从语言的角度来讲,这是一个全新的世界。据英语语言专家大卫·克里斯特尔所说,如今在英语使用者当中,母语为非英语的人数超过了母语为英语的人数,比例达3比1。大卫·克里斯特尔著述颇丰,其中包括《作为全球性语言的英语》。他说,“一种语言,把它当作第二语言使用的人,比把它当作母语使用的人还要多,这是前所未有的。”仅在亚洲,英语使用者的人数已达到3.5亿——大约是美国、英国及加拿 From a linguistic point of view, this is a totally new world. According to English language expert David Cristal, the number of native speakers of non-English speakers now exceeds that of native English speakers by a ratio of 3 to 1. David Cristol has written extensively, including “English as a Global Language.” He said, “One language, more people use it as a second language, than people who use it as their mother tongue, is unprecedented.” "In Asia alone, the number of English speakers has been To 350 million - about the United States, Britain and Canada