英语遍布全球 English around the world【网友之声】

Reading by Michael

English around the world英语遍布全球

English is a language spoken all around the world.There are more than 42 counties where the majority of the people speak English.Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom,theUited States of America,Canada,Australia,Lreland and New Zealand. In total,for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue.An equal number of people learn English as a second language.These people will perhaps speak the language of their own county at home with their family,but the language of the govemment,schools,newspapersand TV is English. This situation is found in countries such as India,Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines.
英语是一种全世界人说的语言。有42个国家的大多数人民都说英语。发现大多数以英语为母语的人，来自英国，美国，加拿大，澳大利亚，爱尔兰，和新西兰。总起来说，母语为英语的人超过37.5亿。同样多的人是把英语作为第二语言来学习。这些人将来也许只是在自己的国度，与自己的家人在家里使用他们本地语言，但是在政府，学校，新闻媒体和电视上使用的却是英语。譬如说在印度，巴基斯坦，尼日利亚和菲律宾就能发现这种情况。然而，把英语作为外语来学习的人数超过了75亿。世界上各个地方的孩子们在学校上课---在中国，学生们在学校把英文作为外语来学习。当然不包括香港，那里的人们把英语当成第一或第二语言来说。

 However,the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.Everywhere in the world children go to school.InChina students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those in Hong Kong, where many people speak English as a first or a second language.
然而，把英语作为外语来学习的人数超过了75亿。世界上各个地方的孩子们在学校上课---在中国，学生们在学校把英文作为外语来学习。当然不包括香港，那里的人们把英语当成第一或第二语言来说。

 In only fifty years,English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world.English is the working language of most international organisations,international trade and tourism.Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English.English is also the language of global culture,such as popular music and the Internet.You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet.With so many people communicating in English every day,it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
在短短的五十年内，英语已经发展成为了一个被世界各地广为使用的语言。英语成为了重要国际组织，国际贸易和旅游产业的工具语言。商人和游客可以不必会说汉语，就能经常来访中国。中国的商人，出租司机和学生用英语和他们交流。英语同样是全球文化的语言，例如，流星音乐和因特网。你可以在收音机里欣赏英文歌曲，或者在互联网上用英语与来自世界各地的人交流。正因为每天都有这么多的人用英语来交流，所以，拥有丰富的英文知识将会变的越来越重要。