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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Some nations use English as their official language, performing the function of administration; in others it is used as an international language for business, commerce and industry.

一些国家用英语作为官方语言，并用它履行行政职能；而在其他国家，它被用作商业、贸易和工业的国际通用语言。

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English is used for business, but the official language here is Malay.

英语用于商务，但这里的官方语言是马来语。

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Surely the rise of English as a universal second language is good for business?

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Another realization was that education is considered the panacea for problems and English language was the language of business (especially in India) and people were willing to pay to learn these skills.

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