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the Road to Modern English
At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in England. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world, and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before.
Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Look at this example:
British Betty: Would you like to see my flat?
American Amy: Yes. I’d like to come up to you apartment.
So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At fist the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. It was base more on German than the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD 500 and 1150, English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched the English language and especially its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620 some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia to. English began to be spoken in both countries.
Finally by the 19th century the language was settled. At that time two big changes in English spelling happened: first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English language. The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.
English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. During that time English became the language for government and education. English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa. Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly. In fact, China may have the largest number of English learners. Will Chinese English develop its own identity? Only time will tell.

Answer 1

现代英语之路
在16世纪末，约5至7亿人讲英语。几乎所有住在英国。后来在下一世纪，从英格兰人的远航征服世界其他地区，正因为如此，英国开始在许多其他国家发言。今天，越来越多的人讲英语作为他们的第一，第二，比以往任何时候都一门外语。
以英语为母语的，可以相互理解，即使他们不讲英语的同类。看看这个例子：
英国贝蒂：你想看到我的单位？
美国艾米：是的。我想拿出你的公寓。
那么，为什么还随时间变化？其实所有语言的变化和发展时，文化的交汇和相互沟通。在拳头，在英国大约在公元450和1150之间的英语口语从今天英语口语非常不同。这是基地更比我们讲目前的英语德语。然后逐渐约公元500年和1150之间，英语成为像德国的少，因为那些统治英格兰首先发言丹麦和后来的法国。这些新移民丰富了英语语言，尤其是它的词汇。因此，由1600年的莎士比亚能够做出比以往任何时候都更广泛的词汇的使用。一些英国定居，1620年移居美国。后来在18世纪的一些英国的人被送往澳大利亚。英语开始在这两个国家发言。
最后由19世纪的语言定居。英文拼写中的两个大的变化，当时发生的事情：第一塞缪尔约翰逊写他的字典里，后来诺亚韦伯斯特写道美国英语词典。后者给一个单独的身份到美国的英文拼写。
英语现在是在南亚的外语或第二语言的口语。例如，印度有一个非常大的数字，讲一口流利的英语，因为英国统治印度从1765年到1947年，。在这段时间里，英语成为政府和教育部门的语言。在新加坡和马来西亚和非洲国家，如南非的英语也讲。今天，在中国学习英语的人的人数迅速增加。事实上，中国可能有人数最多的英语学习者。中国英语发展自己的身份呢？时间说明一切！