我愛我的語言！ - 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

Six Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com.

來自 BBCLearningEnglish.com 的六分鐘英語。

Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

你好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的六分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是尼爾。

And I'm Sam.

我是山姆。

Last weekend,

上個週末，

I was driving from London to Anglesey in Wales 文法

我正從倫敦開車前往威爾斯的安格爾西島，

when I saw a road sign written in two languages. 文法

這時我看到了一塊用兩種語言書寫的路標。

It said "Welcome to Wales" in English, 用詞

上面用英文寫著「Welcome to Wales」，

and below that it said

而在它下面寫著

"Croeso I Cymru" in Welsh.

威爾斯語的「Croeso I Cymru」。

Yes,

是的，

Welsh is spoken by many people in North Wales. 文法

在北威爾斯有許多人說威爾斯語。

It's the indigenous language, 用詞

它是本土語言，

the language spoken by the people who originally lived in a place

也就是最初居住在某個地方的人們所使用的語言，

rather than by others who moved there from somewhere else. 片語搭配

而不是從其他地方搬來這裡的人所說的語言。

Welsh is a good example of an indigenous language that has survived. 講解

威爾斯語就是一門存活下來的本土語言的好例子。

Some children speak Welsh in school and the local government has encouraged its spread, 片語搭配

有些孩子在學校說威爾斯語，當地政府也鼓勵推廣它，

but not all indigenous languages have been so lucky, 語氣意圖

但並不是所有的本土語言都這麼幸運，

as we'll be finding out in this program. 表達脈絡

我們將在本期節目中探討這一點。

Of course,

當然，

languages are more than just words. 慣用語

語言不僅僅是詞彙。

They carry people's history, culture, and identity. 慣用語

它們承載著人們的歷史、文化和認同感。

So,

所以，

when an indigenous language disappears, 文法

當一門本土語言消失時，

so too does the culture.

隨之消失的還有文化。

Yes,

是的，

the dominance of international languages, 用詞

國際語言的主導地位，

including English,

包括英語，

has endangered other less spoken languages. 用詞

已經使其他較少人使用的語言面臨瀕危。

So,

那麼，

here's my quiz question, Sam.

這是我的測試題，山姆。

Did you know that nearly 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world? 表達脈絡

你知道世界上大約有7000種不同的語言正在被使用嗎？

But how many of them are indigenous?

但其中有多少是本土語言呢？

Is it A, 3,000, B, 4,000, or C, 5,000?

是 A，3000種，B，4000種，還是 C，5000種？

Hmm, I'll say B,

嗯，我選 B，

4,000 languages.

4000種語言。

Okay, Sam.

好的，山姆。

We'll find out the answer at the end of the program. 片語動詞

我們將在節目最後揭曉答案。

One indigenous language speaker is Mshkogaabwid Kwe.

有一位說本土語言的人叫 Mshkogaabwid Kwe。

She's from Canada or Turtle Island, 文化背景

她來自加拿大，或者叫海龜島，

as it's called by her tribe.

這是她所在部落的叫法。

She grew up speaking English instead of her native language, 片語搭配

她從小到大說的是英語，而不是她的母語，

Anishinaabemowin, which she only learned later as an adult. 講解

Anishinaabemowin，這門語言是她成年後才學會的。

Listen to Mshkogaabwid speaking with BBC World Service program The Conversation 表達脈絡

來聽聽 Mshkogaabwid 在 BBC 國際頻道節目《對話》中的談話，

about how she felt learning Anishinaabemowin later in life.

關於她在晚些時候學習 Anishinaabemowin 時的感受。

When I realized that the sounds that were coming out of my mouth 講解

當我意識到從我嘴裡發出的聲音

were the same sounds that had come out of my ancestors' mouths 文法

與我祖先口中發出的聲音完全相同時，

thousands of years ago,

在數千年前的那些聲音，

I felt a deep sense of who I was and what it means to be Anishinaabemowbec 講解

我深深感受到了我是誰，以及作為 Anishinaabemowbec 人的意義，

and it made me realize that my dream of learning this language 講解

這讓我意識到，我學習這門語言的夢想

and passing it on to my children 片語動詞

並將其傳授給我的孩子們，

was now accessible, 表達脈絡

現在已經是可以實現的了，

was now reachable, attainable,

現在已經是觸手可及、能夠達到的了，

and, you know,

而且，你知道的，

after a couple of months, 片語搭配

幾個月後，

I was able to understand one full prayer 講解

我已經能夠聽懂一整篇祈禱文，

that was said at a ceremony feast,

那是在一次慶典宴會上唸誦的，

and the glee in me 用詞

我內心的狂喜，

and the feeling of joy of being able to understand 文法

以及能夠聽懂的喜悅感，

something in my own language,

用我自己語言表達的東西，

it was the most profound sense of confidence. 片語搭配

那是一種最深刻的自信。

Learning to speak the language of her ancestors 文法

學習說她祖先的語言

gave Mshkogaabwid glee,

讓 Mshkogaabwid 感到了狂喜，

a feeling of happiness,

一種幸福的感覺，

pleasure, or excitement.

