李阳疯狂英语之国际肌肉三最短文 Chapter15:The Urgent Need of English in Chin

English may be the most important factor in deciding which countries are leaders in the future. The language of the most advanced management and technology is undoubtedly¹ English. Being able to absorb this information is really the key to the new centrury. In the 21st centrury, we increasingly have to deal with other countries. We can' t go there and speak our own language, because nobody is going to learn it in order to understand us. Our Asian rival, India, has surged ahead of other developing countries in information technology,  because of its superior English skills. Unless we are able to master  English, we will not be able to get our population to use IT and take advantage of the new economy. There is an urgent need to have a workforce² which is proficient³ in the language, in view of the information technology onslaught.

 

1 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

3 proficient   

adj.熟练的，精通的；n.能手，专家

参考例句：

• She is proficient at swimming.她精通游泳。
• I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.我认为我在英语读写方面相当熟练。