是否應該在幼年時學習外語？Should We Learn A Foreign Language at An Early Age?

I started to learn English in Grade five in primary school, which seemed a little early in that time. But now, the situation is completely different. As the deepening of globalization, people pay increasingly attention to foreign language learning. But many parents do not know when is the best time to study a foreign language. Recently, many educational organizations say publicly that children should study a foreign language in a early age. However, from my point of view, it's good for children to study a foreign language, but it should not be too early. 

我小學五年級就開始學習英語，這在當時算有點早的，但是現在情況完全不同了，隨着全球化的加深，人們越來越關注外語的學習。但是，很多家長並不知道什麼時候是學習外語的最佳時期。近來，有很多教育機構公開指出，孩子應該較早開始學外語。但我認爲，早學習外語對孩子固然好，但不能過早開始。

Firstly, children should first study well our mother language. It's not so easy for them to learn Chinese,because Chinese have both Chinese Characters and pinyin. Pinyin have the same letters with English, which would make children confused and make the study more difficult. Secondly, children should have more time to play rahter than study. If they study a foreign language in an early age, they would be bored and inimical which may do harm to their learning and growth. 

首先，孩子應該先學好母語。漢語對孩子來說並不容易，因爲漢語既有字形要學，又有拼音要學。拼音跟英文字母有相似之處，容易使孩子混淆，這加深了學習難度。其次，孩子應該有更多時間玩耍，而不是學習。如果較早開始學習外語，容易感到厭倦和反感，這不利於他們的學習和成長。

From the discussions above, it's not so good for children to study a foreign languge too early. Language learning is important but not everyone has the gift to study a foreign language well. Therefore, when to start to study a foreign languge depends on children's interest.

從以上討論來看，孩子不適合太早開始外語學習。外語很重要，但不是很個人都有學習天賦，因此什麼時候開始外語學習，要看孩子的興趣。