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1Even more, the "bilingual advantage hypothesis" is being challenged once again.更重要的是，“雙語優勢假説”再次受到挑戰。

2They countered that no negative effects of bilingual education have been found.他們反駁説，還未曾發現雙語教育有負面影響。

3Researchers now claim that earlier research on bilingual education was seriously flawed.研究人員現聲稱，雙語教育的早期研究存在嚴重缺陷。

4In the past, students were recommended to buy a thick bilingual dictionary as a tool to learn English.過去，學生會被建議去買一本厚厚的雙語詞典作為學習英語的工具。

5In fact, most children outside of the United States are expected to become bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual.事實上，大多數美國以外的孩子都被期望成為雙語者，或者——在很多情況下——甚至是多語者。

6The students who were dominant in a foreign language weren't yet comfortably bilingual; they were just starting to learn English.那些主要説外語的學生並不完全是雙語使用者，他們才剛剛開始學英語。

7Unlike traditional monolingual programs, bilingual classrooms aim at developing students' ability to use two languages by middle school.與傳統的單語課程不同，雙語課堂旨在從中學開始培養學生使用兩種語言的能力。

8Ethnically and economically balanced bilingual classrooms are found to be helpful for kids to get used to social and cultural diversity.研究發現，在（學生）種族比例和（家庭）經濟水平趨於平衡的雙語課堂有助於孩子們適應社會和文化的多樣性。

9Young children being raised bilingual have to follow social cues to figure out which language to use with which person and in what setting.從小在雙語環境下長大的孩子必須關注社交線索，以弄明白在什麼環境下與什麼人交流該使用哪種語言。

10Bilingual speakers often do better than monolinguals in completing certain tasks because they can concentrate better on what they are doing.由於雙語者能更好地專注於他們正在做的事情，所以他們通常比單語者在完成某些任務時做得更好。

11A study found that there are similar changes in brain structure between those who are bilingual from birth and those who start learning a second language later.一項研究發現，在雙語環境下成長的人和後天開始學習第二語言的人之間，大腦結構有相似的變化。

12She is bilingual in English and Punjabi.她會説英語和旁遮普語。《牛津詞典》

13He is bilingual in an Asian language and English.他是通曉一種亞洲語言和英語的雙語使用者。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

14Advocates of bilingual education argued that it produces positive effects though they may be limited.雙語教育的提倡者認為，雙語教育能產生積極的影響，儘管這些影響可能有限。

15Most famously, California passed Proposition 227 in 1998. It was intended to sharply reduce the amount of time that English language learners spent in bilingual settings.最著名的是，加州在1998年通過了227號提案，旨在大幅減少英語學習者置身雙語環境的時間。

16The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in English, "by the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families".移民的孩子往往會説兩種語言，而且精通英語，“到了第三代，大多數移民家庭都喪失了原來的語言。”

17Belpré instituted bilingual story hours, purchased Spanish-language books, and implemented cultural programs.貝爾普利設立雙語故事時間，購買西班牙語書籍，並實施文化項目。

18Kazakhstan is a bilingual country.哈薩克斯坦是一個雙語國家。

19She works as a bilingual secretary.她的工作是雙語秘書。

20Bilingual Brains Delay Aging effects.雙語大腦延緩衰老產生的影響。

21Q. Are you bilingual?您是屬於雙語者嗎？

22Many of the building signs were bilingual.許多建築物的指引標示都是雙語對照的。

23They are becoming bilingual or multilingual.他們正逐漸成為會講兩種或多種語言的人。

24It is why even bilingual doctors rely on interpreters.這就是為什麼就連雙語的醫生也要依賴於口譯員。

25This is sometimes called transitional bilingual education.這種模式稱之為：過渡型雙語教學模式。

26One area of concern is a lack of qualified bilingual teachers.一個關注的問題是缺乏合格的雙語教師。

27His latest book, Bilingual: Life and Reality, came out in 2010.他的新書《雙語制：生活和現實》在2010年面市。 ^[1]