這是世界上最難學的語言：英語精讀講義

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Language acquisition can be great fun,

語言學習可以是一件非常有趣的事，

opening many doors with joy and laughter at every step. 慣用語

每一步都伴隨著歡樂與笑聲，為您打開許多扇門。

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

但也可能像拿頭撞牆一樣令人崩潰。

How one language is more difficult than another

一種語言為何比另一種語言更難，

depends greatly on your first language. 片語搭配

很大程度上取決於您的母語是什麼。

While some scholars such as Noam Chomsky

雖然像諾姆·杭士基這樣的一些學者

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

認為我們天生就擁有一種普遍的能力，

to understand grammar patterns and language,

能夠理解文法模式和語言，

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

但事實可能只是我們在嬰兒時期更擅長學習新事物。

So, if your mother tongue is English, 用詞

所以，如果您的母語是英文，

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

在開始學中文之前，可以先嘗試學法文或德文。

But which languages are the toughest to crack? 慣用語

但哪些語言是最難攻克的呢？

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

這正是我們本集《The Infographics Show》要揭曉的答案：

the top 20 hardest languages to learn.

最難學的20大語言。

Number 20, Tagalog.

第20名，他加祿語。

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

這是大多數菲律賓居民使用的語言，

this language features bizarre sentence structure and quirky grammar rules.

特色是句子結構奇特，文法規則古怪。

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

但如果您去馬尼拉旅遊，不必太擔心語言不通，

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

因為那裡大多數當地人都上過英語學校。

Well, in the cities at least. 表達脈絡

至少在城市裡是這樣。

Number 19, Navajo.

第19名，納瓦荷語。

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

這種南阿薩巴斯卡語通行於美國西南部，

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

直到1930年代才被記錄為文字。

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

它對大多數日耳曼語和拉丁語系的人來說完全像外星語，

and is therefore a tough linguistic nut to crack. 慣用語

因此是一塊極難啃的語言硬骨頭。

Number 18, Persian is a puzzling beast to acquire,

第18名，波斯語也是一種令人費解的語言，

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

它屬於印歐語系印度-伊朗語族，

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

是阿富汗、伊朗和塔吉克的母語。

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

但既然有超過一億人每天用它溝通，它應該也沒那麼難。

Number 17, Dutch.

第17名，荷蘭語。

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

這種西日耳曼語與英文和德文有著密切關聯，

but does seem to have some interesting vocabulary 文法

但確實有一些有趣的詞彙，

that makes it really difficult to pronounce.

讓人很難發音。

In Dutch, you have words like

在荷蘭語中，有這樣的詞彙：

"slecht is schrijven" and "angstschroef".

「slecht is schrijven」和「angstschroef」。

Try pronouncing those after a couple of cans of Heineken.

試著在喝了幾罐海尼根啤酒之後發音看看吧。

Number 16, Slovenian.

第16名，斯洛維尼亞語。

Part of the Slavic language group,

作為斯拉夫語族的一部分，

Slovenian is spoken by 2.5 million speakers

斯洛維尼亞語有250萬名母語人士，

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

並且是24種歐盟官方語言中最難學的之一。

In Slovenian, like Russian, nouns have cases.

在斯洛維尼亞語中，像俄文一樣，名詞有格的變化。

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

這意味著名詞字尾會根據前面的介詞而變化，

and many a misspoken noun.

從而導致很多名詞發音錯誤。

Number 15, Afrikaans.

第15名，南非荷蘭語。

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

這種南非語言在納米比亞、辛巴威和波札那也有人使用，

and is like a strange offshoot of Dutch 用詞

它就像是荷蘭語的一個奇怪分支，

and just as difficult to learn.

而且一樣難學。

Most South Africans do learn English at school, too,

不過大多數南非人在學校也會學英文，

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

所以不要被這種奇怪難懂的語言嚇倒。

Number 14, Urdu.

第14名，烏爾都語。

This, the lingua franca of Pakistan, 用詞

作為巴基斯坦的通用語，

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

它在文法和結構上與印地語完全一致，

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

所以如果您從印度語的角度來學習，

this difficult language may well be manageable.

這種困難的語言也是可以掌握的。

If English is your first language,

如果英文是您的第一語言，

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

那我們祝您好運。

Number 13, Hebrew.

第13名，希伯來語。

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

這是一種3000多年前希伯來人和以色列人最先使用的亞非語系語言，

it's still used in modern Israel today

如今在現代以色列仍在使用，

and is an absolute nightmare to acquire. 慣用語

學習它絕對是一場噩夢。

Number 12, Sanskrit.

第12名，梵語。

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

這些古老的亞洲語言通常也讓人頭痛不已，

and this, the primary language of Hinduism and Buddhism,

而這門作為印度教和佛教主要語言的梵語，

is no exception. 片語搭配

也不例外。

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

但是如果想欣賞印度豐富的詩歌、哲學和歷史，

Sanskrit must be learned.

就必須學習梵語。

So, good luck and happy studies.

那麼，祝您好運，學習愉快。

Number 11, Korean.

第11名，韓文。

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

南北韓共有8000萬人使用韓文，

this language is difficult to crack for Westerners,

這種語言對西方人來說很難攻克，

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

但日本人卻覺得毫不費力，

being as they are so close physically and linguistically.

因為他們在地理和語言上都非常接近。

Number 10, Croatian.

