For example, both Singapore and India take English as their first official language and almost everyone can speak English.

比如，新加坡和印度都是以英语为第一官方语言的国家，几乎人人会说英语。

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French arrived as the official language of England in 1066 but it was almost the year 1300 before beef has its first citation as an English word.

法语在1066年成为英格兰的官方语言，但是，几乎到了公元1300年，作为英语单词的beef才第一次有了书面引证。

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The official language of Germany is German, with over 95% of the population speaking German as their first language.

德国的官方语言是德语，全国95%的人将德语视为自己的第一语言。

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The launch of Turkey's first official Kurdish-language television channel in January and the government's calls for the establishment of Kurdish literature departments at state universities have raised hopes of more reforms.

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The official language is Portuguese, after settlers first arrived in Mozambique in the 15th century.

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One of Ghosn's first moves at Nissan was a shocker: He decreed that English, not Japanese, would be the official language of the Tokyo company, and he made it known that managers who learned English would advance faster than those who spoke only Japanese.

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