方言 dialect

　　必修課程 compulsory course

　　依據 judging factor

　　支持 approve

　　消失 extinguish

　　文化多樣性 cultural diversity

　　弘揚 enhance

　　個性 identity

　　爭論說 contend

　　絕對的 absolute

　　引起 give rise to/bring forth

　　考試標準 examination standard

　　不可缺少的 indispensable

　　自愿地 voluntarily

　　學習 acquire

　　【精彩譯文】

　　Recently, it has been practiced by some local universities that dialect is made a compulsory course for some students, under which students are subject to learning the local dialect and then graded as one of the judging factors for them to graduate. On the one hand, people approving the practice maintain that it will help to prevent the dialect from extinguishing so that the local traditional culture and the cultural diversity can be enhanced, and the unique urban identity can be preserved simultaneously. On the other hand, people in opposition to the practice contend that it will give rise to the appearance of educational inequality, for the local students will enjoy absolute advantages over those from other places. Moreover, the inclusion of dialect in compulsory courses will bring forth other problems like teaching material, teachers and examination standards. As far as I am concerned, dialects, as an indispensable part of local traditional culture as well as a tool for communication, can be acquired and used voluntarily, not compulsorily.