Technically the same people—they speak the same language and belong to the same culture—their differences, occupational and physical, were deepened and manipulated by the German and Belgian colonists.

从理论上来讲，他们是相同的民族，因为他们讲相同的语言、属于相同的文化，他们的差异（职业的和物质的）是由德国和比利时的殖民者所加深和操纵的。

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But the real edge lies with culture, particularly the English language, which has decimated all its traditional competitors - French, German and Russian - over the past two decades.

但真正的优势在于文化——尤其是在过去二十年里已彻底挫败诸如法语、德语及俄罗斯语等所有传统竞争对手的英语。

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Unlike Latin and French, German was never the language of diplomacy and culture.

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This month, at the Shandong International Nurse Training Center in Weihai, China, the nurses selected for the program are beginning their eight-month training in German life, culture, and language.

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