Spanish

西班牙语

The importance of Spanish as a language of business has been increasing in the last few decades, due in large part to the constant economic growth Latin American countries have been experiencing –many of these countries have taken huge leaps forward in terms of their international economic positions.

过去几十年，西班牙语的重要性已经越来越高，这在很大程度上是因为拉美国家经济的持续增长，它们中的很多都在国际经济地位上发生了巨大的飞跃。

French

法语

French is an important language for international business. The French economy is the sixth-largest in the world. It’s the third-largest economy in Europe. French is also an official language for some of the most dynamic emerging economies in Africa.

对于国际商务来说，法语是一门很重要的语言。法国的经济在全球排第六，在欧洲排第三。而且，对于非洲很多主要的新兴经济体，法语是他们的官方语言。

Portuguese¹

葡萄牙语

China became Brazil's largest trading partner in 2009. Chinese investment in Brazil takes strategic approaches and does so in strategic areas to consolidate² China’s role in the Brazilian economy, this creates economic leverage³, expands the zone of influence of Chinese companies in Brazil and increases interdependence.

中国在2009年成为了巴西的贸易伙伴。中国对巴西的投资是战略层面的，这些战略投资涉及的领域能巩固中国在巴西经济中的所扮演的角色，它让中国公司在巴西获得了更大的影响力，也加强了中国和巴西的相互依赖性。

Russian

俄语

China has been working on a new transport corridor to Europe as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, which goes through Russia to Europe. Beijing is investing in a high-speed railway to connect to Moscow.

作为一带一路的一环，中国正在建造一条通向欧洲的交通要道，这条要道途经俄罗斯。而北京正在投资一条通向莫斯科的高铁线。

Arabic

阿拉伯语

There is a high demand and low supply of Arabic-speakers. With the growing importance of the Middle East in international affairs, there is thus an extreme shortage of workers who are versed⁴ in Arabic language and culture.

我们很需要会讲阿拉伯语的人才，但这种人并不多。随着中东国家在国际事务上的角色越来越重要，现在我们正急缺那种精通阿拉伯语和阿拉伯文化的人。