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若是你出国游览，碰到一个英语说得出格好的老外，你可能觉得对方是英国人或美国人，现实上，对方也多是荷兰人或瑞典人，由于在一些母语非英语的国度，英语说得好的人也触目皆是。除荷兰和瑞典，这些国度的人英语说得也不错。
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If you're reading this story, the chances are you've got a pretty good grasp of English.
若是你在读这篇报导，十有八九你的英语还不错。
You're not alone -- an estimated 1.5 billion people speak English today, making it the most co妹妹only used language in the world.
不但是你，据估量当今有15亿人会说英语，这使得英语成为世界上最经常使用的说话。
The majority are non-native speakers with English as their second language, while it serves as a third or fourth language for hundreds of millions more.
大大都会说英语的人母语都不是英语，英语是第二说话，而对付更多人而言，英语是第三或第四说话。
So which destination holds the most fluent non-native English speakers?
那末在这些母语非英语的国度中，哪些处所的人英语说得最流畅呢？
According to a new report by international education company by EF Education First, the Netherlands can lay claim to the best non-native English speakers across the globe.
跨国公司英孚教诲团体的一份新陈述指出，荷兰是全世界母语非英语的国度中英语说得最佳的。
The results of its English Proficiency Index, based on a free online test taken by 2.3 million volunteers, indicate that the Dutch are the most fluent.
陈述中的英语能力指数基于230万自愿者加入的一项免费在线测试，该指数显示，荷兰人的英语最流畅。
Sweden was positioned just below, with a score of 68.74 out of 100, while Norway came in third with 67.93 points.
瑞典仅次于荷兰，得分68.74（满分为100），挪威排名第三，得分67.93。
Although the destinations with "very high proficiency" were largely made up of European 
countries, Singapore and South Africa also scored highly, coming in fifth and sixth place respectively.
虽然“英语程度很高”的国度根基都是欧洲国度，但新加坡和南非的得分也很高，别离位居第五名和第六名。
It's worth noting that destinations with greater access to computers and internet will likely have had higher numbers of participants, which may have skewed the results.
值得注重的是，利用电脑和收集更便利的处所介入者更多，这可能会让成果发生误差。
skew[skju]: v. 偏离，倾斜；改变，偏转；曲解
The report also found that English was the most widely studied second language in the world by far.
陈述还发明，迄今为止，英语是世界上至多人进修的第二说话。
Bilinguality appears to be less of a priority for Americans, if a separate study by non-partisan American think tank Pew Research Center is anything to go by.
若是美国无党派智库皮尤钻研中间的一项自力钻研成果值得采信的话，双语能力彷佛对付美国人没那末首要。
Published last year, the analysis found that just 20% of school students in the United States were studying 
a foreign language.
这项于客岁公布的阐发陈述发明，美国只有20%的在校学生在进修外语。
EF Education First's poll was measured by testing non-native English speakers in 100 countries and over 400 cities and regions who voluntarily agreed to take the test.
英孚团体的查询拜访经由过程对100个国度、400多个都会和地域中英语非母语的人举行测试得出告终果。这些人都是志愿加入测试的。
最厥后看看英语非母语而说得好的国度有哪些：
1. Netherlands 70.31 荷兰2. Sweden 70.72 瑞典3. Norway 68.38 挪威4. Denmark 67.34 丹麦5. Singapore 68.63 新加坡6. South Africa 66.52 南非7. Finland 65.86 芬兰8. Austria 63.13 奥地利9. Luxembourg 66.33 卢森堡10. Germany 63.74 德国11. Poland 62.45 波兰12. Portugal 60.02 葡萄牙13. Belgium 63.52 比利时14. Croatia 60.16 克罗地亚
