Preserving Irish Heritage
保存爱尔兰遗产
Photograph by WInfield Parks, National Geographic Creative
拍摄:温菲尔德·帕克斯,“国家地理创意”
In 1971, students on Inishmaan, part of Ireland's Aran Islands, studied reading and writing Gaelic, the Irish language, to preserve their heritage.
1971年,在作为爱尔兰阿伦群岛一部分的伊尼什曼岛,学生们在学习用盖尔语(爱尔兰人的语言)阅读和写作,以保存他们的遗产。
English was also taught, and students there learned more of the language when they went to secondary school at age 14.
英语也是要学的,那儿的学生在14岁上初中后学习更多英文。