英语小短文 英语阅读与提高
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 估计 exceed 超过 native 本族的，本国的 official 官方的
acquire 掌握 to some extent 达到某种程度 billion 千万
increasingly 越来越多地 medium 工具，手段 conduct 实行，执行
international 国际的 diplomacy 外交 medicine 医药
communication 通信 event 事件