全球语

作家罗伯特•麦克拉姆（RobertMcCrum）在他最近所写的《全球语》（Globish）一书中谈到，如果我们对英语下一种宽泛的定义，那么目前世界上有40亿人懂英语。你或许会对此大感意外。

The writer Robert McCrum wrote in his recent book Globish that there are 4bn people who understand English , if we 're generous about what we mean by English .

如今，50岁以下的法国商务人士大多会说全球语（Globish）：枯燥、无习语、词汇贫乏的简化版英语。

Most French business people under 50 can now speak Globish : the simplified , dull , idiom-free version of English with a small vocabulary .

即使是母语非英语的人，也可以避开精通英语要走的漫长而艰苦的学习之路，走捷径学习全球语（Globish）——这是一门由1500个基本常用单词组成的语言。

Even non-English speakers can avoid the wearying long route to fluency in English and take a short-cut to Globish , a system that teaches a basic working vocabulary of 1500 words .

当你需要讲全球语时，你能讲。

When you need to drop into Globish , you can .

在全球语盛行的世界，以英语为母语的人有优势。

In a Globish world , the native English-speaker triumphs .

全书以一种异常朴实无华的全球语撰写，充斥着范式转变、多方利益相关者的合作。

It is written in a strangely antiseptic Globish , full of paradigm shifts and multi-stakeholder co-operation .

“全球语”只能让法国人应付国际性的商务会议，但还不足以用于建立关系。

Globish just about gets the French through international business meetings . But it isn 't enough for building relationships .

例如宝马的全球广告语终极座驾（ultimatedrivingmachine）就融入了带有中国式抱负心的元素。

BMW , for example , has successfully fused its global slogan of the ultimate driving machine with a Chinese-style declaration of ambition .

例句：我认为英语是一种全球通用语。

Example : I think English is a global language .

莎翁在构建现代英语，使之成为全球通用语方面发挥了关键作用。

Shakespeare played a critical role in shaping modern English and helping to make it the world 's language .

普通话人群又将跃居第一，还是英语作为全球通用语独占鳌头？

Will Mandarin speakers come roaring back into the lead ? Or will English reign as the global lingua franca ?

其中美国的发展促进了英语的传播并且维护了英语的国际地位，还促使英语成为全球通用语。

Since the 20th century , the development of USA has sped up the spread of English , helped maintain its position and made English the global language .

奥斯特勒接下来写道，虽然汉语在中非贸易中可能会用得越来越多，但在一个国家未晋身帝国之际，其语言成为全球通用语的情况尚未有所闻。

Mr Ostler writes that while Mandarin could be used more in trade between China and Africa , there is no record of a language becoming a lingua franca without first being that of an empire .

而该联谊会队员并不认为全球采用世界语是一个遥不可及的目标。

And the fellowship 's members do not view global use of Esperanto as a quixotic goal .

而该联谊会队员并不认为全球采用世界语是一个遥不可及的目标。全世界的科学家一致认为，地球很可能在今后几十年中变暖。

And the fellowship 's members do not view global use of Esperanto as a quixotic goal . The consensus among the world 's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next decades .