Languages 语言
特快英语每周一话题，今天我们将要一起讨论的话题是你对自己的外语水平有信心吗？
来自波兰的一位男士说他对于自己的英语会话水平有信心。但是一个学术水平也可能是一个障碍。
一位女士说自己学习过西班牙语。当她有机会去运用这门语言的时候感到很兴奋。因为她平时没有多少机会可以练习会话。
一位来自荷兰的男士说讲英语并不难。当他在伦敦学习的时候就很自然地学会了。现在让我们一起来听听英国人的详细说法吧。
How confident are you speaking another language?
你对自己的外语水平有信心吗？
This is what some people in London told us:
Man 1: I feel comfortable on a conversational level however on an academic level there are different ways of reasoning and a foreign language can be sometimes a barrier.
Woman: I'm from the States and every other person speaks Spanish there now so I'm getting better, I've lived in Spain and it's definitely helpful but when I don't have a chance to practice it goes away but I love speaking it and I'm thrilled for any opportunity to.
Man 2:Well, for me it's quite easy it's always been, you know, like Dutch and English is quite close together and we have our television in English as well partly. So for me, it's, you know, like especially if you study here, I study here in London, you pick it up quite easily and, you know, you even think in English, so it's not that hard.
Did you know…?你知道吗…?
Fact
According to a survey, the most popular second language to learn is Spanish.
Language tip
In English, ‘Hi’ is an informal way of saying hello.
Cultural tip
When you're trying to be understood, speak more slowly not louder!