这是世界上最难学的语言：英语精读讲义

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Language acquisition can be great fun,

语言学习可以是一件非常有趣的事，

opening many doors with joy and laughter at every step. 習語

每一步都伴随着欢乐与笑声，为您打开许多扇门。

Or it can be like beating your head against the wall. 習語

但也可能像用头撞墙一样令人崩溃。

How one language is more difficult than another

一种语言为何比另一种语言更难，

depends greatly on your first language. 短語搭配

很大程度上取决于您的母语是什么。

While some scholars such as Noam Chomsky

虽然像诺姆·乔姆斯基这样的一些学者

argue that we are born with an innate universal ability 短語搭配

认为我们天生就拥有一种普遍的能力，

to understand grammar patterns and language,

能够理解语法模式和语言，

the truth is probably that we are just better learning stuff as babies.

但事实可能只是我们在婴儿时期更擅长学习新事物。

So, if your mother tongue is English, 用詞

所以，如果您的母语是英语，

try picking up French or German before moving on to Mandarin. 短語動詞

在开始学普通话之前，可以先尝试学法语或德语。

But which languages are the toughest to crack? 習語

但哪些语言是最难攻克的呢？

That's what we'll find out in this episode of The Infographics Show, 短語動詞

这正是我们本期《The Infographics Show》要揭晓的答案：

the top 20 hardest languages to learn.

最难学的20大语言。

Number 20, Tagalog.

第20名，他加禄语。

Spoken by the majority of those dwelling in the Philippines, 語法

这是大多数菲律宾居民使用的语言，

this language features bizarre sentence structure and quirky grammar rules.

特点是句子结构奇特，语法规则古怪。

But don't worry too much about learning the language if you're visiting Manila,

但如果您去马尼拉旅游，不必太担心语言不通，

as most of the natives there go to English-speaking schools.

因为那里大多数当地人都上过英语学校。

Well, in the cities at least. 表達脈絡

至少在城市里是这样。

Number 19, Navajo.

第19名，纳瓦霍语。

This Southern Athabaskan language is spoken in the southwest of the United States

这种南阿萨巴斯卡语通行于美国西南部，

and wasn't transcribed onto the page until the 1930s. 用詞

直到20世纪30年代才被记录为文字。

It's pretty much alien to most Germanic and Latin languages 用詞

它对大多数日耳曼语和拉丁语系的人来说完全像外星语，

and is therefore a tough linguistic nut to crack. 習語

因此是一块极难啃的语言硬骨头。

Number 18, Persian is a puzzling beast to acquire,

第18名，波斯语也是一种令人费解的语言，

belonging as it does to the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European languages 語法

它属于印欧语系印度-伊朗语族，

and being the native tongue in Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan.

是阿富汗、伊朗和塔吉克斯坦的母语。

But it can't be that difficult with over 100 million conversing in the language day to day. 短語搭配

但既然有超过一亿人每天用它交流，它应该也没那么难。

Number 17, Dutch.

第17名，荷兰语。

This West Germanic language is closely related to English and German, 短語搭配

这种西日耳曼语与英语和德语有着密切联系，

but does seem to have some interesting vocabulary 語法

但确实有一些有趣的词汇，

that makes it really difficult to pronounce.

让人很难发音。

In Dutch, you have words like

在荷兰语中，有这样的词汇：

"slecht is schrijven" and "angstschroef".

“slecht is schrijven” 和 “angstschroef”。

Try pronouncing those after a couple of cans of Heineken.

试着在喝了几罐喜力啤酒之后发音看看吧。

Number 16, Slovenian.

第16名，斯洛文尼亚语。

Part of the Slavic language group,

作为斯拉夫语族的一部分，

Slovenian is spoken by 2.5 million speakers

斯洛文尼亚语有250万母语者，

and is one of the most difficult of the 24 official EU languages to learn.

并且是24种欧盟官方语言中最难学的之一。

In Slovenian, like Russian, nouns have cases.

在斯洛文尼亚语中，像俄语一样，名词有格的变化。

This means noun endings change in accordance with the preceding preposition 短語搭配

这意味着名词词尾会根据前面的介词而变化，

and many a misspoken noun.

从而导致很多名词发音错误。

Number 15, Afrikaans.

