听写 The survey by the Modern Language Association of America finds that the study of Arabic has increased a warping whopping 127%, and the number of schools offering Arabic study has doubled since the last nation-wide survey in 2002. Spanish continues to be the most studied language at higher UShigher education institutions. But interest in Asian languages is growing, with Chinese of up more than 50%. The Modern Language Association has been tracking language in Romanenrollment for half a century. The group’s executive director Rosemary Feal says the number of in Romanenrollments is now and in its storeat an historic, high. She says the increase reflecting reflects a growing recognition on the part of students in and government that languages play a role in an ever smaller world. “First of all we think that they know that they’re going to be better prepared in their careers and in their life lives as citizens, and we also know that there is a lot more support for language study today, support in the form of federal dollars, support also in the form of technology.” 生词 whopping〔口语〕非常大的;非常的,极大的,(谎话等)荒唐的。 翻译 美国现代语言协会的调查发现学习阿拉伯语的人数惊人的增长了127%,教授阿拉伯语的学校也比2002年的最近一次全国调查增加了一倍。西班牙语仍然是美国高等教育机构中学习者最多的语言。但对于亚洲语言的兴趣增长了,学习汉语的人数增加了一半多。现代语言协会跟踪调查语言的招生情况长达半个世纪。研究组的负责人RF说招生人数达到了历史最高水平。她说这种增长反映出学生和政府意识到在联系日益紧密的世界中语言的重要性。“首先我们认为他们将会为他们的工作和公民生活打下更好的基础,我们还得知现在对于语言学习的支持更多了,既表现在联邦的财政投入上,也表现在技术支持上。 总结 今天材料简单,比前几天好多了,治愈啊,郁闷减轻了。第三遍复查的时候还应该注意一些语法的细节问题。