Teddy Roosevelt worried that America would become a" polyglot boarding- house" .

泰迪·罗斯福担心美国将成为一个“通晓多种语寄宿家庭”。

A polyglot army, too, because of all the different nationalities.

他们来自不同民族 说不同语。

In a new study, a team of scientists monitored the brain activity of 34 polyglots.

一项新研究中，一组科学家监测了34名多语者大脑活动。

The polyglots spoke between five and 54 languages.

这些人会说5到54种语。

The researchers used fMRI to study the brain as the polyglots listened to different languages.

研究人员使功能性磁共振成像来研究多语者听不同语时大脑活动。

So how do polyglots like Lydia learn multiple languages successfully, and what can we learn from their methods?

那么像莉迪亚这样通晓多种语人是如何成功学习多种语呢？我们又能从他们学习方法中学到什么呢？

They wanted to know the secret of polyglots, people who speak a lot of languages.

他们想知道能说多种语这类人奥秘。

Douglas Hofstadter, a polyglot and polymath writer, has argued that something profound will vanish when people talk through machines.

精通多种语且通晓多门学科作家侯世达认为，当人们通过机器进行交谈时，一些深刻东西会消失。

Kato Lomb was described by the linguist Krashen as " possibly the most accomplished polyglot in the world" .

加藤隆被语学家克拉申描述为“可能是世界上最精通多种语人”。

I only realized this after meeting other polyglots.

我是见过其他精通多国语人之后才意识到这一点。

All of these polyglots were talking about language learning as if it was great fun.

所有这些精通多语种人都谈论语学习，好像这很有趣。

[Camera Man] Right. I also know that you're a polyglot.

- [摄影师] 对。我还知道你会说多种语。

Someone who speaks more than three languages is usually called a " polyglot" (polyglot).

会说三种以上语人通常被称为“通晓多种语”（polyglot）。

A " polyglot" is someone who speaks many languages.

“通晓多种语”是指会说多种语人。

If they speak four or more languages, we'll usually use the term " polyglot" (polyglot).

如果他们说四种或更多语，我们通常会使“多语”（polyglot）这个词。

Countless language learners and seasoned polyglots do exactly that and regularly post videos on YouTube.

不计其数语学习者和老练多语种人士正是这样做，他们经常 YouTube 上发布视频。

Some polyglots, who can speak quite a few languages, may seem especially talented.

一些能说多种语通晓多种语人可能看起来特别有才华。

He said that the brain's neural processes were more efficient, or effective, when the polyglots heard their native language.

他说，当多语者听到他们母语时，大脑神经过程会更高效。

Researchers monitored the polyglots' brain activity as they listened to recordings in eight languages.

研究人员监测了这些多语者听八种语录音时大脑活动。

Of the 34 polyglots who took part in the study, 20 were men and 14 were women.

参与研究34名多语者中，有20名男性和14名女性。