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英语是全世界三千多种语言当中的一种,也是印欧语系一百多种语言之一。英语是现代语言中最具影响力的一种语言。许多国家和地区都以英语为官方语言,它还是联合国的工作语言之一。英语在国际交往中使用最广,英语科技词汇基本上已成为国际上通用的术语。目前世界上把英语作为第一语言使用的人口大约有3亿,作为第二语言使用的人口大约有2.5亿。此外,把英语作为外国语使用的人口约有3-5亿,英语已经逐渐成为一种中性的信息媒介。英语从5世纪中叶至今历时1500余年。
English is one of more than 3,000 languages in the world and one of more than one hundred languages of Indo-European languages. English is one of the most influential languages in modern languages. Many countries and regions have English as their official language. It is also one of the working languages of the United Nations. English is the most widely used in international communication. English vocabulary of science and technology has basically become a commonly used international terminology. At present, there are about 300 million people in the world who use English as their first language, and about 250 million people use it as a second language. In addition, about 350 million people use English as a foreign language. English has gradually become a neutral information medium. English has lasted 1500 years since the middle of the 5th century.