2013-2014学年高中英语北师大版必修五教师用书Unit15　Learning.docVIP

Unit 15　Learning 【美文阅读】　 随着社会的发展，与国际间的交流日益广泛，人们对英语越来越重视 ，在学习好英语的同时我们也不能忘掉我们的母语——汉语的学习！ Learning Chinese and English Together! We have a long and glorious history here in China. We should be immensly(非常)proud of what the Chinese culture has contributed to the world both in ancient times and in modern times. However，some people feel that Chinese is no longer a useful thing to learn. Some students even feel that we should all just learn English! We must realize, though, that there are many reasons why we really need to learn both Chinese and English. We Need to Learn Chinese for Ourselves! Its true that we need to study our own Chinese language and culture diligently(勤奋地)．So many important things have happened in China over the last 5,000 years that it would be impossible to understand them all without studying incredibly hard. We are Chinese and we need to understand our roots, and the roots are in our language. We all have strong feelings for our country, and therefore we need to cultivate(培养) a strong love for our language as well. We Need to Learn Chinese for the World! We should not just study Chinese for our own sake but we also need to study China for the benefit of the entire world.Even if people from other counties do study China and Chinese, it can sometimes be difficult to fully comprehend(理解) it without having the same experiences we have. Therefore, we need to become the experts in our own language and our own culture for their sake as well as our own. We Need to Learn English for Ourselves! Even if we study our own Chinese language and culture thoroughly, that isnt enough. Even though China is a very large country, the world is even larger. Even if we are experts on China, we still may know very little about the rest of the world. Language is a window into the rest of the world. Through language we can learn more about the rest of the world for ourselves. We Need to Learn English for the World! If we want to make a big impact(影响)on the world，we need to be