这篇文章的重点词组For the first time in history,there is auniversal language—English.Perhaps half the world will speak it in the year2050.　　English is not easy to learn—most common verbs are irregular(不规则的)and it has a large

这篇文章的重点词组For the first time in history,there is auniversal language—English.Perhaps half the world will speak it in the year2050.　　English is not easy to learn—most common verbs are irregular(不规则的)and it has a large
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For the first time in history,there is auniversal language—English.Perhaps half the world will speak it in the year2050.
　　English is not easy to learn—most common verbs are irregular(不规则的)and it has a large vocabulary—at least200,000words.Howyou pronounce and write a word can also be very different.
　　However,verbs are less complicated than other languages and there is only one formto speak to someone directly—“you.”
　　English is very flexible—there are different versions(形式)of English in Africa,Asia and the Caribbean(加勒比海地区).
　　Most airlines and shipping companies use a simple formof English to make communication easier.
　　It is also the first language of technology and education.Eighty percent of the information on the Internet is in English.Almost all schoolchildren in Europe study it as a first foreign language.
　　About25,000newwords enter the English language every year.A lot of people tweet(在推特上发微博)or use other social media.But what is m-commerce?It’s e-commerce(电子商务)on a mobile phone,of course!
　　What is the future of English as a global language?Will another language ever replace it?Many people think not—it is already too popular.

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