Mother tongue and the first foreign language both transfer the vowel pronunciation of the second foreign language.

母语和第一外语对第二外语的元音发音都存在着迁移作用。

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At present, English is still recognized as the first foreign language, so it's necessary for us to learn English well.

目前，英语仍然被公认为第一外语，所以我们有必要学好英语。

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English started spreading in China in the early 20th century, and after several decades it has established its status as the first foreign language in China.

英语在中国的传播始于二十世纪初。解放后经历了几个低潮后，于八十年代确立了它在中国“第一外语”的地位。

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As it moves onto 1, 000 screens across the U.S. this weekend from 650, "Life" becomes the first foreign-language movie to hit that mark, easily passing the previous record holder, "Il Postino, " which played on roughly 400 screens.

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And the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering whether to nominate Nairobi Half Life for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category -- the first time a Kenyan movie has been considered.

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In other words, every foreign language film nominated for both Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film lost the first award but won the second.

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