In many countries, English is used as the second language.

在许多国家，英语被用作第二语言。

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Teaching English as the second language is not an easy job.

把英语作为第二语言教不是一件容易的工作。

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Many countries have made English taught as the second language in schools.

许多国家已经取得了英语作为授课学校的第二语言。

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Second thing we want to talk about very briefly as we go along is the semantics of the language.

我们要说的第二点,是语言的语义。

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What do you think is the most important thing to teach students who learn English as a second language?

你觉得要教那些以英语为第二语言的学生，最重要的是什么？

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