The Benefits of Being Bilingual
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According to the latest figures, the majority of the world's population is now bilingual or multilingual, having grown up speaking two or more languages.
最新数据表明，如今，从小就操两种或者多种语言的双语者及多语者在世界人口中占大多数。
In the past, such children were considered to be at a disadvantage compared with their monolingual peers.
过去认为，这样的孩子不如同代说一种语言的孩子。
Over the past few decades, however, technological advances have allowed researchers to look more deeply at how bilingualism interacts with and changes the cognitive and neurological systems, thereby identifying several clear benefits of being bilingual.
但是，几十年过去了，研究者能借助先进的技术深入研究双语与认知和神经系统之间的关系及使后者发生的变化，进而确定了双语者的几个明显优势。
