Which two context clues best help the reader determine the meaning of the word bilingual as used in the excerpt from “A Computer Can Now Translate Languages as Well as a Human”?
Have you ever been in a situation where knowing another language would have come in handy?
I remember standing on the platform at Tokyo Station watching my train to Nagano—the last train of the day—pulling away without me on it. What ensued was a frustrating hour of gestures, confused smiles, and heads-haking as I wandered the station looking for someone who spoke English (my Japanese is unfortunately nonexistent). It would have been really helpful to have a bilingual pal along with me to translate.