It’s a privilege to be here at this forum where leaders in business, science, art, diplomacy, and world affairs have gathered for many, many years to discuss how we can advance prosperity, security, and peace.

我很荣幸来到这个论坛，很多年来，这里汇聚了全世界商界、科学界的人士共同商议我们如何共达繁荣与和平。

However, absolute numbers aside, it is incontrovertible that English has become the lingua franca of the world in the fields of business, science, aviation, computing, education, politics and entertainment (and arguably many others).

然而，撇开绝对数字不谈， 英语已经成为商业、科学、航空、计算机、教育、政治和娱乐（以及可以说是许多其他领域）领域的世界通用语是无可争议的。