as it used to be
P：是的，但是又怎麼能說出對我而言，不同難度的差異呢？這不僅是進度和水平的差異，這是個問題，我的記憶力已經不日以前了。

J: The ageing process really takes a toll...
J:年齡確實會影響…

重點口語句型:

play a crucial role in:在……中起到關鍵的作用

例句：Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.
父母對孩子做好上學的準備起着至關重要的作用。

when it comes to…: 當涉及某事（或做某事）時，當談到

例句：When it comes to getting things done, he’s useless.
一涉及到做事，他便不中用了。

Be living proof of sth/that… 是……的活生生的例子；是……的有力證明
例句：These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.
這些數字是對政府無能的有力證明。

Take up sth: 開始從事

例句：When did he take up football?
他是什麼時候開始踢足球的?

take a (heavy) toll on sb/sth: 造成損害，傷害

例句：Illness had taken a heavy toll on her.
疾病對她的身體造成極大地損害。

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重點單詞查看全部解釋crucial['kru:ʃəl]

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adj. 關鍵的，決定性的

聯想記憶X單詞crucial聯想記憶：
cruc＝cross（十字）－十字路口－關鍵的

incompetence[in'kɔmpitəns]

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n. 無能力，不合格，不能勝任