a*****i 发帖数: 4391 | 1 >From today's Daily Yomiuri:
English: Bane or Blessing? / English dominating Singaporean culture
Hiroaki Hayashida Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
SINGAPORE -- Singapore is the only Asian nation that is close to becoming an
English-speaking society, as the language is commonly spoken in government
offices, schools, business and shopping districts in the country.
Although ethnic Chinese account for 77 percent of Singapore's population,
the weight of Chinese language and culture, which once played a |
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