◆Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition / What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.讲两种语言的儿童比只讲一种语言的儿童智商测试得分更高。此外/而且,讲两种语言的儿童似乎在学习第三种甚至第四种语言时觉得更容易。
◆Learning another language not only improves children's job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.学习另一种语言不仅可以提升儿童未来的职业前景,而且可以增强他们的自尊心。
◆Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.教儿童第二语言可以提升他们未来的职业前景。此外,还可以使他们获得更强的自尊心、对其他文化更包容。
◆Another / One further / One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children's self-esteem.另一个鼓励双语教育的原因是它能增强儿童的自尊心。
◆Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.研究表明,讲两种语言的儿童学习其他语言觉得更容易。此外,越来越多的证据表明,讲两种语言的儿童不仅在外语学习上,同时在其他各门学科的学习上都表现得更好。
◆His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.他认为双语教育会使儿童感到迷惑的说法几乎是没有依据的。况且,他仅有的证据也是有严重缺陷的。
◆Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.研究已经表明,接触第二语言不会妨碍第一语言的发展。而且,没有证据支持双语教育使儿童感到迷惑这种说法。
also / as well / too
Also is more formal than as well and too, and it usually comes before the main verb or after be. * also 比 as well 和 too 正式,通常置于主要动词之前或 be 之后:◆I went to New York last year, and I also spent some time in Washington.我去年去了纽约,还在华盛顿待了些时间。In BrE it is not usually used at the end of a sentence. Too is much more common in spoken and informal English. It is usually used at the end of a sentence.在英式英语中,also 通常不置于句末。too 则多用于非正式的口语,且通常置于句末:◆'I'm going home now.' 'I'll come too.'“现在我要回家了。” “我也一起走。”In BrEas well is used like too, but in NAmE it sounds formal or old-fashioned.在英式英语中,as well 的用法同 too,但在美式英语中,as well 显得正式或过时。
When you want to add a second negative point in a negative sentence, use not…either.在否定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... either:◆She hasn't phoned and she hasn't written either.她没来过电话,也没有写信。If you are adding a negative point to a positive one, you can use not… as well/too.在肯定句中要增加一个否定成分可用 not ... as well/too:◆You can have a burger, but you can't have fries as well.你可以吃汉堡包,但不可以同时又吃炸薯条。