快樂，或者興奮。

Although she didn't grow up speaking Anishinaabemowin, 文法

儘管她不是從小就說 Anishinaabemowin 語，

she now wants to pass it on to her children. 片語動詞

她現在想把它傳給她的孩子們。

To pass something on means to give it to someone,

將某物傳下去意味著把它給某人，

usually in your family,

通常是你家裡的某個人，

who lives on after you die. 片語動詞

在你死後繼續生活的人。

Mshkogaabwid's decision to raise her children speaking Anishinaabemowin 文法

Mshkogaabwid 決定讓她的孩子們在成長過程中說 Anishinaabemowin 語，

turned out to be the right one, 片語動詞

事實證明這是正確的決定，

as she explained to BBC World Service program The Conversation.

正如她在 BBC 國際頻道節目《對話》中所解釋的那樣。

There'are lots of bumps in the road, 慣用語

前進的道路上有很多坎坷，

but it's going very well.

但一切都很順利。

My daughter is turning four, 用詞

我的女兒快四歲了，

and she completely understands the language.

她完全聽得懂這門語言。

Being put back into daycare, 文法

把她重新送回日託所後，

which she's only been there for maybe a month, 文法

她可能只去了差不多一個月，

has really influenced her English.

這就已經深刻影響了她的英語。

So, I notice she's speaking a lot of English,

所以，我注意到她說了大量的英語，

and so that was a little bit rough for the family, 語氣意圖

因此這對全家來說有點難熬，

being in an immersion home where we only speak Anishinaabemowin in the home, 文化背景

在一個沉浸式的家庭環境中，我們在家裡只說 Anishinaabemowin，

for there to be so much English, 文法

居然出現了這麼多的英語，

and only recently over the last week and a half 文法

直到最近這一個半星期，

have we really noticed her switch and her shift back into using the language. 片語搭配

我們才真正注意到她轉換並重新開始使用這種語言。

Bringing up her children to speak her indigenous language wasn't easy, 片語動詞

撫養她的孩子們說她的本土語言並不容易，

and Mshkogaabwid said there were some bumps in the road,

而且 Mshkogaabwid 說路上有些小坎坷，

small problems or delays that slowed down or stopped things from developing. 片語搭配

也就是讓事情進展變慢或停止發展的小問題或延誤。

To help,

為了有所幫助，

her family spoke only Anishinaabemowin at home,

她的家人在家裡只說 Anishinaabemowin 語，

using a technique called immersion, 用詞

使用一種叫做沉浸式的技巧，

the process of learning a language or skill

這種學習語言或技能的過程

by using only that and nothing else. 文法

僅僅使用這種語言而不用其他任何東西。

This meant that Mshkogaabwid's children spoke both English at school 講解

這意味著 Mshkogaabwid 的孩子們在學校說英語，

and Anishinaabemowin at home.

在家裡說 Anishinaabemowin 語。

She noticed how they changed between languages when speaking, 片語搭配

她注意到他們在說話時是如何在語言之間切換的，

something known as code switching. 用詞

這也就是所謂的語碼轉換。

Mshkogaabwid believes this not only helps her children's development, 文法

Mshkogaabwid 認為這不僅有助於孩子們的發展，

but also gives them a sense of family history, 片語搭配

同時也給了他們一種家族歷史感，

as well as preserving her traditional culture. 文法

並保護了她的傳統文化。

A culture she hopes that they will pass on to their children in turn. 片語搭配

她希望他們將來能依次傳給他們孩子的文化。

So, while indigenous cultures are threatened by big global languages, 表達脈絡

因此，儘管本土文化受到大型全球語言的威脅，

there's still hope that many will survive into the future,

但仍然有希望讓許多文化在未來存活下來，

which reminds me of your quiz question, Neil. 表達脈絡

這就讓我想起了你的測試題，尼爾。

Was my answer right?

我的答案對了嗎？

Ah, yes.

啊，對的。

I asked Sam how many of the 7,000 languages spoken around the world are indigenous? 文法

我問山姆，世界上有大約7000種語言，其中有多少是本土語言？

And I thought it was B, 4,000 languages.

我以為是 B，4000種語言。

Which was the correct answer.

這就是正確答案。

And what's amazing is that although indigenous peoples make up under 6% of the global population, 講解

令人驚奇的是，儘管原住民占全球人口不到 6%，

they speak more than 4,000 of the world's languages. 文法

但他們卻說了世界上 4000 多種語言。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼爾。

Let's recap the vocabulary from this program on indigenous languages. 表達脈絡

讓我們回顧一下這期關於本土語言節目的詞彙。

Languages spoken by the people who originally lived in a place

由最初居住在某個地方的人們所說的語言，

rather than others who came later.

而不是由後來者所說的。

Glee is a feeling of happiness or excitement.

Glee 是指一種幸福或興奮的感覺。

If you pass something on,

如果你將某物 pass something on（傳授/傳承），

you give it to someone,

你把它交給某人，

usually in your family,

通常是在你的家庭裡，

who lives on after you.

比你活得久的人。

A bump in the road is a small problem or delay that slows things down.

A bump in the road 指的是減緩事情進展的小問題或延誤。

Immersion is the process of learning something,

Immersion（沉浸式）是學習某物的過程，

like a language or a skill,

比如一門語言或一項技能，

by using only that and nothing else.

只使用它而不使用其他任何東西。

And finally,

最後，

code switching is the ability to change between two or more languages when speaking.

code switching（語碼轉換）是指在說話時在兩種或多種語言之間切換的能力。

That's all from us.

這就是我們的全部內容。

Bye for now.

暫且再見。

Bye-bye.

再見。

Six Minute English from the BBC.

來自 BBC 的六分鐘英語。