首届太平洋潜艇安全与救生研讨会的代表们都能用英语进行交流。当然,亚太地区情况比较特殊,许多国家都是英国的前殖民地或是英联邦国家;有的干脆就是英语国家,比如澳大利亚、新西兰;有的国家虽然不属前两类,比如日本、韩国、但他们的海军与美国渊源很深,军官的英语基础都还说得过去。 Representatives of the first Pacific Submarine Safety and Life Saving Symposium were able to communicate in English. Of course, the situation in the Asia-Pacific region is rather special. Many countries are former British colonies or Commonwealth countries; some are simply English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand; some countries are not of the first two categories, such as Japan and South Korea. Their navy and the United States have deep roots, and the officer’s English foundation is justified.