Recently, Beijing Education Department hasannounced that the full mark of English in the college entrance examination in2016 will be 100 points, which has dropped 50 points from previous years. Whilethe Chinese will be 180 points, the mathematics remains the same, still 150points. After the news has been exploded, this policy has caused greatattention among the public. Some people even wonder: do we still need Englishas before? And the status of English still remains the same in China? Well, asfar as I am concern, English still an indispensable part of our daily lives.
最近，北京市教育局宣布2016年的高考英语总分将为100分，较之前的150分下降了50分。而语文将提高到180分，数学保持不变。此消息一出，就引起了社会的极大关注。有人甚至问到：我们还像过去那样需要英语吗？英语在中国的地位是否保持不变？在我看来，英语始终在我们的生活中是不可缺的一部分。
Firstly, English language is of crucialimportant in international cooperation and exchange. In this competitive world,no country can survive without any other contact with other countries. Andthroughout all the interactions, English, as a global language, is the bridgefor us to communicate with other people who from different culture, differentcountries. Two thirds of the world trade is conducted in English. In order toperform our duties and enjoy our rights as a significant member of WTO, we doneed English by all means.
英语在国际合作与交流中有着重要作用。在这个充满竞争的世界里，每个国家都要与其他国家进行交流沟通，免得就不能生存。而英语，作为全球通用的语言，起到了桥梁的作用，帮助不同文化背景的人们顺利沟通。世界上三分之二的贸易用英语完成。为了更好的享受和履行我们在国际贸易组织的权利和义务，我们无论如何都需要英语。
Secondly, English is compulsory inelementary, secondary and further education. One has to pass the English teststo get his certifications. Although we don’t need English so much in our dailylives, when we turn on the computer, listen to the radio, we may findEnglish is everywhere. So, it’s quite necessary for all of us to master aforeign language. Even in the developed countries, students are required tolearn at least one foreign language. And learning English makes contributions toone’s development to some extent.
其二，英语在小学、初中、高等教育中都是必修语言。只有通过了英语考试，才能拿到毕业证书。虽然在日常生活中我们不怎么用到英语，但是当我们打开电脑，收听录音，我们就会发现英语无处不在。所以，掌握一门外语很重要。即使在发达国家，每个学生都会要求学至少一门外语。英语也为个人发展做出一定得贡献。
Although the English marks of collegeentrance examination will drop to 100, we still need English in our dailylives. With the rapid development of economic and cultural globalization,learning English is still the tendency for the young generations. It’s not onlythe tool for people to communicate, but also the golden key to get personaldevelopment.
虽然高考英语总分会降为100分，但在日常生活中，我们还是需要英语。随着经济的快速发展和文化的全球化，学习英语依旧是年轻一代的趋势。英语不光光是人们用来交流的工具，也是个人发展的金钥匙。
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