本文论述了中国历史上三次学习外语的热潮,分别出现在魏晋南北朝至唐朝、清末民初和上世纪八十年代至今这三个时间,而后分析了形成“外语热”的原因,指出“外语热”的形成有着深刻的文化因素和经济因素,并且和当时的历史环境密不可分。“外语热”的形成实质上是两种不同语言互动的结果,可以增进国家、民族间的理解,促进人类和谐相处。 This article discusses the upsurge of three foreign languages ​​learning in Chinese history, which respectively appeared in the three periods from the Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic to the early 1980s, and then analyzed the reasons for the formation of “foreign language fever” It points out that the formation of “foreign language hotness” has profound cultural and economic factors and is inextricably linked with the historical environment at that time. The formation of “foreign language hotness” is essentially the result of the interaction between two different languages, which can enhance the understanding among nations and nations and promote the harmonious coexistence of mankind.