There's a tendency, I think, to believe that the spread of the Internet and the desktop computer is inherently connected to the global spread of the English language.

我认为曾经有这样一种趋势，人们相信互联网、台式电脑的广泛应用与英语在全球范围的传播之间是有必然联系的。

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The Confucius Institutes have contributed positively to the spread of Chinese language studies through funding support, provision of qualified teachers, and teaching materials.

孔子学院为推广汉语学习作了很多积极的贡献，他们不仅提供资金援助，还派遣合格的师资力量，并提供教材。

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Instead of trying to vastly spread our verbal ability across the board, we’ve chosen rather to focus it, concentrating on our ability to master one particular language, the English language.

我们不用将学习精力分散于多种语言的学习上，而是集中在一种特别的语言——英语的掌握上。

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Hollywood's position is underpinned by the enormous size of its home market, by the world's gargantuan appetite for screened entertainment, and by its extraordinary ability to exploit the appeal of American culture and the spread of the English language.

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Language, it appears, remains a persistent barrier to international marriage in Europe and the spread of English as a second language does not seem to have changed that.

ECONOMIST: International marriage

Fast-forward to the Revolution of 1789 and francien-derived French was imposed as the language of liberty and nationhood, its spread then aided by the emergence of a French press in the 19th century and, from 1882, by compulsory schooling.

ECONOMIST: How multilingual is France?