why is it important to speak English?

why is it important to speak English?
why is it important to speak English?

why is it important to speak English?
这是个错别句,应该是why it is important to speak English?

You may have meant "why is it important to LEARN English?".
However I will first answer your original question.
Language is a means of communication. When we speak we want the listener to und...

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You may have meant "why is it important to LEARN English?".
However I will first answer your original question.
Language is a means of communication. When we speak we want the listener to understand clearly and completely what we are saying. Therefore, if we're talking to someone who only understands English, then using English is the only way to achieve that objective.
Now, as to why it is important to LEARN English, here is my answer:
If you are studying English, you are among the 1.5 billion people in the world who either know or are learning the language.
Why are they doing it?
After Mandarin, English is spoken by more people than any other language, and is the native language of more than 350 million people. More people speak English than those who speak the Arabic and French languages combined.
Moreover, English is the international language of diplomacy, business, science, law, technology, banking, computing, medicine, aviation, the United Nations, engineering, tourism, Hollywood films and arguably the best pop and rock music in the world.
So, English is the lingua franca of modern communication. (Lingua franca is defined as a language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.)
Good English is important to everyone.
This may come as a surprise to my Chinese readers: Good English is important EVEN to native English language speakers.
A number of studies have consistently demonstrated that those who have an advanced knowledge of the English language are much more likely to advance their careers. In addition to this, these studies have also demonstrated that a strong command of the English language will lead to higher paying jobs, more social mobility, and a great deal of social success.
（中文意译）
我们为什么要学英语？
如果你正在学习英语，你会是正在学习英语或已懂英语的 15 亿人中之一。
世界上有这么多人要掌握英语只有一个原因：除了汉语，英语是世界上最通用的语言，并是 6 亿人的母语和日常语言。做个比率，讲英语的人数远超过讲西班牙语和讲法语的人合并。
也许有中国人会说，既然汉语是最“通用”的语言，我们何必学英语呢？让他们都学汉语不就行吗？
实际上汉语之成为最通用语言，唯一原因是中国人口居世界最大，其“最通用”仅在华人之间。另一方面，汉语也是世界上最难学好的语言之一，汉语的难度来自即便中国人也搞不清楚、层出不穷的同音字，难区别的四个声调，模棱两可的单词意思，和高难度的书写形式。（汉语的复杂性导致近代中国历史上好几次汉语简化运动。这些所谓文化改良和新文化运动虽然受到十八、十九世纪西方文化思想的雨露甘霖，但终未得到充分发挥，直到如今，汉语依旧是世界上最困难、神奇、高深莫测的语言之一。但这是另外一个话题。）无可置疑，汉语是一个非常重要的语言，虽然越来越多西方人能说汉语，专家估计汉语真正成为一个世界通用语言为时尚早。
反过来说，英语是外交，商业，科学，法律，技术，金融，计算机，医药，航空，联合国，工程，旅游，好莱坞电影，流行音乐，摇滚音乐，等等，的共同语言，也就是说，世界上的唯一国际语言。
一言以蔽之，英语是唯一真正的国际 “lingua franca”。（Lingua franca 是意大利语，指不同语言集团的人作为交际工具共同使用的语言，是一个全球通用、用来促进跨文化交流和沟通的语言。）
研究证明，那些拥有优秀英语的人是在事业最容易步步高升的人，英语能力很强的人一般会有更高的职位和薪金，更强的社会流动力和影响力，在社交方面更有成绩。

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