小孩是否应该在年幼时学习英语？Should Children Learn English in a Young Age?

With the increasing of social competition, people pay more and more attention on the young generation. Especially their parents will take every means to help their children get prepared for adapting the society. Thus, learning English in a very young age becomes very common among little children. Some people agree with it, but some hold the opposite view. In my opinion, parents should not force their children to study English in a very young age.

随着社会竞争的增加，人们越来越重视年轻一代。特别是他们的父母会竭尽全力去帮助他们的孩子做好适应社会的准备。因此，在年幼时学习英语在小孩子中变得很普遍。有些人同意这个观点，有些人则反对。在我看来，父母不应该强迫他们的孩子在比较小的时候就开始学习英语。

To begin with, children in a young age should live happily, instead of gaining burden. Childhood plays a very important role in one’s whole life, because it takes up a part in his inner mind. A child having a happy childhood may be a sunshine boy, when he grows up. But a child carry a heavy burden in his childhood, he may be pessimistic in the future. And learning English in a young age is no doubt to deprive children’s happy childhood. How can they be happy to be enforced to learn something they don’t like? Grow up healthily is more important to a person.

首先，年幼的小孩应该过得开开心心，而不是背上负担。童年在一个人的一生当中是很重要的，因为它在一个人的内心占有一定的位置。一个拥有快乐童年的人长大后可能会是一个阳光的青年。但是一个顶着负担长大的人，将来则可能会变得很悲观。被强迫去做自己不喜欢的事如何能够开心呢？快快乐乐地长大对一个人来说更重要。

Secondly, people should not forget their origin. According to the present situation, learning English is very significant, but learning Chinese is also couldn’t ignore. If a person can’t learn his mother language well, how can he make others believe he can learn other things well. So I think they don’t need to learn a second language in a hungry. They can learn English when they grow older.

第二，人们不应该忘本。基于如今的情形，学习英语是很重要的，但是学习汉语也是不可忽视的。如果一个人不能学好自己的母语，他如何能让别人相信他可以做好别的事情。所以我觉得他们不用仓促地学习第二语言。他们可以在他们长大一点的时候再学习英语。

To sum up, for the sake of children’s healthy grow up, the adults should not force them to learn English in a young age. Learning English can wait.

总之，看在孩子健康成长的份上，大人们不应该强迫小孩在年幼的时候学习英语。学习英语是可以等等的。