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“I bring back all the words from level one, level two, and add 20 more words. So by the end of the entire series, which will be level nine, that will be 100 percent in the target language."
“I bring back all the words from level one, level two and add 20 more words. So by the end of the entire seiries, which will be level nine,that will be 100 percent in the target language.”
“我会把级别一，级别二的单词抽回来，加入二十个新单词，以此类推，这样在此整个系列的最后，级别九的时候，
100%
的目标语言都会出现。”
Burke says students often think of language learning as dull, but it doesn't have to be. Working with an illustrator, he designed his books with colorful cartoon-like illustrations that capture the young reader's imagination.
Burke says students often think of language learning as dull, but it doesn’t have to be. Working with an illustrator, he designed his books with colorful cartoon-like illustrations that capture the young readers’ imagination.
B
称学生们都认为外语学习十分乏味，其实根本不必这样。
B
同一位插图画家合作把把许多卡通插图设计到新书中，这样吸引了年轻读者的想象力。
He says many Europeans are known for their facility with languages, and people in other parts of the world often speak at least two. Americans have a different reputation.
He says many Europeans are known for their facility with languages and people in other parts of the world often speak at least two. Americans have a different reputation.
他称许多欧洲人以熟练多国语言而文明，世界其他地区的人们也通常说至少两门语言。美国人就不同了。
"It's a joke in the linguistic world that's painful, and funny. It's 'what do you call a person who speaks three languages?' 'Trilingual.' 'And what do you call a person who speaks two languages?' 'Bilingual.' 'And what do you call a person who speaks one language?' American.'"
“It’s a joke in the linguistic world that’s painful, and funny. It’s what do you call a person who speaks three languages? “Trilingual” , And what do you call a person who speaks two languages? Bilingual. And what do you call a person who speaks one language?- American.”
在语言学界有一个痛苦而好玩的笑话。能将三门语言的人称为什么？三语者。能讲两门语言的人称作什么？双语者，那么只能将一门语言的人叫什么？
美国人。
Not all Americans are monolingual, of course. The country's many immigrants bring languages and cultures from all parts of the world. But Burke says too many Americans are fluent only in English, and he is working to change that.
Not all Americans are monolingual, of course. The country’s many immigrants bring languages and cultures from all parts of the world. But Burke says too many Americans are fluent only in English and he is working to change that.
当然并不是所有的美国人只能讲一种语言。该国的许多移民带来了世界各地的语言和文化。但是
B
称太多的美国人只是能讲流利的英语，他正在努力改变这种状况。
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Burke says students often think of language learning as dull, but it doesn’t have to be.
B
称学生们都认为外语学习十分乏味，其实根本不必这样。
dull
lacking interest or excitement; boring; monotonous
枯燥无味的
;
令人厌烦的
;
单调的
:
* The conference was deadly dull.
会议开得死气沉沉的
.
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Working with an illustrator, he designed his books with colorful cartoon-like illustrations that capture the young readers’ imagination.
B
同一位插图画家合作把把许多卡通插图设计到新书中，这样吸引了年轻读者的想象力。
illustration
the act of clarifying or explaining.
说明，解释：说明或解释的行为
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“It’s a joke in the linguistic world that’s painful, and funny.
在语言学界有一个痛苦而好玩的笑话。
linguistic
adj of language or linguistics
语言的
;
语言学的
.