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mfortunateenoughtoworkintherehabfacility,soIgettoseepeoplewhoarefacinglifeanddeathwithaddiction.Andsometimesitcomesdowntosomethingassimpleas,theircorewoundistheirfatherdiedwithouteversayinghe'

sproudofthem.Butthen,theyhearfromallthefamilyandfriendsthatthefathertoldeverybodyelsethathewasproudofhim,buthenevertoldtheson.It'

sbecausehedidn'

tknowthathissonneededtohearit.

　　Somyquestionis,whydon'

tweaskforthethingsthatweneed?

Iknowagentleman,marriedfor25years,who'

slongingtohearhiswifesay,"

Thankyouforbeingthebreadwinner,soIcanstayhomewiththekids,"

butwon'

task.Iknowawomanwho'

sgoodatthis.She,onceaweek,meetswithherhusbandandsays,"

I'

dreallylikeyoutothankmeforallthesethingsIdidinthehouseandwiththekids."

Andhegoes,"

Oh,thisisgreat,thisisgreat."

Andpraisereallydoeshavetobegenuine,butshetakesresponsibilityforthat.Andafriendofmine,April,whoI'

vehadsincekindergarten,shethanksherchildrenfordoingtheirchores.Andshesaid,"

Whywouldn'

tIthankit,eventhoughthey'

resupposedtodoit?

"

　　So,thequestionis,whywasIblockingit?

Whywereotherpeopleblockingit?

WhycanIsay,"

lltakemysteakmediumrare,Ineedsizesixshoes,"

butIwon'

tsay,"

Wouldyoupraisemethisway?

Andit'

sbecauseI'

mgivingyoucriticaldataaboutme.I'

mtellingyouwhereI'

minsecure.I'

mtellingyouwhereIneedyourhelp.AndI'

mtreatingyou,myinnercircle,likeyou'

retheenemy.Becausewhatcanyoudowiththatdata?

Youcouldneglectme.Youcouldabuseit.Oryoucouldactuallymeetmyneed.

　　AndItookmybikeintothebikestore--Ilovethis--samebike,andthey'

ddosomethingcalled"

truing"

thewheels.Theguysaid,"

Youknow,whenyoutruethewheels,it'

sgoingtomakethebikesomuchbetter."

Igetthesamebikeback,andthey'

vetakenallthelittlewarpsoutofthosesamewheelsI'

vehadfortwoandahalfyears,andmybikeislikenew.So,I'

mgoingtochallengeallofyou.Iwantyoutotrueyourwheels:

behonestaboutthepraisethatyouneedtohear.Whatdoyouneedtohear?

Gohometoyourwife--goaskher,whatdoessheneed?

Gohometoyourhusband--whatdoesheneed?

Gohomeandaskthosequestions,andthenhelpthepeoplearoundyou.

　　Andit'

ssimple.Andwhyshouldwecareaboutthis?

Wetalkaboutworldpeace.Howcanwehaveworldpeacewithdifferentcultures,differentlanguages?

Ithinkitstartshouseholdbyhousehold,underthesameroof.So,let'

smakeitrightinourownbackyard.AndIwanttothankallofyouintheaudienceforbeinggreathusbands,greatmothers,friends,daughters,sons.Andmaybe

　　somebody'

sneversaidthattoyou,butyou'

vedoneareally,reallygoodjob.Andthankyouforbeinghere,justshowingupandchangingtheworldwithyourideas.

　　02.Thebenefitsofabilingualbrain

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Hablasespa?

ol?

Parlez-vousfran?

ais?

nihuishuozhongwenma?

Ifyouanswered“si”,”oui”or”hui”andyouarewatchingthisinEnglish,chancesareyoubelongtotheworldbilingualandmultilingualmajority.Andbesideshavinganeasiertimetraveling,orwatchingmovieswithoutsubtitles,knowingtwoormorelanguagesmeansthatyourbrainmayactuallylookandworkdifferentlythanthoseofyourmonolingualfriends.Sowhatdoesitreallymeantoknowalanguage?

　　Languageabilityistypicallymeasuredintwoactiveparts,speakingandwriting,andtwopassiveparts,listeningandreading.Whileabalancedbilingualhasnearequalabilitiesacrosstheboardintwolanguages,mostbilingualsaroundtheworldknowandusetheirlanguagesinvaryproportions.Anddependingontheirsituationandhowtheyacquiredeachlanguage,theycanbeclassifiedintothreegeneraltypes.

　　Forexample,let’stakeGabriella,whosefamilyimmigratestotheUSfromPeruwhenshewastwo-yearsold.Asacompoundbilingual,Gabrielladevelopstwolinguisticcodessimultaneously,withasinglesetofconcepts,learningbothEnglishandSpanishasshebeginstoprocesstheworldaroundher.Herteenagebrother,ontheotherhand,mightbeacoordinatebilingual,workingwithtwosetsofconcepts,learningEnglishinschool,whilecontinuingtospeakSpanishathomeandwithfriends.

　　Finally,Gabriella’sparentsarelikelytobesubordinatebilingualswholearnedasecondarylanguagebyfilteringitthroughtheirprimarylanguage.

