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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But it is considered to be so.

但是，被认为是如此。

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Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.

神色严肃的商人和妇女坐在角落里读报或打盹；几乎没有人说话，因为这样做会被认为是相当无礼的。

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He was considered by many to be so dominant at his position that he earned the nickname "Revis Island" for leaving opposing wide receivers stranded.

WSJ: Jets trade Darrelle Revis to Buccaneers

Esa member-states considered its polar ice measurements to be so important to the assessment of climate change that they approved the construction of a facsimile spacecraft within months of the accident.

BBC: Esa's Cryosat ice mission given launch date

Furthermore, the circumstances in which the Royal College considered prophylactic docking to be acceptable were so hedged with conditions as to make the routine docking of puppies by veterinary surgeons extremely difficult.

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