Speaking English well will be to your advantage if you go abroad.

英语说的好对你出国很有利。

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Even if you go abroad and don't speak the language, a smile will carry you a long way.

即使你到了国外，不能说当地的语言，一个微笑就能表达好多好多。

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If you go abroad to Paris, for example, and your native language is Japanese, chances are that most people may not be able to speak your language.

如果你到巴黎旅行，例如：如果你的母语为日文，大部分的人很有机会不会讲你的语言。

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And so his father turned to him and said, you see, if you go - if I send you abroad and study, you can come back, be a doctor and save lives, and these kind of things wouldn't happen.

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If you really want to go abroad and don't want to jump through the hoops necessary to land a government or corporate posting first, you can always just up and go, both Segal and Couper suggest.

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