當?shù)卣Z言促進世界公民意識

李奕群

For 14 years now， UNESCO and itspartners have celebrated InternationalMother Language Day. They have organizedactivities， conferences and concerts aroundthe world to highlight the importance of lan?guage diversity.

The protection and promotion ofmother languages are keys to global citizen?ship and understanding. Understanding and speaking more than one language leads to agreater understanding of the wealth of cultural interactions in our world. Recognizing locallanguages enables more people to make their voices heard and take an active part in theircollective fate. That is why UNESCO makes every effort to promote the harmoniouscoexistence of the 7，000 languages spoken by humans.

This year， special emphasis is placed on“ Local languages for global citizenship：Spotlight （聚光燈） on science”，showing how languages ensure our access to knowledge.Contrary to popular wisdom， local languages are perfectly capable of spreading themost modern scientific knowledge in mathematics， physics， technology and so on. Recogni?zing these languages also means opening the door to a great deal of traditional scientificknowledge to enrich our overall knowledge base.

And yet， the“ global village” makes working towards intercultural understanding anddialogue ever more vital. In todays world， we usually use at least three languages，including one local language， one language of wider communication and one internationallanguage. This language and cultural diversity may be our best chance for the future： forcreativity， innovation and inclusion.

International Mother Language Day has contributed for more than a decade tohighlighting the many roles played by languages in shaping minds and building a globalcitizenship where we all have the means of contributing to the lives and challenges ofsocieties. I call upon all the Member States of UNESCO， the International Organization ofLa Francophonie， those who are active in civil society， educators， cultural associations andthe media to make the most of this promise of language diversity for peace and sustainabledevelopment.

ReadingCheck

1. What is the purpose of International Mother Language Day？

A. To remove the cultural discrimination.

B. To call on the loyalty to our own country.

C. To promote the equality of every language.

D. To stress the significance of language diversity.

2. How do local languages ensure our access to knowledge？

A. They enable us to have a desire to learn from others.

B. They enable us to understand traditional scientific knowledge.

C. They enable us to enhance our understanding of some customs.

D. They enable us to focus on modern scientific knowledge.

3. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about？

A. The authors appeal to the Member States.

B. The application of local languages.

C. The authors expectations of the language studies.

D. The development of International Mother Language Day.

語篇解碼

本文是一篇演講稿，為國際母語日致辭。當時，聯(lián)合國教科文組織及其合作伙伴慶祝國際母語日已有14年時間，保護和使用當?shù)卣Z言對培養(yǎng)世界公民意識有著深遠的影響，作者呼吁利用語言多樣性促進和平與可持續(xù)發(fā)展。

語言學習

Ⅰ. 語料薈萃

Ⅱ. 語句分析

1. That is why UNESCO makes every effort to promote the harmonious coexistence ofthe 7，000 languages spoken by humans.這是聯(lián)合國教科文組織盡一切努力促進人類使用的7，000種語言和諧共存的原因。

【點石成金】該句中的引導詞why在系動詞is后面，引導的是一個表語從句。spo?ken by humans是動詞的過去分詞作后置定語，修飾前面的名詞the 7，000 languages。

2. This year， special emphasis is placed on“ Local languages for global citizenship：Spotlight on science”， showing how languages ensure our access to knowledge.今年，“全球公民的地方語言：聚焦科學”被著重強調(diào)，展示語言是如何確保我們獲得知識的。

【點石成金】該句有兩個動詞，第一個是動詞短語place emphasis on，在句中作謂語，第二個是動詞showing，在句中是動詞的現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語。

語言運用

Ⅰ. 例句仿寫

1. 問題是誰為發(fā)生的事情負責。

The question is is responsible for what has happened.

2. 這條狗跟著主人進了屋。

The dog entered the room，

Ⅱ. 寫作實踐

為慶祝4月20日的漢語語言日，你校舉辦了“漢語語言日”主題活動。請你為校英文報寫一篇報道，內(nèi)容包括：

1. 活動內(nèi)容；

2. 活動反響。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Chinese Language Day celebrations on campus