Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. ( 10 points)
The growth of the use of English as the world's primary language for international communication has obviously been continuing for several decades.
英语作为世界主要国际交流语言的使用增长显然已经持续了几十年。但即使英语使用者的数量进一步扩大,仍有迹象表明该语言的全球主导地位可能在可预见的未来消退。
Complex international, economic, technological and cultural changes could start to diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market, and UK interests which enjoy advantage from the breadth of English usage would consequently face new pressures. Those realistic possibilities are highlighted in the study presented by David Graddol.
复杂的国际、经济、技术和文化变化可能开始削弱英语作为世界市场语言的领先地位,而从英语使用广泛中获益的英国利益方将因此面临新的压力。David Graddol提出的研究强调了这些现实可能性。因此,他的分析应该终结那些可能认为英语全球地位如此稳固以至于英国年轻一代不需要额外语言能力的人的自满情绪。
David Graddol concludes that monoglot English graduates face a bleak economic future as qualified multilingual youngsters from other countries are proving to have a competitive advantage over their British counterparts in global companies and organisations. Alongside that, (46)But even as the number of English speakers expands further there are signs that the global predominance of the language may fade within the foreseeable future. (47)His analysis should therefore end any self- contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generations of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities. (48)many countries are
David Graddol得出结论,只会英语的英国毕业生面临黯淡的经济前景,因为来自其他国家的合格多语种年轻人被证明在全球公司和组织中比他们的英国同行更具竞争优势。与此同时,许多国家正在将英语引入小学课程,但英国学童和学生似乎并未获得更多鼓励去达到其他语言的流利程度。
If left to themselves, such trends will diminish the relative strength of the English language in international education markets as the demand for educational resources in languages, such as Spanish, Arabic or Mandarin grows and international business process outsourcing in other languages such as Japanese, French and German, spreads.
如果任其发展,随着对西班牙语、阿拉伯语或普通话等语言的教育资源需求增长,以及日语、法语和德语等其他语言的国际业务流程外包扩散,这些趋势将削弱英语在国际教育市场中的相对优势。
The English language teaching sector directly earns nearly £1.3 billion for the UK in invisible exports and our other education related exports earn up to £10 billion a year more. As the international education market expands, the recent slowdown in the numbers of international students studying in the main English-speaking countries is likely to continue, especially if there are no effective strategic policies to prevent such slippage.
David Graddol识别的这些变化对英国向其他国家人民提供英语教学的机构以及更广泛的教育商业部门都提出了明确而重大的挑战。英语教学部门直接为英国赚取近13亿英镑的无形出口收入,而我们其他教育相关出口每年额外赚取高达100亿英镑。随着国际教育市场扩大,在主要英语国家学习的国际学生数量近期的放缓可能会持续,特别是如果没有有效的战略政策来防止这种下滑。
The anticipation of possible shifts in demand provided by this study is significant: That is a necessary and practical approach. In this as in much else, those who wish to influence the future must prepare for it.
本研究提供的对需求可能变化的预测意义重大:它为所有寻求促进英语学习和使用的组织提供了基础,为规划应对可能是非常不同的运营环境提供了基础。这是一种必要且实用的方法。在这方面如同在许多其他方面,那些希望影响未来的人必须为之做好准备。
(49)The changes identified by David Graddol all present clear and major challenges to the UK's providers of English language teaching to people of other countries and to broader education business sectors.
(50)It gives a basis to all organisations which seek to promote the learning and use of English, a basis for planning to meet the possibilities of what could be a very different operating environment.
(46) But even as the number of English speakers expands further there are signs that the global predominance of the language may fade within the foreseeable future.
参考译文:但是,即便说英语的人数进一步增长,仍有迹象表明:英语在全球的主导地位可能会在可预见的未来逐渐式微。
(47) His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generations of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.
参考译文:因此,他的分析理应终结某些人的自满情绪:这些人可能认为,英语的全球地位如此稳固,以至于英国的年轻一代根本无需再掌握其他语言能力。
(48) many countries are introducing English into the primary-school curriculum but British schoolchildren and students do not appear to be gaining greater encouragement to achieve fluency in other languages.
参考译文:许多国家正在将英语纳入小学课程,但英国的中小学生及学生似乎并未得到更多鼓励去熟练掌握其他语言。
(49) The changes identified by David Graddol all present clear and major challenges to the UK's providers of English language teaching to people of other countries and to broader education business sectors.
(50) It gives a basis to all organisations which seek to promote the learning and use of English, a basis for planning to meet the possibilities of what could be a very different operating environment.
参考译文:这项研究为所有致力于推广英语学习与使用的机构提供了一个依据,一个据以制定规划、从而应对未来那种可能截然不同的运营环境及其种种可能性的依据。
逐句解析 句前 (N) 即考卷划线句题号,与卷面下划线句一一对应——满分 10 分、每句约 2 分,阅卷把每句切成意群按采 分点给分(★ 为采分点意群)。 【来源】应用语言学家 David Graddol为英国文化委员会撰写的关于"英语国际地位下降"的研究报告 ∶English Next《英语走向何方》。 【主旨】英语全球主导地位或将式微,英国需警觉 全文围绕 David Graddol 的研究展开:英语作为国际通用语虽仍在扩张,但 there are signs that the global predominance of the language may fade within the foreseeable future,作者借 此提醒英国——只会说英语的英国人将处劣势,应居安思危、培养多语能力。基调是预警式、带忧 虑的,所有划线句的褒贬取义都要靠这个底座。 introducing English into the primary-school curriculum but British schoolchildren and students do not appear to be gaining greater encouragement to achieve fluency in other languages.
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