背誦為王第一冊第21課
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世界上的英語
有人說英語已不再屬于英國人了，它屬于全世界。據(jù)估計，使用英語的人超過七億五千萬，其中大約有三億五千萬是以英語為母語的人，而其余的人將英語作為官方語言使用。如果我們再加上已經(jīng)掌握英語到一定程度的人，這個總數(shù)將接近十億。
英語，作為進行國際業(yè)務(wù)和外交的工具，在世界上起著越來越重要的作用。它還在科學(xué)、醫(yī)藥、互聯(lián)網(wǎng)、空中及海洋通信、國際體育賽事、電臺電視節(jié)目、流行歌曲及電影中發(fā)揮著越來越重要的作用。
21 English in the World
Some people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is close to one billion.
English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies.
estimate 估計 exceed 超過 native 本族的，本國的 official 官方的
acquire 掌握 to some extent 達到某種程度 billion 千萬 increasingly 越來越多地
medium 工具，手段 conduct 實行，執(zhí)行 international 國際的
diplomacy 外交 medicine 醫(yī)藥 communication 通信 event 事件
Some people say that the English language no longer belongs to the English, and it belongs to the world. It is estimated that the number of people who use English exceeds 750 million. Among these, about 350 million are native speakers, while the rest use it as an official language. If we add to this number the people who have acquired the language to some extent, the total is close to one billion.
English plays an increasingly important role in the world as a medium for conducting international business and diplomacy, as well as in science and medicine, the Internet, air and sea communications, international sports events, radio and TV programs, pop songs and movies.
estimate 估計 exceed 超過 native 本族的，本國的 official 官方的
acquire 掌握 to some extent 達到某種程度 billion 千萬 increasingly 越來越多地
medium 工具，手段 conduct 實行，執(zhí)行 international 國際的
diplomacy 外交 medicine 醫(yī)藥 communication 通信 event 事件
