English became the official language for business in spite of the fact that the population was largely Chinese.

虽然当地居民主要是中国人，英语却成了商业上正式使用的语言。

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The 36-year-old man put up a sign reading "Africa Hema Village" in Chinese, English and his native language.

这位36岁的男子挂起了一个牌子，牌子上用中文、英文和他自己的母语写着“非洲盒马村”。

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We'll sign two originals, each in Chinese and English language.

我们将要用中文和英语分别签署两份原件。

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But the Chinese are much more outgoing, and perhaps because they're coming 30 years later there are many more millions of Chinese who are English-language capable.

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In fact, the Chinese-language report translated into English refers to it as "Apple's netbook (or a "tablet" as many call it)" only adding to the confusion.

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There are scores of Chinese-language newspapers and a handful of English-language dailies.

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