外刊精讲 | 中国人，到底要不要学英语？中国现在那么牛，为啥还要学英语？

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标题：Boomers Are Sacrificing Retirement Savings to Support Their Grandkids

正文：Half a century ago, learning English went almost overnight from being discouraged to a national obsession. Throughout the 1980s and beyond, young and old alike would gather in parks, at what became known as “English corners”, to practise with each other. The language became a core part of the national curriculum, on a par with maths and Chinese, right up to the gaokao, or university entrance exam.

知识点：overnight adv. /ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt/

· 英文释义：suddenly and unexpectedly; in a very short period of time

· 中文释义：一夜之间，骤然

· 文中意：形容学英语从被冷落到全民痴迷的转变极其迅速，几乎在一夜之间完成（overnight 在此为副词，强调变化的突然性与戏剧性）

· 例句一：The small startup became a household name overnight after its app went viral. 那家初创公司在其应用走红后一夜之间家喻户晓。

· 例句二：You can't expect to master a new language overnight; it takes years of consistent practice. 你不能指望一夜之间掌握一门新语言，那需要多年持之以恒的练习。

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