Is it worthwhile to learn French?
法語值得我花時間學嗎？

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獲得21.1k好評的回答@Louis Amiot：

Of course, it is worthwhile.
當然值得。

Here are some reasons:
以下是幾點原因：

?Because you are eager to learn a new language
?因為你渴望學一門新的語言

?Because French is the most practical foreign language which is spoken in more countries than you thought (Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, more than half of African countries,....) , and which is one of the two official languages (with English) at the UN, UNESCO and at the Olympic Games.
?因為法語是最實用的外語，說法語的國家比你想象得要多（加拿大、比利時、瑞士、超過半數(shù)的非洲國家…），而且法語是聯(lián)合國、聯(lián)合國教科文組織和奧運會的兩種官方語言之一（還有英語）。

?Because it could be a real asset in your professional career
?因為它是你職業(yè)生涯中真正的資本

?Because you'll be able to deeply discover a rich culture.
?因為你能深入了解一個豐富的文化。

?Because French is a creative language. French literature is recognized worldwide, we have some fantastic author such as Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Albert Camus and so many more. It'd be a chance to be able to read their texts in their original language.
?因為法語是一種有創(chuàng)造力的語言。法國文學在全世界都被認可，我們有一些出色的作家如維克多·雨果、大仲馬、阿爾貝·加繆等，不勝枚舉。如果能讀到他們作品的原文將是難能可貴的機會。

?Because French is also a door to learn other languages. Learning French helps to learn other languages??, including Latin languages ??(Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian).
?因為法語也是學習其他語言的敲門磚。學法語有助于學習其他語言，包括拉丁系語言（西班牙語、意大利語、葡萄牙語和羅馬尼亞語）。

?Because French is not such a tough language to learn for an English speaker. Actually, 50% of English words come from French.
?因為對說英語的人來說法語并不難學，其實50%的英語詞來自法語。

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獲得44.3k好評的回答@Mark Harrison：

I'm answering this question from the perspective of someone whose first language is English.
我對這個問題的回答是針對母語是英語的人的。

French is reasonably similar to English:
法語和英語有很多相似之處：

1.The language of the ruling class of England was French for a long while, because the ruling class of England was French.
1.英格蘭統(tǒng)治階級在很長一段時期內(nèi)都說法語，因為當時英格蘭的統(tǒng)治階級是法國人。

2.Both are, in part, descended from Latin
2.這兩種語言在某種程度上都起源于拉丁語。

3.France and England are culturally reasonably similar.
3.法國和英格蘭的文化有很多相似之處。

French is different from English:
法語和英語的不同：

1.The syntax is different, you can't just learn "words" and string them together to speak French
1.語法不同。不是只學會單詞，然后串在一起就是說法語了。

2.The way in which verbs conjugate and nouns decline isn't really a concept you come across in English.
2.動詞結(jié)合和名詞變形都和你在英語中學的概念不一樣。

Put the two together, and you have a language that is reasonable easy to learn, but different enough to force you to learn different "patterns", and you end up with a way to think about linguistics through a practical example, rather than abstractly... ... and more broadly, you learn how to think in different ways, which is a very, very useful skill.
把這兩種語言放在一起你就學會了一種很好學的語言，但它們差異又很大，迫使你學習不同“模式”，最終通過實踐了解了語言學，而并非通過抽象的學習。從更廣義的角度來說，你學會了如何用不同方式思考，這是一項非常非常有用的技能。

So, yes, I'm glad I studied French as a child, and certainly glad that I took advantage of some lessons in my 30s when I worked for an Anglo-French group.
所以，是的，我很開心我小時候?qū)W過法語，當然也很開心在30多歲為一個英法團體工作時上了一些課程。

... but for me, the utilitarian benefits are outweighed by the "mental workout" I get thinking in a different language.
但對我而言，比較實用的好處就是通過用不同語言思考我的大腦得到了鍛煉。

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