Like it or not, English has become the international language of communication. While more people speak Mandarin as a native tongue, English is the language most used as a second language.

不管你是否愿意，英语已经成为用于交流的一种国际语言，当更多的人以普通话为母语时，英语则成为使用最多的第二语言。

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English has become a truly international language with more speakers of English as a second language than as a first or mother tongue.

英语已经成为真正的国际语言，因为把英语作为第二语言的人数已经超过以英语为第一语言或母语的人数。

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And with Western ice cream parlors popping up all over China, many of those international flavors are just waiting to melt on your tongue.

西方的冰淇淋店也如雨后春笋出现在中国的大江南北，诸多国际化的口味都等待着与你舌头的相遇。

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On multilingualism, Ydo stressed the need to balance mother tongue with international languages because competencies are better acquired by learners in their own indigenous languages.

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