外媒：在未来 哪种语言将统治地球？
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100,000 <span word="between">between</span> 2009 <span word="and">and</span> 2013, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beneficial">beneficial</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span>?</p><p>据现代语言协会一项研究称，2009至2013年间，美国学习英语之外语言的学生人数减少了约10万。对许多美国学生而言，学一门经济课似乎要比学法语课有利得多。但果真如此吗？</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dialects">dialects</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hindi">Hindi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Urdu">Urdu</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="English">English</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="with">with</span> 527 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>. <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> 389 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>.</p><p>中文各种方言加起来，以中文为母语的人早就超过了世界任何一门其他语言，紧随中文之后是起源同为北印度的印度语和乌尔多语。之后是英语，有5.27亿人口以英语为母语。以阿拉伯语为母语的人比以西班牙语为母语的人超出近1亿，讲西班牙语的人有3.89亿。</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>? <span word="Predictions">Predictions</span> <span word="vary">vary</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>.</p><p>哪门语言将会主宰未来？各种预言不尽相同，取决于你的位置和目的。</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>? <span word="These">These</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>.</p>
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