第15名，南非荷兰语。

This South African language is also spoken in Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana

这种南非语言在纳米比亚、津巴布韦和博茨瓦纳也有人使用，

and is like a strange offshoot of Dutch 用詞

它就像是荷兰语的一个奇怪分支，

and just as difficult to learn.

而且一样难学。

Most South Africans do learn English at school, too,

不过大多数南非人在学校也会学英语，

so don't be too put off by this strange impenetrable tongue. 短語動詞

所以不要被这种奇怪难懂的语言吓倒。

Number 14, Urdu.

第14名，乌尔都语。

This, the lingua franca of Pakistan, 用詞

作为巴基斯坦的通用语，

is identical to Hindi in terms of grammar and structure, 短語搭配

它在语法和结构上与印地语完全一致，

so if you're going at it from an Indian perspective, 短語動詞

所以如果您从印度语的角度来学习，

this difficult language may well be manageable.

这种困难的语言也是可以掌握的。

If English is your first language,

如果英语是您的第一语言，

then we wish you the best of luck. 短語搭配

那我们祝您好运。

Number 13, Hebrew.

第13名，希伯来语。

An Afro-Asiatic language first used by the Hebrews and Israelites over 3,000 years ago,

这是一种3000多年前希伯来人和以色列人最先使用的亚非语系语言，

it's still used in modern Israel today

如今在现代以色列仍在使用，

and is an absolute nightmare to acquire. 習語

学习它绝对是一场噩梦。

Number 12, Sanskrit.

第12名，梵语。

These ancient Asian languages are often a recipe for major headaches, too, 習語

这些古老的亚洲语言通常也让人头痛不已，

and this, the primary language of Hinduism and Buddhism,

而这门作为印度教和佛教主要语言的梵语，

is no exception. 短語搭配

也不例外。

But if one is to enjoy the rich poetry, philosophy, and history of India, 語法

但是如果想欣赏印度丰富的诗歌、哲学和历史，

Sanskrit must be learned.

就必须学习梵语。

So, good luck and happy studies.

那么，祝您好运，学习愉快。

Number 11, Korean.

第11名，韩语。

Spoken by 80 million people in both North and South Korea,

朝韩两国共有8000万人使用韩语，

this language is difficult to crack for Westerners,

这种语言对西方人来说很难攻克，

but the Japanese have no real trouble at all, 短語搭配

但日本人却觉得毫不费力，

being as they are so close physically and linguistically.

因为他们在地理和语言上都非常接近。

Number 10, Croatian.

第10名，克罗地亚语。

Back in Europe, the standardized version of the Serbo-Croatian tongue

回到欧洲，塞尔维亚-克罗地亚语的标准化版本

is based on the dialect of Eastern Herzegovinian

基于东部黑塞哥维那方言，

and can prove a real challenge to pick up. 短語搭配

事实证明学起来极具挑战性。

Number Nine, Hungarian.

第9名，匈牙利语。

While Hungarians have probably the cutest accent while speaking English in Dracula movies,

尽管匈牙利人在《吸血鬼德古拉》电影里说英语时的口音可能最可爱，

their mother tongue is a strange language

但他们的母语却是一门奇怪的语言，

and a difficult beast to tame.

也是一头难以驯服的猛兽。

Number Eight, Gaelic.

第8名，盖尔语。

The Celts know how to confuse us outsiders with the strangest witches' brew 習語

凯尔特人知道如何用由古爱尔兰方言

of old Irish dialects and Scottish lingo.

和苏格兰土语熬成的怪异“女巫魔药”来迷惑我们这些外人。

Approach with serious caution this bizarre tongue.

对待这种奇怪的语言必须格外小心。

Number Seven, Japanese.

第7名，日语。

May not seem difficult at first,

可能一开始看起来不难，

but try putting together a sentence with stacked relative clauses 用詞

但试着造一个包含堆叠的关系从句

and multiple dropped pronouns 用詞

并省略多个代词的句子，

and you soon realize that your noodle needs some major brain readjustment.

你很快就会发现你的大脑需要重新调整了。

Number Six, Icelandic.

第6名，冰岛语。

This language has been near impossible to figure out

这种语言一直难以被摸透，

due to the difficult-sounding syllables and unique-looking letters

因为它发音复杂的音节和外观独特的字母，

that make English feel like a walk in the park. 習語

让英语相比之下简直就像在公园散步一样简单。

Number Five, Albanian.

