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VOA慢速英语:Will the US Become a Bilingual Country?
短语讲解:
1. More than half of millennials in Los Angeles are bilingual, which means they speak more than one language.
more than 多于
例句:Common sense is worth more than learning.
普通的见识比学问更重要。
2. Knowing Spanish also means the children can talk with their relatives in Mexico and El Salvador.
talk with 与...交谈
例句:He had a long talk with me yesterday.
他昨天和我谈了很长时间。
3. At the same time, the number of foreign-born millennials has gone down.
at the same time 同时
例句:At the same time he joined an association.
在同一时期,他加入了一个团体。
4. In other words, more people in the U.S. are learning a second language at home or in school.
in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句:In other words, our intention was to appeal to several markets at once.
换句话说,我们想一石数鸟,吸引几个市。
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