One language-teaching company lists China No. 29 among 44 nations that speak English as a second language, with a 'low proficiency' rating.

一家语言教学公司把中国在44个以英语为第二语言的国家中排在了第29位，显示了中国“英语熟练程度”排名相当地低。

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The low proficiency subjects resorted to general world knowledge more frequently as a result of their weak linguistic processing abilities.

受试语言能力较低，语言处理能力弱，因而更常依赖一般世界知识。

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A report this year from the EF Education First company listed Spain is a "low proficiency" country in English.

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Left in this vacuum most donors have settled on low administrative overhead as the barometer to determine the proficiency of an organization.

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