So here's to you, UN interpreters, up in your boxes, making diplomacy happen from the sidelines.

致同传箱里默默耕耘、用语言为外交铺路的联合议员们。

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

几十年来，美总统一直使用外交语言，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，了解外交语言非常重要， 好吗？

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

但际外交并不是语言学家试图解决的唯一问题。

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

第一个选择是应对这种情况，或者用温和的外交语言来处理这个问题。

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

英语中直接、自信或攻击性的语言与间接、柔和或外交性的语言之间有什？

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.

这几乎可以说是一种家运动，关注外交语言，然后试图弄清楚是得到了还是失去了。

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， 法已成为欧洲领先的陆地强，法语已成为享有盛誉的语言，取代拉丁语成为际关系中的外交语言。

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.

标准化测试在接下来的两千年里继续在全球范围内使用，如今它们被用于各种场合， 从评估法消防员爬楼梯的能力，到为加拿大外交官进行语言考试，再到学校里的学生测评。