英語的重要性-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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此文對英語的重要性講述得非常全面，只是篇幅有些過長，但可作為非常好的背景材料。
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英語的重要性
毫無疑問，英語是世界上使用最廣泛的語言之一。人們使用語言無非有二種情況：作為母語，作為第一語言，再就是作為一門外語。英語，作為母語，有3億多人在使用。他們分別在美國、英國、澳大利業(yè)、新西蘭、加拿大還有一些加勒比海國家及南非等。作為第一語言，英語在很多國家的官方事務(wù)、教育、信息和其他活動中都是必不可少的。它是聯(lián)合國僅用的幾種工作語言之一。
人們說英語已經(jīng)成為國際商貿(mào)和交通運(yùn)輸語言。大部分飛行于各國間的飛行員使用英語來與飛機(jī)場聯(lián)絡(luò)。在大洋上航行的輪船都用英語發(fā)出求救信號。據(jù)說世界上百分之六十的無線電廣播和百分之七十的郵遞業(yè)務(wù)用的是英語。在國際體育比賽中和國際科學(xué)家大會上，英語使用得最多也最為廣泛。
事實(shí)上，英語已成為國際科學(xué)技術(shù)合作的通用語。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來發(fā)表。會用英語交談和寫作的科學(xué)家比不會使用英語的科學(xué)家，與其他國家的同行們聯(lián)系要密切得多