language learning
语言学习.

　When learning a language, should we also learn the culture? Opinions on
this question vary from person to person. However, in my opinion, learning a
language should always go together with culture study.

　　For one thing, language is a part of culture. Could one hand work when
being apart from the whold body? Never! A language is just like the hand while
the culture is the whole body. So the language could mean nothing at all without
being related to the culture. Because it is the culture that makes the language
meaningful.

　　For another, learning the culture could help you understand the language
well. Why we should say something in that way when we use a foreign language?
How should we bring in our idea in a foreign language? And what should not be
brought in when talking to a person who speak a different language from ours?
All these questions mentioned refer to something called culture. For example, we
usually say “ No" when others praise us in China, while those say “Thank you”
for the same situation in Western countries. Why? Because we are living in
different countries with different culture backgrounds.

　　Therefore, culture study is not the important thing when learning a foreign
language but a necessary one for good understanding of the language.