The English language has become the language of international communication. Many people living in the European Union speak English as a foreign language and use English to communicate with people from all over the worldThere are over 750 million people who speak English as a foreign language. In the year 2000 the British Council said that there were about a billion people learning English.
These people are benefiting from the many advantages of learning English as a foreign language.
Travel
Travel and tourism around the world is carried out in English. If you are planning a holiday to a foreign country you will probably be speaking English not only at the airport but also in the country itself.
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One of the biggest advantages of learning English as a second language

1. 引言.
古今中外的诗歌中大量运用意象（image）。所谓意象是关于感官映像，情感以及思想的具体代表。（Di Yanni，１９９０：４４４）也就是说用具体的形象或画面来表现人们在理智、情感方面的经验。（罗良功，２００２：７３）意象是传递思想的工具，是诗歌的精神。朱光潜在他的《诗论》中写道：“每首诗的境界都必有‘情趣’（feeling）和‘意象’（image）两个要素……情趣是可比喻而不可直接描绘的实感，如果不附到具体意象上去，就根本没有可见的形象”。（朱光潜，1984，50）一种意象与某种意义相关联，若反复运用就构成了象征。（罗良功，２００２：７３）象征是含义超出自身本意的任何事物或行为。（Di Yanni，１９９０：４４４）如玫瑰象征美或爱情；树象征家族的根源和分支；飞翔的鸟象征自由；橄榄枝象征和平。象征在古今中外的诗歌中被大量的运用着。英国文艺复兴时期的十四行诗包含着多种多样的象征。比如，“花园”象征着诗人的精神家园; “星星”象征坚贞的爱情；“镰刀”象征无情的时间；“身体”象征国家的秩序。莎士比亚的十四行诗中，尤其是一至126首，也使用了多种意象。诗人通过这些意象来赞美他的爱友，表达诗人的爱与恨以及刻画时间的无情。读