1031 people took Chinese language exams in 2001, and the number was 2062 last year, while 2561 people chose Spanish.

2001年有1031人参加汉语考试，去年这一数字为2062人，而选修西班牙语的人数为2561人。

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Look, I’m a fervent believer in more American kids learning Chinese. But the language that will be essential for Americans and has far more day-to-day applications is Spanish.

当然，我近乎狂热地支持着让更多的美国孩子学习中文，但是，对于美国人来说，最为重要的，遍及生活方方面面的语言是西班牙语。

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But, what about launching 11, 700 English-language online travel websites, plus sub-domains in Spanish and Chinese?

如果要推出11,700个英文在线旅游网站，还要包含西班牙语跟汉语的子域名，又是什么概念？

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Only Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and English the world's most widely spoken second language have the sheer numbers of speakers to make it probable that they will survive for at least the next 300 years.

ECONOMIST: Language