【language音标】 英[ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ] 美[ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ]
【单词释义】 language是什么意思：
n.语言，语言文字；表达能力；言语，语风，文风，文体；专门用语，术语
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] languages
【language形近词/近似词】
assuage vt.缓和；减轻；平息；使安静
【单词例句】
◇ Every one speaks these words in his own language. The butterfly came also to Marguerite to inquire, but he did not pluck off her leaves; he pressed a kiss on each of them, for he thought there was always more to be done by kindness.
每个人可以用自己的语言问。蝴蝶也来问了；但是他不摘下花瓣，却吻起每片花瓣来。因为他认为只有善意才能得到最好的回答。
---- The Butterfly
◇ In general, spoken statements are the major way of communication, but body language and facial expressions also have such kinds of function.
通常说来，口头表达是人们交流的主要方法，但是肢体语言和面部表情也有这种功能。
---- A Misunderstanding
◇ Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries.
英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。
---- Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
◇ But if you hop across the Atlantic, you'll find that people use both fall and autumn interchangeably when referring to this time of year, making it the only season in the English language with two widely accepted names.
但如果你横跨大西洋，你会发现人们交替使用fall和autumn来指代秋天，于是秋天便成了英语中唯一一个拥有两个广为接受的名字的季节。
---- The reason why Americans refer to Autumn as fall?
◇ English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more coffee, I said "Thank you" in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that "Thank you" in French means "Mo, thank you."
英国人在学习外语时也会遇到问题。有一次在巴黎，有人再给我一些咖啡，我用法语说“谢谢”。我的意思是我想要更多，然而，令我惊讶的是，咖啡壶被拿走了！后来我发现“谢谢”在法语中的意思是“不用了，谢谢你。”
---- The difference between vacaciones and holidays
◇ Employers are looking to find out how you prioritize certain tasks and what sort of language you'll use to communicate effectively.
雇主想知道你如何对工作任务划分优先级，以及你用什么样的语言来进行有效沟通。
---- Five most common questions asked at a job interview
◇ Back before alphabets and writing, early human languages were surprisingly... uncolorful. There were words for "black" and "white' and "red" but not much else.
在字母和书写出现之前，早期人类语言“色彩单调”得让人惊诧。表示颜色的词只有“黑”、“白”和“红”。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ By the mid-nineteenth century, the term"icebox"had entered the American language, but ice was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States.
直到19世纪中期，"冰箱"这个名词才进入了美国语言，但冰仅仅只是开始影响美国普通市民的饮食。