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实场景:Jessica和peter谈到学习语言和年龄的关系……Peter 抱怨说,自己的记性已不如从前,学起中文来也力不从心。
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:你觉得年龄对语言学习来说很重要吗?你知道,很多人认为在语言学习方面,通常是“越年轻越好”。
P: IT IS TRUE. I am living proof of that I think
P:是真的,我自己就是个活生生的例子。
J: But people also say that it's never too late to learn new stuff...
J:但是也有人说什么时候学新事物都不算晚。
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…但是这很难的。我都赶不上这里课程的步调了。或许十年前我还可以。
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:所以这确实取决于…我的意思是,如果学些确实很容易的东西,你会很快学好的。但是如果学有难度的东西,比如一门语言,就另当别论了。
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,但是又怎么能说出对我而言,不同难度的差异呢?这不仅是进度和水平的差异,这是个问题,我的记忆力已经不日以前了。
J: The ageing process really takes a toll...
J:年龄确实会影响…