初三英语课文 > Unit 16 What's it made of

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What’s this in English?
这用英语怎么说？
It’s a knife.
小刀。
What’s it made of?
它是用什么做的？
It’s made of metal and wood.
是用金属和木材做的。
What’s it used for?
有什么用途？
It’s used for cutting.
用于切割。
The English Language
英语语言
Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?
世界上哪种语言说的人最多？
Of course, the answer is Chinese.
回答当然是汉语。
But which language is the most widely spoken in the world?
但是世界上哪种语言运用最广泛？
The answer is English.
答案是英语。
English is spoken as a first language by most people in the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
在美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰，大多数人都把英语做为第一语言。
But it is also used very widely as a foreign language in many other countries in the world.
然而在世界上其他许多的国家英语也被当作一门外语广泛地使用。
The next time you see a watch, look at the back. You may see the English words Made in China.
下次你瞧见一块手表是，瞧瞧它的背面。你也许能看到“中国制造”的英语字样。
Look at something else, for example, a radio.
再瞧瞧其他东西，如收音机。
Again, you may find the English words Made in China, or Made in Japan, or even Made in Germany.
你也许又会发现有“中国制造”或“日本制造”甚至“德国制造”的英语字样。
Why? English is the first language in none of these countries.
为什么？在这些国家中英语都不是第一语言。
So why are the English words Made in…” written on these things?
那么为什么在这些东西上面却写着“……制造”的英语字样呢？
It is because in the modern world, English is very widely used for business between different countries.
这是因为在现今世界，英语广泛应用于国与国之间的贸易往来。
So when a German buys something from a Japanese, or an Indian sells something to a Frenchman, they may all use English.
因此，当德国人从日本人那儿买东西时，或印度人把东西卖给法国人时，他们可能都用英语进行交流。
Most business letters around the world are written in English.
世界上大多数商务信函都是用英语写的。
Half the world’s telephone calls are made in English.
全球1/2的电话是用英语打的。
Three quarters of the world’s books and newspapers are written in English.
3/4的书籍和报纸是用英语写的。
If you travel in India, or France, or Germany, or almost any other country in the world, you will still be able to use English.
假如你到印度、法国、德国等世界上其他任何国家去旅行，你仍能用上英语。
It is used by travellers and business people all over the world.
在世界各地的旅行者及商人都用英语。
That is why we are learning English in China.
这就是我们在中国学习英语的原因。
It is one of the world’s most important languages because it is so widely used.
英语使用得如此广泛，它已成为全球最重要的语言之一。
If you learn even a little English, you will find it usedful after you leave school.
假如你哪怕只是学一点英语，毕业后，也会发现它是有用的。
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