Using the process called Intra-cranial Electrophysiology, clinical tests in Boston and New York found that one small part of the brain, known as Broca's area, computes three different language functions, all within a quarter of a second.

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It turns out that if you start learning a language, a second language is where most of the work's been done, within the first few years of life you're fine.

如果你在出生的头几年里开始学习一门语言,非常努力地学习了第二门语言,那么你一切正常

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What do you think is the most important thing to teach students who learn English as a second language?

你觉得要教那些以英语为第二语言的学生，最重要的是什么？

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Can you give us some advice on learning a second language?

你能给我们一些关于学习第二语言的建议吗？

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A lot of students who learn English as a second language

很多以英语为第二语言的学生

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Now, this is underwhelming with what you can do in just a second in this particular language.

该语言在一秒钟内就可以做出,一些意想不到的事情。

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Second dimension is, whether this is a general versus a targeted language.

第二个维度是，这个语言的目标群体,是比较大众还是有特定面向群体的。

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A lot of them are actually English-as-a-Second-Language learners, but for Spanish, so.

他们本身是西班牙人，英语是他们的第二语言。

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