Why is English now considered to be so prestigious that, across the globe, individuals and societies feel disadvantaged if they do not have competence in this language?

为什么英语现在被视为如此有声望的语言，以至于在全球范围内，如果个人和团体没有掌握这门语言，就会感到自身处于不利地位？

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It is indeed a great honour for WHO to be associated with this prestigious orchestra, and I am grateful for their dedication to people's health.

能够与这个享有盛誉的乐团联合起来确实是世卫组织极大的荣幸，我感谢他们能够致力于人民的健康。

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Another would be to concentrate on collaboration with existing projects rather than starting prestigious new ones.

另一个变化将会是在现有项目上集中合作而不是开始新的大型的合作。

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What used to be a prestigious career now looks dull: bright young Italians now set their sights on jobs in the big international investment banks.

ECONOMIST: Bank of Italy

Academic achievement would play second fiddle to the character and manliness thought to be inculcated by prestigious boarding schools.

ECONOMIST: Ivy League universities

Some of my colleagues at Griffith University will soon be moving into a prestigious new building.

BBC: The pleasures and perils of the open-plan office