联合国教科文组织总干事2021“国际母语日”英语演讲稿 All languages are linked through their origins and borrowing, but each is a unique source of meaning for understanding, writing and expressing reality. 从起源到后来的相互借鉴，所有语言都是相互联系的，但对于我们理解、记述与表现现实生活而言，每一种语言又都具有其独特性。 Mother languages are special in providing the material with which the world is first voiced, the lens through which it is first understood. International Mother Language Day is a moment to recognize their importance and to mobilise for multilingualism and linguistic diversity. 母语的特殊意义在于为我们提供了一种最初用话语表达的工具和认识这个世界的镜子。国际母语日，我们要认识到母语的重要性并努力促进多语言使用和语言多样性。 Mother languages, along with linguistic diversity, matter for the identity of individuals. As sources of creativity and vehicles for cultural expression, they are also important for the health of societies. Not least, languages are factors for development and growth. We know how important education in the mother language is for learning outes. Mother language instruction is a powerful way to fight discrimination and reach out to marginalised populations. As wellsprings of knowledge, languages are also starting points for greater sustainability in development, for managing more harmoniously our relationship with the environment and change. 母语以及语言多样性与个人的身份认同息息相关。作为创造性的源泉和文化表达的载体，它们对于社会的健康也至关重要。语言还是促进发展和增长的要素。我们深知母语教育对学习成绩的重要性。母语教学是消除歧视和帮助边缘化人群的有效工具。作为知识的源泉，语言也是提高发展的可持续性以及更和谐地调整我们与环境之间的关系和管理
