VOA慢速英语:How to Help an Endangered Language

look at 看
例句：Look at the map, please.
请看这张地图。

2. But the world has close to seven thousand languages.

close to 接近于
例句：She was close to tears.
她快要哭出来了。

3.  Linguists predict that as many as half of these may be at riskof disappearing by the end of this century.

as many as 和...一样多
例句：You may take as many as you want.
你要多少就可拿多少。

4. Members of the Siletz Indian tribe in the northwestern state ofOregon take pride in their language.

take pride in 以...自豪
例句：She took great pride in the success of her three children.
她对自己三个孩子的成就感到万分自豪。

5.  In fact, you can count the number of fluent speakers on onehand.

In fact 事实上
例句：I think so; in fact, I am quite sure.
我想如此,事实上我十分相信如此。

6. So Bud Lane asked for help from experts.

ask for 要求
例句：The miners are asking for another increase in pay.
煤矿工人正在要求再次加薪。

7. More than ten thousand entries can be found in the SiletzOnline Talking Dictionary, first launched in two thousand seven.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

8. Instead of 'save,' it says 'jaggajairli' and stuff like that."

Instead of 代替
例句：He will go instead of you.
他将代你去。

9. So many people will spend their entire day sitting in front ofa computer.

in front of 在...的前面
例句：A crowd gathered in front of the building.
大楼前围了一大群人。

10. He points to one sign of progress: young members of the tribeare now texting each other in Siletz.

each other 互相
例句：Do you often help each other with your lessons? 
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗？