据金融时报报道,一项针对全球63个国家英语水平高低的调查显示,上海人在英语流利程度测试中首次超过香港人。
ft.com:People learning English in Shanghai have scored higher in fluency tests than those in the rival financial centre of Hong Kong for the first time, that's according to a study ranking proficiency in the language in 63 countries worldwide.
According to a study published on Wednesday by EF Education First, a subsidiary of the global group Education First, the growing middle class in China recognizes the importance of English as China's economy internationalizes. Therefore it has invested heavily in private English training. Also, China sends more students abroad" – and most of them go to English-speaking countries.