2019-2020学年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Exploring English讲义 外研版必

-1-Unit2ExploringEnglish英语何以会成为全球通用语言？下面的这篇文章将为你揭晓答案。HowEnglishBecameSoPopularWithmorethan350millionpeoplearoundtheworldspeakingEnglishasafirstlanguageandmorethan430millionspeakingitasasecondlanguage,therearesomanyEnglishspeakersinmostcountriesaroundtheworld.WhyisEnglishsopopular?PeopleoftencallEnglishtheinternationallanguageofbusiness.ManyofthebestMBAprogramsaretaughtinEnglish,sospeakingitwellcanputyouinapositiontogetthebesttraining.MostcompaniesrequireacertaindegreeofEnglishproficiency(能力),soinordertogetapositionwithatopcompany,moreandmorepeoplearelearningEnglish.Inthefieldofscience,youshouldpaymuchattentiontoEnglishtoo.Muchofthetechnicalterminology(术语)isbasedonEnglishwords,andifyouwanttolearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsanddiscoveriesfromaroundtheworld,you'llreadabouttheminmagazinesandresearchreportspublishedinEnglish.Englishalsoopensdoorsintheacademic(学术的)world.IfthebestprograminyourfieldisinanEnglish­speakingcountry,Englishwillgiveyoutheopportunitytostudywiththetopscholars(学者).Aswellasstudyingandteaching,takingpartininternationalconferencesandpublishinginforeignmagazinesaresomeofthekeystepstosuccessinacademia.Inordertospeakattheseconferencesorpublishinthesemagazines,excellentEnglishisnecessary.So,what'sstoppingyoufromlearningthisgloballanguage?Withalltheresources(资源)availableontheInternetandsomanyotherEnglishspeakersaroundtheworldtopracticewith,there'sneverbeenabettertimetostartlearningEnglish.Pickupabook,learnafewwords,orevenstartacoursetodayandtakeyourfirststeps-2-towardsbecomingoneofnearly800millionEnglishspeakersintheworld.