　　Becausealltypesofbilingualpeoplecanbecomefullyproficientinalanguageregardlessofaccentandpronunciation,thedifferencemaynotbeapparenttobeacasualobserver.Butrecentadvancesinimagingtechnologyhavegivenneurolinguistsaglimpseintohowspecificaspectsoflanguagelearningaffectthebilingualbrain.

　　It’swellknownthatthebrain’slefthemisphereismoredominantandanalyticalinlogicalprocesses,whiletherighthemisphereismoreactiveinemotionalandsocialones,thoughthisisamatterofdegree,notanabsolutesplit.

　　Thefactthatlanguageinvolvesbothtypesoffunctionswhilelateralizationdevelopsgraduallywithage,hasleadtothecriticalperiodhypothesis.Accordingtothistheory,childrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilybecausetheplasticityoftheirdevelopingbrainsletthemusebothhemispheresinlanguageacquisition,whileinmostadults,languageislateralizedtoonehemisphere,usuallytheleft.

　　Ifthisistrue,learningalanguageinchildhoodmaygiveyouamoreholisticgraspofitssocialandemotionalcontexts.Conversely,recentresearchshowedthatpeoplewholearnedasecondlanguageinadulthoodexhibitlessemotionalbiasandamorerationalapproachwhenconfrontingproblemsinthesecondlanguagethantheirnativeone.

　　Butregardlessofwhenyouacquireadditionallanguages,beingmultilingualgivesyourbrainsomeremarkableadvantages.Someoftheseareevenvisible,suchhigherdensityofthegraymatterthatcontainsmostofyourbrain’sneuronsandsynapses,andmoreactivityincertainregionswhenengagingasecondlanguage.Theheightenedworkoutabilingualbrainreceivesthroughoutitslifecanalsohelpdelaytheonsetofdiseases,likeAlzheimersandDementiabyasmuchas5years.

　　Theideaofmajorcognitivebenefitstobilingualismmayseemintuitivenow,butitwouldhavesurprisedearlierexperts.Beforethe1960s,bilingualismwasconsideredahandicapthatslowedthechild’sdevelopmentbyforcingthemtospendthemtoomuchenergydistinguishingbetweenlanguages,aviewbasedlargelyonflawedstudies.

　　Andwhileamorerecentstudydidshowthatreactiontimesanderrorsincreaseforsomebilingualstudentsincross-languagetests,italsoshowedthattheeffortandattentionneededtoswitchbetweenlanguagestriggeredmoreactivityin,andpotentiallystrengthened,thedorsolateralprefrontalcortex.Thisisthepartofbrainthatplaysalargeroleinexecutivefunction,problemsolving,switchingbetweentasks,andfocusingwhilefilteringoutirrelevantinformation.

　　So,whilebilingualmaynotnecessarilymakeyousmarter,itdoesmakeyourbrainmorehealthy,complexandactivelyengaged,andevenifyoudidn’thavethegoodfortuneoflearningasecondlanguagelikeachild,it’snevertoolatetodoyourselfafavorandmakethelinguisticleapfrom,”Hello,”to“Hola”,”Bonjour”or“ninhao’s”becausewhenitcomestoourbrainsalittleexercisecangoalongway.

　　03.Featsofmemoryanyonecando

dliketoinviteyoutocloseyoureyes.

　　Imagineyourselfstandingoutsidethefrontdoorofyourhome.I'

dlikeyoutonoticethecolorofthedoor,thematerialthatit'

smadeoutof.Nowvisualizeapackofoverweightnudistsonbicycles.

　　Theyarecompetinginanakedbicyclerace,andtheyareheadedstraightforyourfrontdoor.Ineedyoutoactuallyseethis.Theyarepedalingreallyhard,they'

resweaty,they'

rebouncingaroundalot.Andtheycrashstraightintothefrontdoorofyourhome.Bicyclesflyeverywhere,wheelsrollpastyou,spokesendupinawkwardplaces.Stepoverthethresholdofyourdoorintoyourfoyer,yourhallway,whatever'

sontheotherside,andappreciatethequalityofthelight.ThelightisshiningdownonCookieMonster.CookieMonsteriswavingatyoufromhisperchontopofatanhorse.It'

satalkinghorse.Youcanpracticallyfeelhisbluefurticklingyournose.Youcansmelltheoatmealraisincookiethathe'

sabouttoshovelintohismouth.Walkpasthim.Walkpasthimintoyourlivingroom.Inyourlivingroom,infullimaginativebroadband,pictureBritneySpears.Sheisscantilyclad,she'

sdancingonyourcoffeetable,andshe'

ssinging"

HitMeBabyOneMoreTime."

Andthen,

　　followmeintoyourkitchen.Inyourkitchen,thefloorhasbeenpavedoverwithayellowbrickroad,andoutofyourovenarecomingtowardsyouDorothy,theTinMan,theScarecrowandtheLionfrom"

TheWizardofOz,"

hand-in-hand,skippingstraighttowardsyou.

　　Okay.Openyoureyes.

　　IwanttotellyouaboutaverybizarrecontestthatisheldeveryspringinNewYorkCity.It'

scalledtheUnitedStatesMemoryChampionship.AndIhadgonetocoverthiscontesta