賴世雄中級美國英語The Dying Languages
Today, more people than ever before are speaking to each other through satellite television, cellular telephones and computers. This means that people from different parts of the world need to be able to communicate in the same language. That language happens to be English.
Because of this, experts have predicted that more than half of the world's 6,000 languages may die out in the next century. Already almost all Californian Native American languages are in danger of extinction. They are being swallowed up by English and other language. It is a pity, but that is one of the prices of modernization.
words and expressions:
Don't use dirty/bad language 臟話 (language = speech)
I am dying to see the movie with Madonna.
than ever before = than ever = than before
handy 方便的
Bruce wrote a letter to Peter in English.
sector = area
It happens that I have 20 dollars. 演變: I happen to have 20 dollars.
die out = become extinction 絕跡
Native American 土著人 native American 美國出生的 a native zhuang
capitalize 將...大寫