第10名，克羅埃西亞語。

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

回到歐洲，塞爾維亞-克羅埃西亞語的標準化版本

is based on the dialect of Eastern Herzegovinian

基於東部黑塞哥維那方言，

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

事實證明學起來極具挑戰性。

Number Nine, Hungarian.

第9名，匈牙利語。

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

儘管匈牙利人在《吸血鬼德古拉》電影裡說英文時的口音可能最可愛，

their mother tongue is a strange language

但他們的母語卻是一門奇怪的語言，

and a difficult beast to tame.

也是一頭難以馴服的猛獸。

Number Eight, Gaelic.

第8名，蓋爾語。

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

凱爾特人知道如何用由古愛爾蘭方言

of old Irish dialects and Scottish lingo.

和蘇格蘭土語熬成的怪異「女巫魔藥」來迷惑我們這些外人。

Approach with serious caution this bizarre tongue.

對待這種奇怪的語言必須格外小心。

Number Seven, Japanese.

第7名，日文。

May not seem difficult at first,

可能一開始看起來不難，

but try putting together a sentence with stacked relative clauses 用詞

但試著造一個包含堆疊的關係子句

and multiple dropped pronouns 用詞

並省略多個代名詞的句子，

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

你很快就會發現你的大腦需要重新調整了。

Number Six, Icelandic.

第6名，冰島語。

This language has been near impossible to figure out

這種語言一直難以被摸透，

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

因為它發音複雜的音節和外觀獨特的字母，

that make English feel like a walk in the park. 慣用語

讓英文相比之下簡直就像在公園散步一樣簡單。

Number Five, Albanian.

第5名，阿爾巴尼亞語。

An Indo-European tongue,

作為一門印歐語系的語言，

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

這種具有數百年歷史的語言與德文和希臘文有著相似的特徵，

but has its own uniquely bizarre vocabulary.

但擁有自己獨特的古怪詞彙。

Number Four, Thai.

第4名，泰文。

Tonal languages are 用詞

聲調語言

tough,

很難，

very

非常

tough.

難。

With

用

one

一個

word,

詞，

for

舉個

example, "cow",

例子，發音類似「cow」的詞，

meaning the color white, rice, and to enter,

意思可以是白色、米飯和進入，

depending on the rising, falling, or steady tone.

取決於它是升調、降調還是平調。

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

學習這種語言，你總是會發現自己陷入了語言的迷宮。

Number Three, Vietnamese.

第3名，越南語。

The pronunciation is going to give you nightmares for years,

它的發音會讓你連做幾年噩夢，

and no matter how much you drill and practice, 文法

而且無論你如何反覆練習，

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

任何發音錯誤永遠都會成為越南朋友取笑的素材。

This comes down to tones again, 片語動詞

這同樣歸結於聲調，

and some say this is the most difficult language.

有人說這是最難學的語言。

Number Two, Arabic.

第2名，阿拉伯語。

This desert tongue has many exotic sounds

這種沙漠語言有許多奇特的發音，

almost impossible to learn for foreigners.

外國人幾乎無法學會。

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

其實，只有兩三個發音是英文裡沒有的，

and these can be learned easily through imitation.

而這些可以很容易地透過模仿來學習。

Arabic does, however, have an enormous vocabulary 文法

然而，阿拉伯語有著龐大的詞彙量，

with over 400 words for camel

表示駱駝的詞有400多個，

and 200 for lion.

表示獅子的詞有200個。

Number One, Chinese.

第1名，中文。

There are apparently over 80,000 Chinese characters,

漢字顯然有八萬多個，

which can seem pretty intimidating.

這似乎相當嚇人。

But guess what? 語氣意圖

但你猜怎麼著？

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

在標準中文裡你只需要認識3500個字。

This might still seem like a lot,

這聽起來可能還是很多，

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

但實際上只用最常見的1000個漢字就能應付日常了。

But Mandarin and Cantonese are both tonal languages,

不過標準漢語和粵語都是聲調語言，

meaning they are especially difficult for Westerners to truly master.

這意味著它們對西方人來說尤其難以真正掌握。

And while all these languages are extremely hard to learn,

雖然所有這些語言學起來都極其困難，

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

但不難的是使用 Wix 建立自己的網站。

Regardless of what exactly your business or hobby is, 文法

無論你的生意或愛好到底是什麼，

one thing is for sure, 片語搭配

有一件事是肯定的，

Wix has a professional solution for it.

Wix 都能提供專業的解決方案。

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

使用 Wix 建立一個你可以信賴的強大網站。

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

如果你需要的不僅僅是一個網站，

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

可能還需要電子郵件行銷、信箱或自訂網域，

Wix can help you with that as well.

Wix 也同樣能幫到你。

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

應該把大把的時間花在學習新語言上，

not making websites.

而不是花在製作網站上。

Go to wix.com/go/infographics

請造訪 wix.com/go/infographics

or click the link in the description

或者點擊描述中的連結，

and build the website you want and need today.

今天就建置你想要和需要的網站吧。

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

那麼，你學過的最難的語言是什麼？

Can you still speak it

你現在還會說嗎，

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

還是在變得太難時放棄了學習？

Let us know in the comments.

請在留言區告訴我們。

Also, be sure to watch our other video called

此外，一定要看看我們的另一部影片

Smartest Countries in the World.

《世界上最聰明的國家》。

Thanks for watching, and as always,

感謝收看，像往常一樣，

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

別忘了按讚、分享和訂閱。

See you next time.

我們下次見。