Very good, Neil! So your Japanese language lessons are going well, then?

很好，尼尔！那么看来你上日语课的成效不错，对吗？

But “la” and “ra” are phonemes that do not exist in the Japanese language.

但是“la”和“ra”是日语中不存在的音素。

For example, a Japanese language presenter discussed how politeness is very important to Japanese culture.

比如，一位日语演讲者探讨了礼貌对日本文化的重要性。

They will be largely low-skilled workers and will need to pass a Japanese language test.

他们大部分将是低技能工人且将需要通过日语测试。

Marshall True, a student from California, hoped to take home a special souvenir for his Japanese language instructor.

来自加州的学生马歇尔·特鲁尔希望给他的日语教师带回去一个特殊的纪念品。

Working conditions can get so bad that the Japanese language actually has a term for 'death by overwork' (karoshi).

工作条件可能变得如此糟糕，以至于日语实际上有一个术语“karoshi”（过劳死）。

The Japanese language has a word for this: tsundoku. The act of acquiring books that go unread.

tsundoku。买书籍但是不读的行为。

It's actually crazy to think, you're in Japan but it's quite difficult to actually practice the Japanese language.

实际上这很疯狂，你在日本，但是你很难练习日语。

All candidates must take the same exam, but it is very difficult for foreign applicants because few can speak the Japanese language.

所有候选者必须参加同样的考试，但由于很少外国申请者能讲日语，因此这对他们来说很难。

Yeah, so sometimes I have homework so I have to do my Japanese language homeworks some nights.

梅格：是的，所以有时我有作业，所以我不得不在某些晚上做日语作业。

They weren't actually listening to what the pacing of the Japanese language was so they couldn't sing it with the song.

他们实际上并没有听日语的节奏是什么，所以他们不能用这首歌来唱。

During the week, if I have free time, sometimes I will watch a TV show or a movie and I also go to Japanese language class.

梅格：平时有空的话，有时候会看电视剧或者电影，也会去上日语课。

Having been schooled in Japan, they soon began their service, translating captured documents, interrogating Japanese soldiers, and producing Japanese language propaganda aimed at persuading enemy forces to surrender.

在日本接受教育后，他们很快开始服役，翻译缴获的文件，审问日本士兵，并制作日语宣传品以说服敌军投降。

This inflamed his rage; he repeated his threatenings, and turning to his companions, spoke with great vehemence in the Japanese language, as I suppose, often using the word Christianos.

这激怒了他。他重复他的威胁，然后转向他的同伴，用日语非常激烈地说话，我想，经常使用克里斯蒂安诺这个词。

Though the move was a difficult adjustment after having been born and raised in America, the oldest son, Harry, formed a close bond with his grand uncle, who taught him the Japanese language, culture and values.

虽然在美国出生和长大后搬家是一个艰难的调整，但大儿子哈利与他的叔祖父建立了密切的联系，后者教他日本语言、文化和价值观。

If you speak another language, like a Russian or a Japanese language, which is a little bit more orderly than ours, you will find that we're not as orderly, but that allows us a little bit more creativity and flexibility.

如果你说另一种语言， 比如俄语或日语，这种语言比我们的更有条理， 你会发现我们没有那么有条理，但这让我们有更多的创造力和灵活性。