Communicative Competence is the ability to use language properly.

交际能力指的是恰当地使用语言的能力。

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The ability to use language distinguishes human beings from animal.

能够应用语言使人类与动物区别开来。

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The test takers' score is to reflect the test takers' ability to use language in oral test.

在口语考试中，决定被试最终得分的是考生使用语言的能力。

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But they say this is more a reflection on the nature of the message then the writer's ability to use language correctly.

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And this is interesting because this suggests that to some extent the ability to use and understand and learn language is part of human nature.

这一点很有意思,因为这表明,从某种程度上来说,语言的使用,理解以及学习能力,是人类本性的一部分

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