2023年英语专业四级听力真题 演讲

Global Use of English

全球使用英语

Good morning, everybody.In today’s section, we’ll first look at how English is used worldwide and then discuss some of the different reactions.

大家早上好，在今天的一节中，我们将首先看看英语在世界范围内的使用情况，然后讨论一些不同的反应。

Now let’s think about this question: what are people using English for?

现在让我们想想这个问题：人们用英语做什么？

In order to answer this question, we'll look at a major worldwide trend that has had influence on spread of English.

为了回答这个问题，我们将看到一个对英语传播产生影响的世界性趋势。

The trend I’m talking about is globalization.Then, what is globalization? In short, it is a process of operating businesses in a lot of countries all over the world.

我所说的趋势是全球化，那全球化又是什么呢？简而言之，这是一个在世界上许多国家开展业务的过程。

In doing business worldwide, there is a growing need for people to be able to communicate with members of organizations, for example, colleagues, customers and partners throughout the world.

在世界范围内开展业务时，人们越来越需要能够与组织成员交流，例如，世界各地的同事、客户和合作伙伴。

And English is the language that is used most widely in international business communication.

英语是国际商务交流中使用最广泛的语言。

So people need to know English so as to communicate with people from different countries or places around the world.

因此，人们需要懂英语，以便与来自世界不同国家或地区的人交流。

That perhaps explains why English has become a popular means of international business communication.

这也许可以解释为什么英语已成为国际商务交流的流行方式。

OK, now let's move on to another topic and look at how English is viewed around the world.

好的，现在让我们转到另一个话题，看看世界各地如何看待英语。

The first opinion is that the spread of English is good for the world.People who believe this argue that English is actually superior to other languages.

第一种观点认为，英语的传播对世界有利。相信这一点的人认为英语实际上优于其他语言。

They say that, for instance,it has the most expressive vocabulary of any of the other languages in the world and is therefore a better language for communicating ideas.

他们说，例如，它拥有世界上任何其他语言中最具表现力的词汇，因此是交流思想的更好语言。

Well, another point of view is that the spread of English is a benefit because it's neutral. Why is it so?

嗯，另一种观点是，英语的传播是一个好处，因为它是中立的。为什么会这样？

When we look at a country like India, for example, we can understand this opinion. There are at least 33 different regional languages in India.

例如，当我们看到像印度这样的国家时，我们可以理解这种观点。印度至少有33种不同的区域语言。

So which one should they use, say,in courtrooms or legal documents?In India, they have decided to use English so that nobody can feel insulted.

那么，他们应该在法庭或法律文件中使用哪一个呢？在印度，他们决定使用英语，这样没有人会感到受到侮辱。

People who hold this opinion, that is English is good because it’s neutral, also say that English is a benefit as long as it can exlist together with other languages.

持这种观点的人，即英语是好的，因为它是中立的，也说[英语是一种好处，只要它可以与其他语言一起征兵。

Now, let's look at two negative opinions about English.

现在，让我们来看看关于英语的两种负面看法。

The first point is the spread or use of English into non-English-speaking countries can be harmful and is actually dangerous .

第一点是英语在非英语国家的传播或使用可能是有害的，实际上是危险的。

The people who hold this opinion think that the use of English could negatively affect the local language. How could it do this?

持这种观点的人认为，使用英语可能会对当地语言产生负面影响。它怎么能做到这一点？

For example,it could make the local language less pure. In fact, they say it's important to actively protect the local language from the influence of English.

例如，它可能会使本地语言不那么纯净。事实上，他们说积极保护当地语言免受英语的影响很重要。

The other negative view states that English is not a neutral force, but instead, its spread is part of a plan with very particular political and economic goals.

另一种负面观点认为，英语不是一种中立的力量，相反，它的传播是具有非常特殊的政治和经济目标的计划的一部分。

According to this view, people who speak English would have a better chance of influencing or even controlling others, the countries, and the economies of the world.

根据这种观点，说英语的人会有更好的机会影响甚至控制他人、国家和世界经济。

They fear that individual countries will actually lose their special and unique qualities.

他们担心个别国家实际上会失去其特殊和独特的品质。

OK, to wrap up, we’ve taken a brief look at four opinions about the spread or use of English.

好了，总结一下，我们已经简单看了一下关于英语的传播和使用的四种观点。

That should give you some idea of the attitudes towards the spread of English globally.

这应该能让你对英语在全球传播的态度有一些了解了吧。

As we know, the opinions vary, and people have different views.

我们知道，众说纷纭，人们有不同的看法。

For us, we need to think about how to use English to the best interests of our people and our country, which will be covered in the next section. Any questions?

于我们来说，我们需要思考的是如何使用英语来为我们的人民和我们的国家带来最大的利益，这将在下一节讨论。有问题吗？

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