三分之二英国人完全不会讲外语
<p><span word="Two">Two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="unsure">unsure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> "<span word="bonjour">bonjour</span>" <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>.</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span>, 64 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="third">third</span> – 34 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> – <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> (19 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>) <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hello">hello</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recognisable">recognisable</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="greetings">greetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> 63 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="goedemorgen">goedemorgen</span>" <span word="meant">meant</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="similarities">similarities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>".</p><p><span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> – 47 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> – <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> 45 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="over">over</span>-55<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2,000 <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="Hotels">Hotels</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="French">French</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="curriculum">curriculum</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="only">only</span> "<span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>", 21 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="hello">hello</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="goodbye">goodbye</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> 50 <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>.</p>
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