VOA慢速英语:Where Did the English Language Come From?

短语讲解：

1. More people are trying to learn English than any other language in the world.

try to 试着
例句：Please try to save the tooth.
请设法补救这个牙齿。

2. English is the official language of more than seventy-five countries including Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia, and South Africa.

more than 多于
例句：She was no more than 16.
她是不超过16个。

3. English is the common language in this country where at least twenty- four languages are spoken by more than one million people.

at least 至少
例句：At least two yeas of experience.
至少有两年的经验。

4. Where did the English language come from?

come from 来自
例句：Did these books come from your store?
这些书来自你的书店吗?

5. That language is no longer spoken.

no longer 不再
例句：She is no longer a child.
她不再是小孩子了。

6. Some escaped to live in the area that became Wales. 

live in 住进
例句：I used to live in london.
我过去一直住在伦敦。