A：Bonjour!
      早上好。（法语）

B：What?
      你说什么？

A：I said, “Bonjour!”
      我说：早上好。

B：What’s wrong with you, Ted?
      你怎么了，特德。

language什么意思

A：I’m speaking French. Don’t you know anything?
      我在说法语，你不知道吗？

language的解释

B：What’s wrong with speaking English?
      说英语有什么不好吗?

language的解释

A：Well, I just got back from my language school. We have to speak French all day there. No English allowed!
      哦，我刚刚从语言学校回来。在那里我们成天说法语，不准说英语。

B：What are you doing that for?
      为什么要这样呢？

A：I’m trying to learn new skills. It makes me more qualified for a good job.
      我想学一点新的技能。这可以让我更有资格胜任一个好的工作。

B：Good for you.
      好得很。

A：Tell me about your English class, Mary.
      玛丽，给我说说你们英语课。

B：Well, yesterday the teacher wrote some sentences on the board.The first was "if you can't produce the sounds of a language acceptable, then you can't really hear them when other people make them".Next he worte, "if you can't hear the sounds of a language then you probably can't write the language well.Your inadequate pronunciation contributes to making your writing substandard."
      好吧，昨天老师在黑板上写了一些句子。第一句话是"对于一种语言如果你不能正确地发音，那么当别人发这些音时你实际上不可能听懂。"然后他又写道"如果你听不懂一种语言的发音，你大概也不可能很好地书写这种语言。你的不合格的发音将导致你的书写也不能令人满意。"

A：Do you think that's right?
      你认为这对吗？

B：I don't know, Bob. I'll tell you when the course is over.
      我不知道，鲍勃。等这门课结束时我会告诉你的。

A：I don't understand why we have to memorize conversations.We need more vocabulary, not pronunciation.
      我弄不懂为什么我们一定要记住会话。我们需要的是词汇，而不是发音。

B：Don't you think memorizing conversations is a part of learning vocabulary?Every time we memorize a conversation, we're memorizing a whole series of contexts.Each context tells us one way a word can be used.I know from my own language that I can't always use words by simply looking them up in a dictionary and then putting them into sentences. Some words have many meanings. We have to know which meanings go where.
      你不认为记住会话是学习词汇的一个组成部分吗？每当我们记住一句会话，我们就记住了全部的上下文。而这上下文可以供我们了解一个单词的一种用法。我从自己的语言中意识到，光靠查词典然后把这些词汇拼成句子，并不意味着会正确使用这些词。有些意识有很多解释。我们必须弄清楚在哪种情况下适用哪一种解释。

1. 语言；语言文字
    A language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing.

    e.g. ...the English language...
           英语
    e.g. Students are expected to master a second language...
           学生们要掌握一门外语。

2. 言语；语言表达
    Language is the use of a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds or written symbols.

    e.g. Students examined how children acquire language...
           学生们仔细研究儿童如何习得语言。
    e.g. Language is not art but both are forms of human behavior.
           言语不是艺术，但两者都是人类的行为方式。

3. （某一领域的）全部词汇，术语
    You can refer to the words used in connection with a particular subject as the language of that subject.

    e.g. ...the language of business.
           商业用语

4. 粗话；脏话
    You can refer to someone's use of rude words or swearing as bad language when you find it offensive.

    e.g. Television companies tend to censor bad language in feature films...
           电视公司往往会在审查故事片时删去其中的粗话。
    e.g. There's a girl gonna be in the club, so you guys watch your language.
           俱乐部里会有一位女孩，你们男的说话注意点。

5. 语言风格；措辞
    The language of a piece of writing or speech is the style in which it is written or spoken.

    e.g. ...a booklet summarising it in plain language...
           以平实语言对其作出概述的小册子
    e.g. The tone of his language was diplomatic and polite...
           他说话圆通得体、彬彬有礼。

6. 交流方式，交际方式（包括可识别符号、非语言声音、动作等）
    You can use language to refer to various means of communication involving recognizable symbols, non-verbal sounds, or actions.

language是什么意思

    e.g. Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication.
           有些手语可以表达非常复杂的内容。
    e.g. ...the digital language of computers.
           计算机的数字语言