最新報告指出 國人英語熟練度有所提高

The English proficiency of the Chinese has improved since last year but is still at a middle level compared with other non-English-speaking countries and regions, said a report released last Tuesday.

於上週二發佈的一份報告稱，中國人英語能力較2015年有所提升，但與其他非英語國家和地區相比，仍居於中等水平。

The ranking of the English proficiency of Chinese rose eight places to 39th among 72 countries and regions, according to the 2016 English Proficiency Index of the Swedish education company EF Education First.

瑞典教育公司英孚教育發佈的《2016英孚英語熟練度指標》指出，國人英語能力排名上升了8位，在72個國家和地區中排名第39位。

The English ability of residents in Shanghai ranked first in China, followed by that of Hong Kong and Beijing residents, the report said.

報告稱，上海居民的英語能力在中國居首，其次是香港居民和北京居民。

The report is based on the EF Standard English Test results of 950,000 Adults from 72 countries and regions across the world. The test, which consists of reading and listening, was developed by Education First.

這份報告是基於來自世界72個國家和地區95萬名成年人的英孚標準化英語測試的結果。該測試由閱讀和聽力組成，是由英孚教育開發的。

Adults from the Netherlands are the best English speakers among people from non-English-speaking countries, followed by Denmark and Sweden, the report said.

來自荷蘭的成年人是非英語國家中英語講得最好的，其次是丹麥人和瑞典人。

Meanwhile, Singapore ranked first in Asia for English proficiency.

此外，新加坡的英語水平在整個亞洲位居第一位。