Nearly everyone knows that countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are primarily English-speaking countries; that is, English is the mother tongue used in these countries.

• 几乎每个人都知道，诸如英国、美国、加拿大、澳洲和新西兰等国都是说英语的主要国家；也就是说，英语是这些国家使用的母语。