The predominance of English is even more pronounced in communications among the EU’s citizens, where it is the first foreign language in all countries of the “old” Europe. Among the EU’s new members, English is rapidly replacing Russian as the most widely used foreign language.
英语在欧盟公民的交流中更是显现出其强势地位。在“旧”欧洲的所有国家，它都是第一外语。在欧盟的新成员国中，英语也正迅速取代俄语，成为最广泛使用的外语。