新年伊始，很多同学都想学习一门新的语言，但是，到底选哪一门语言好呢？

说实话，语言学习从来不只是兴趣问题，更是一项时间和精力的长期投资。选对了，是职场加分项；选错了，可能只是朋友圈里的“自我感动”。

最近，英语君在《Forbes》上看到一篇关于“最值得学习的外语”的分析文章，盘点了几门“性价比极高”的小语种，大家可以参考一下。



Want to make money? Turns out it pays to be bilingual—or at least to learn a second language, according to a recent survey by Preply.

想多赚钱吗？一项来自Preply的最新调查显示，会说两种语言——或者至少掌握一门第二语言，真的能“换来更高收入”。

The results are in, and if you want to make the biggest bucks, Preply’s research shows that you need to learn Portuguese and move to New York City, where companies offer by far the highest salaries for Portuguese-speaking roles. The average salary for a Portuguese speaker in NYC is $263,781 per year.

调查结果已经出炉。如果你想赚到最多的钱，Preply 的研究显示：学葡萄牙语并前往纽约工作，回报最高。在纽约，说葡萄牙语的岗位给出的薪资遥遥领先，年薪平均高达 263,781 美元。



In second place, Japanese speakers make an average of $97,452. In third place, German speakers make $89,996.

排在第二位的是日语，日语使用者的平均年薪为 97,452 美元；第三位是德语，平均年薪 89,996 美元。

Preply also looked at salaries across the entire United States and discovered that German is the best paid foreign language with an average salary of $69,898 per year.

Preply 还对全美范围内的薪资情况进行了分析，发现德语是美国薪酬最高的外语，年薪平均为 69,898 美元。

“German has overtaken French being one of the most popular languages to study, and it’s not surprising that German comes on the top of our lists, not only in America but also in the UK and Europe,” says Daniele Saccardi, campaigns manager for Preply.

Preply 市场活动经理 Daniele Saccardi 表示：“德语已经超越法语，成为最受欢迎的学习语言之一。德语位居榜首并不令人意外，这不仅体现在美国，在英国和整个欧洲也是如此。”



In second place is Portuguese ($64,507.46) and in third is Japanese ($58,840.25).

排在第二位的是葡萄牙语，平均年薪 64,507.46 美元；第三位是日语，平均年薪 58,840.25 美元。

Italian, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi round out the top 10 best paid foreign languages in the United States.

此外，意大利语、普通话、法语、西班牙语、孟加拉语、阿拉伯语、印地语、乌尔都语和旁遮普语也跻身美国薪酬最高的外语前十名。

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