首先，了解英语的历史。

First, a little history.

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英语的历史从1500多年前的北欧开始。

The history of the English language began over 1500 years ago in the north of Europe.

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可以说英国的历史历程便是英语的历史历程。

It can be concluded that the history of Great Britain is the history of English.

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I was an undergraduate here in 1995 as a freshman, I came in thinking I was going to major in government and sure enough I started off on the track; I'd like history, I'd like government, English, these kinds of things in high school.

995年我作为本科新生进入哈佛，我刚来的时候想主修政治,后来我就沿着这条路走了下去，我喜欢历史，政治和英语，就像高中的时候一样。

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That's a historical accident of English.

这是英语的一个历史偶变

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