英語(yǔ)的重要性-The Importance of English
The Importance of English
There call be no doubt that English is one of the world＇s most widely used languages. People use a language in one of three ways: as a native language, as a second language, or as a foreign languge. English is spoken as a native language by over three handred million people in the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, some caribbean countries and South Africa. As a second language, English is often necessary for official business, education, information and other activities in many countries, it is one of the few "working" languages of the United Nations.
It is said that English has become the language of international trade and transport. Most pilots in planes travelling from one country to another use it to talk with airports. All ships sailing on the oceans call for help by radio in it. It has been said that 60 percent of the world＇s radio broad casts and 70 percent of the world＇s mail uses English. At international sports meets, and international of scientists English is the language most commonly used and the most widely used.
English has in fact become the language of international cooperation is science and technology. The most advanced resuits in space, nuclear and computer research are published in it. A scientist who speaks and writes English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than one who doesn＇t.
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此文對(duì)英語(yǔ)的重要性講述得非常全面，只是篇幅有些過(guò)長(zhǎng)，但可作為非常好的背景材料。
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英語(yǔ)的重要性
毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，英語(yǔ)是世界上使用最廣泛的語(yǔ)言之一。人們使用語(yǔ)言無(wú)非有二種情況：作為母語(yǔ)，作為第一語(yǔ)言，再就是作為一門(mén)外語(yǔ)。英語(yǔ)，作為母語(yǔ)，有3億多人在使用。他們分別在美國(guó)、英國(guó)、澳大利業(yè)、新西蘭、加拿大還有一些加勒比海國(guó)家及南非等。作為第一語(yǔ)言，英語(yǔ)在很多國(guó)家的官方事務(wù)、教育、信息和其他活動(dòng)中都是必不可少的。它是聯(lián)合國(guó)僅用的幾種工作語(yǔ)言之一。
人們說(shuō)英語(yǔ)已經(jīng)成為國(guó)際商貿(mào)和交通運(yùn)輸語(yǔ)言。大部分飛行于各國(guó)間的飛行員使用英語(yǔ)來(lái)與飛機(jī)場(chǎng)聯(lián)絡(luò)。在大洋上航行的輪船都用英語(yǔ)發(fā)出求救信號(hào)。據(jù)說(shuō)世界上百分之六十的無(wú)線電廣播和百分之七十的郵遞業(yè)務(wù)用的是英語(yǔ)。在國(guó)際體育比賽中和國(guó)際科學(xué)家大會(huì)上，英語(yǔ)使用得最多也最為廣泛。
事實(shí)上，英語(yǔ)已成為國(guó)際科學(xué)技術(shù)合作的通用語(yǔ)。太空、核能及計(jì)算機(jī)方面最先進(jìn)的研究成果都用英語(yǔ)來(lái)發(fā)表。會(huì)用英語(yǔ)交談和寫(xiě)作的科學(xué)家比不會(huì)使用英語(yǔ)的科學(xué)家，與其他國(guó)家的同行們聯(lián)系要密切得多