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What is the most beautiful language in the world? |
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The English say it's English, the French say it's French... As a Chinese person,
of course, I would say that Chinese is the most beautiful language in the world.
It doesn't need color, just a flick of the wrist to create calligraphy; it
doesn't need music, just the rhythm of tones. From oracle bone script to running
script, Chinese is condensed into square characters with a broad-minded attitude
that encompasses everything.
However, Chinese is inevitably neglected, and its syllables are no longer as
sonorous as they used to be.
You say that the Earth is like an integrated circuit, and in order for this
circuit to operate harmoniously, the world needs a common language.
And so, English has swept across China at an unexpected speed, suffocating this
ancient land. Everywhere, on the streets and in government schools, birds
chatter in English. All kinds of English tutoring classes are springing up like
mushrooms, doing brisk business, and parents and teachers are constantly
nagging, "If you don't pass the English level four or six test, you won't get
anywhere!"
At the same time, you sadly discover that nobody cares about your Chinese, as
long as you speak English. Conversely, Western countries are very interested in
Chinese. Some even assert, "The soul of China lies in the Chinese language!"
This does make us ashamed. In this era of every second counts, how many people
will remember that behind the English frenzy, there is a "soul of China?"
As "The Last Lesson" said, "The language of one's country is the key that opens
the door to the prison." Does this not mean that when a country's people forget
their mother tongue, it is the beginning of that country's demise? Perhaps in a
hundred years, or even less, this ethnic group will no longer exist. It will be
assimilated by its surroundings and completely submerged in the sea of people.
May there still be a nation called China after global informationization,
standing among the world's nations with its unique and beautiful writing, and
the soul of a nation. |
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