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人一生中最多能学会几种语言?这个看似没有答案的问题,恰恰证明了人类的潜能是无穷的。最近的英国《每日邮报》就报道了这样一位“语言小神童”:年仅10岁的英国籍印度裔小学生阿尔潘·萨尔马目前已经掌握了11种语言。除了母语英语之外,他还会说10门外语,其中包括北印度语、法语、西班牙语、德语、意大利语、泰语、斯瓦希里语、波兰语、汉语和乌干达语!去年11月2日,他还参加了在伦敦举办的汉语普通话大赛全英总决赛,并一举夺冠,成为“全英国汉语说得最好的人”。
How many languages can one learn in a lifetime? The seemingly unanswered question just proves that human potential is endless. A recent “Daily Mail” reported on such a “language prodigy”: Alban Salle, a 10-year-old English-speaking Indian student, now has 11 languages. In addition to his native English, he speaks 10 foreign languages, including Hindi, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Thai, Kiswahili, Polish, Chinese and Ugandan! Last November 2 Day, he also participated in the Chinese Mandarin contest held in London, the British Finals, and won in one fell swoop, as “the best of all English-Chinese”.