Today's lecture is about the popularity of English.

今天的讲座是关于英语的普及。

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I joined a group of four people, and after 15 minutes of introducing ourselves, a doctor of linguistics gave us a lecture about the history of English.

我们一组四个人，作了15分钟的自我介绍之后，一位语言学博士给我们做关于英语历史的讲座。

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The preamble to the Laws of Cricket talks about “the spirit of the game”; their English custodians even hold an annual “Spirit of Cricket” lecture at Lord’s in London, the game’s home.

板球规则的前言里就谈到了“体育精神”，在板球的发源地英国，人们甚至每年在伦敦的板球场要举行一次关于“板球之魂”的讲座。

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But in a lecture at the London School of Economics, Mr Jones will warn about the prospect of English voters opting to leave the EU while other parts of the UK vote to stay in.

BBC: EU referendum could 'imperil UK', Carwyn Jones warns