第5名，阿尔巴尼亚语。

An Indo-European tongue,

作为一门印欧语系的语言，

this centuries-old lingo shares similar features with German and Greek,

这种具有数百年历史的语言与德语和希腊语有着相似的特征，

but has its own uniquely bizarre vocabulary.

但拥有自己独特的古怪词汇。

Number Four, Thai.

第4名，泰语。

Tonal languages are 用詞

声调语言

tough,

很难，

very

非常

tough.

难。

With

用

one

一个

word,

词，

for

举个

example, "cow",

例子，发音类似“cow”的词，

meaning the color white, rice, and to enter,

意思可以是白色、米饭和进入，

depending on the rising, falling, or steady tone.

取决于它是升调、降调还是平调。

You will always find yourself running into linguistic circles with this language.

学习这种语言，你总是会发现自己陷入了语言的迷宫。

Number Three, Vietnamese.

第3名，越南语。

The pronunciation is going to give you nightmares for years,

它的发音会让你连做几年噩梦，

and no matter how much you drill and practice, 語法

而且无论你如何反复练习，

any mispronunciation is always a source of fun for your Vietnamese peers.

任何发音错误永远都会成为越南朋友取笑的素材。

This comes down to tones again, 短語動詞

这同样归结于声调，

and some say this is the most difficult language.

有人说这是最难学的语言。

Number Two, Arabic.

第2名，阿拉伯语。

This desert tongue has many exotic sounds

这种沙漠语言有许多奇特的发音，

almost impossible to learn for foreigners.

外国人几乎无法学会。

In fact, there are only two or three sounds which are not found in English,

其实，只有两三个发音是英语里没有的，

and these can be learned easily through imitation.

而这些可以很容易地通过模仿来学习。

Arabic does, however, have an enormous vocabulary 語法

然而，阿拉伯语有着庞大的词汇量，

with over 400 words for camel

表示骆驼的词有400多个，

and 200 for lion.

表示狮子的词有200个。

Number One, Chinese.

第1名，中文。

There are apparently over 80,000 Chinese characters,

汉字显然有八万多个，

which can seem pretty intimidating.

这似乎相当吓人。

But guess what? 語氣意圖

但你猜怎么着？

You only need to know 3,500 in standard Chinese.

在标准中文里你只需要认识3500个字。

This might still seem like a lot,

这听起来可能还是很多，

but you can actually get by with only a thousand of the most frequent characters. 短語動詞

但实际上只用最常见的1000个汉字就能应付日常了。

But Mandarin and Cantonese are both tonal languages,

不过普通话和粤语都是声调语言，

meaning they are especially difficult for Westerners to truly master.

这意味着它们对西方人来说尤其难以真正掌握。

And while all these languages are extremely hard to learn,

虽然所有这些语言学起来都极其困难，

what isn't hard is making your own website with Wix.

但不难的是使用 Wix 创建自己的网站。

Regardless of what exactly your business or hobby is, 語法

无论你的生意或爱好到底是什么，

one thing is for sure, 短語搭配

有一件事是肯定的，

Wix has a professional solution for it.

Wix 都能提供专业的解决方案。

Create a powerful website that you can rely on using Wix. 短語動詞

使用 Wix 创建一个你可以信赖的强大网站。

And if you're looking for more than just a website, 語法

如果你需要的不仅仅是一个网站，

maybe email marketing, a mailbox, or a custom domain,

可能还需要电子邮件营销、邮箱或自定义域名，

Wix can help you with that as well.

Wix 也同样能帮到你。

Spend an insane amount of time learning new languages, 短語搭配

应该把大把的时间花在学习新语言上，

not making websites.

而不是花在制作网站上。

Go to wix.com/go/infographics

请访问 wix.com/go/infographics

or click the link in the description

或者点击描述中的链接，

and build the website you want and need today.

今天就构建你想要和需要的网站吧。

So, what's the most difficult language you've ever learned?

那么，你学过的最难的语言是什么？

Can you still speak it

你现在还会说吗，

or did you give up learning when the going got too tough? 講解

还是在变得太难时放弃了学习？

Let us know in the comments.

请在评论区告诉我们。

Also, be sure to watch our other video called

此外，一定要看看我们的另一部视频

Smartest Countries in the World.

《世界上最聪明的国家》。

Thanks for watching, and as always,

感谢收看，像往常一样，

don't forget to like, share, and subscribe.

别忘了点赞、分享和订阅。

See you next time.

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