新视野大学英语(第三版)第二册课后翻译答案及原文Unit1原文:Englishisknownasaworldlanguage,regularlyusedbymanynationswhoseEnglishisnottheirfirstlanguage
Likeotherlanguages,Englishhaschangedgreatly
ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagecanbedividedintothreemainperiods:OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish
TheEnglishlanguagestartedwiththeinvasionofBritainbythreeGermanictribesduringthe5thcenturyAD,andtheycontributedgreatlytotheformationoftheEnglishlanguage
Duringthemedievalandearlymodernperiods,theinfluenceofEnglishspreadthroughouttheBritishIsles,andfromtheearly17thcenturyitsinfluencebegantobefeltthroughouttheworld
TheprocessesofEuropeanexplorationandcolonizationforseveralcenturiesledtosignificantchangeinEnglish
Today,AmericanEnglishisparticularlyinfluential,duetothepopularityofAmericancinema,television,music,tradeandtechnol