The English proficiency¹ of the Chinese has improved since last year but is still at a middle level compared with other non-English-speaking countries and regions, said a report released last Tuesday.

于上周二发布的一份报告称，中国人英语能力较2015年有所提升，但与其他非英语国家和地区相比，仍居于中等水平。

The ranking of the English proficiency of Chinese rose eight places to 39th among 72 countries and regions, according to the 2016 English Proficiency Index of the Swedish education company EF Education First.

瑞典教育公司英孚教育发布的《2016英孚英语熟练度指标》指出，国人英语能力排名上升了8位，在72个国家和地区中排名第39位。

The English ability of residents in Shanghai ranked first in China, followed by that of Hong Kong and Beijing residents, the report said.

报告称，上海居民的英语能力在中国居首，其次是香港居民和北京居民。

The report is based on the EF Standard English Test results of 950,000 adults from 72 countries and regions across the world. The test, which consists of reading and listening, was developed by Education First.

这份报告是基于来自世界72个国家和地区95万名成年人的英孚标准化英语测试的结果。该测试由阅读和听力组成，是由英孚教育开发的。

Adults from the Netherlands are the best English speakers among people from non-English-speaking countries, followed by Denmark and Sweden, the report said.

来自荷兰的成年人是非英语国家中英语讲得最好的，其次是丹麦人和瑞典人。

Meanwhile, Singapore ranked first in Asia for English proficiency.

此外，新加坡的英语水平在整个亚洲位居第一位。