For decades, American presidents have used diplomatic language, concerned that calling it genocide would harm relations with Turkey.

几十年来，美国总统一直使用外语，他们担心称之为种族灭绝会损害与土耳其的关系。

Now, it's very important to have an understanding of diplomatic language, okay?

现在，了解外语非常重要， 好吗？

The first option is to address the situation or address the topic with soft diplomatic language.

第一个选择应对这种情况，或者用温和的外语来理这个问题。

But international diplomacy isn't the only problem that conlangers have tried to fix.

但国际外并不语学家试图解决的唯一问题。

It's a national sport almost, gazing at the language of diplomacy and trying to figure out whether you've gained or lost in that.

这几乎可以说一种国家运动，关注外语，然后试图弄清楚得到了还了。

And what is the difference in English between direct, assertive or aggressive language and indirect, soft or diplomatic language.

英语中直接、自信或攻击性的语与间接、柔和或外性的语之间有什么区别？

By the 17th century, France was the leading land power in Europe, and French was well established as the language of prestige, replacing Latin as the language of diplomacy in international relations.

到 17 世纪， 法国已成为欧洲领先的陆地强国，法语已成为享有盛誉的语，取代拉丁语成为国际关系中的外语。

Standardized tests continued to be used around the world for the next two millennia, and today, they're used for everything from evaluating stair climbs for firefighters in France to language examinations for diplomats in Canada to students in schools.

在接下来的两千年里，标准化考试继续在世界范围内使用，今天，它们被用于从评估法国消防员爬楼梯到加拿大外官的语考试到学校学生的一切事物。