2012年考研英语阅读训练二十三

WHY SHOULD WE STUDY ENGLISH 为什么我们要学英文

　　If you want to ask me why we should study English， my answer will be simple and clear. Now let me enumerate the reasons one by one in the following.

　　In the first place， English has become an international language. If you know English， you van make a trip round the world without being misunderstood.

　　In the second place， most valuable books， newspapers and magazines are written in English. If you wish (hope) to get knowledge， you must learn English.

　　如果你要问我们为什么我们要学英文。我的答复很简单明了。现在让我来把我的理由一一列举在下面：

　　英文已成为一种国际语言。如果你通晓它，你可以环游世界不会被人误解。

　　大多数有价值的书籍，报纸和杂志都是用英文写的。如果你希望获得知识，你必须学习英文。