研究生英语阅读教程(基础级)第三版-课后习题(翻译)答案-Lesson-1-2-4-6-8-11-1.pdfVIP

Lesson1

1.ForEnglishisakiller.ItisEnglishthathaskilledoffCumbric,Cornish,

NornandManx.

Therearestillpartsoftheseislandswheresizeablecommunitiesspeak

languagesthatweretherebeforeEnglish.YetEnglishiseverywherein

everydayuseandunderstoodbyallorvirtuallyall,constitutingsucha

threattothethreeremainingCelticlanguages,Irish,ScottishGaelic,and

Welsh...thattheirlong-termfuturemustbeconsidered...verygreatlyat

risk.

因为英语是个杀手。正是英语造成了康瑞克、康尼施、诺恩、曼科斯等语言

的消亡。在其中一部分岛上还有相当多的人使用在英语到来之前就已存在的语

言。然而，英语在日常