英语专业四级听力听写训练 第11期:美国人学外语 Foreign Language Study in America

Foreign Language study in America

美国人学外语

Foreign language study starts at a very young age for many students in America.

在美国，许多学生很小时候就开始学习外语。

Some students start language training at age six.

一些学生在6岁就开始接受外语训练。

States do not require foreign language training this early in education.

国家并不要求学生这么早就开始接受外语训练，

But many students choose to study languages in elementary school.

许多学生在念小学时就选择学习外语。

The most popular languages for young students are Spanish, French and German.

在年轻学生中最流行的外语是西班牙语，法语和德语。

Almost 7 million students in public secondary schools in the United States are studying a foreign language.

美国公立中学大约有700万学生在学习一门外语。

Each state sets its own requirements for foreign language study at the junior high and high school level.

每个州对初中和高中阶段的外语学习都有各自的要求。

Many students graduate high school with at least two years of foreign language study.

许多高中毕业生至少学习了2年外语，

Some study a foreign language for four years.

有些则学习了4年。

There are different foreign language requirements at colleges and universities.

不同的大学也有不同的外语学习要求。

Some universities require students to have had several years of language education in high school.

一些大学要求学生在高中阶段有几年的外语学习经历，

In addition, many colleges and universities require students to complete at least two years of foreign language study before graduating

此外，很多大学要求学生在毕业前必须完成至少2年的外语学习。