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VOA慢速英语:Will the US Become a Bilingual Country?

2015-03-17来源:VOA

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。