你的语言反映出你的哪些特点?What your language says about you

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Over 4 billion people worldwide are bilingual or multilingual, meaning they speak more than one language.

Which is so impressive to me.

Sadly, I only speak one language, but I am working hard to learn Spanish with Duolingo, who is today's sponsor.

More on them later.

But what if I told you being bilingual or even becoming bilingual at an older age isn't just impressive, but a brain-changing superpower that could not only increase your mental abilities, but also slow the aging of your brain and potentially even prevent disease.

Let's start with a simple example.

What do you see?

Chances are you see a rabbit or a duck.

A lot of people are actually able to see both, but not at the same time.

Your brain actually has to switch back and forth between the two.

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