学习篇——马克思如何学外语(上)

Karl Mark was born in Germany.

卡尔·马克思出生于德国

and German was his native language.

德语是他的母语

When he was still a young man.

当他还年轻的时候

he was forced to leave his homeland for political  reasons.

因为一些政治原因他就被迫离开他的祖国

He stayed in Belgium for a few years.

他在比利时待了几年

then he went to France.

然后他去了法国

Before long.

没过多久

he had to move on again.

他又要搬家了

in 1849.

1849年

he went to England.

他去了英国

and made London the base for his revolutionary work.

把伦敦作为他革命工作的基地

Mark had leard some French and English at school.

马克思在学校学了些法语和英语

When he got to England.

到了英国后

he found that his English was too limited.

他发现他的英语水平太有限了

He started working hard to improve it.

他开始努力改进它

He made such rapid progress.

他进步很快

that before long he began to write article in English for an American newspaper.

不久就开始用英语给一家美国报纸写文章了

in fact.

事实上

his English in one of these articles was so good.

他在其中一篇文章中说的英语非常好

that Engels wrote him a letter and praised him for it.

恩格斯为此写信表扬了他

Mark wrote back to say that.

马克思回信说

the Engels' praise had greatly encouraged him.

恩格斯的表扬极大地鼓舞了他

祝福自己。