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Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English,
Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English,
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2025-07-16
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Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English, i. e. monolingual, in effect, the worst record in Europe, a study done by the European Commission, has formed. This compared with an average of 44% across the EU and just 1% in Luxembourg.
The study also proved that English was the most widely-spoken foreign language throughout Europe, with 51% of EU citizens able to hold a conversation in English, including 13% for whom it was their mother tongue.
The report warned that there was growing divide between multilingual and monolingual Europeans," A multilingual European is likely to be young, well-educated or still studying, born in a country other than the country of residence, who uses foreign languages for professional reasons and is interested in learning. " the report concluded. "As a result, it seems that a large part of European society is not enjoying the advantages of multilingualism. "
Tamzin Caffrey of the National Center for Learning Languages, said Britons could lose out because of laziness. She said, "there is sometimes a very self-important view that people from other countries will learn to speak English, so we don’t need to bother to learn to speak their languages. Britons are missing out on a wonderful chance to work together with other countries on holiday or on business because they don’t speak the language. "
Ms Lemmens, 42, who has lived in the UK for five years, said," When I was growing up, I had to take at least two foreign languages to finish high school. I started Latin as my first language at age 10, English as my second and French as my third, I learnt Italian after I left school. Learning a Ianguage really is a life-changing experience. It enables you to really experience different cultures and it opens the world up to you. [br] What does Tamzin Caffrey think of monolingual Britons?
选项
A、They will become lazy.
B、They will be disadvantaged.
C、They will lose their jobs.
D、They will be looked down on.
答案
B
解析
根据文章第四段“Britons are missing out on a wonderful chance to work together with other countries on holiday or on business because they don’t speak the language.”可知,只使用一种语言的英国人会失去很多机会,会处于不利地位的,所以B项最符合题意,故选B。
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