Most important papers are already in English, are they not? Also I can't imagine how long it would take to learn the language to the point of being able to pars

Most important papers are already in English, are they not? Also I can't imagine how long it would take to learn the language to the point of being able to parse scientific texts. Maybe it's skill issue on my part but despite learning the english language since 2nd grade (i am almost 30 now with a degree earned in english) I still sometimes struggle with scientific papers I feel like the time you would spend on the language is better spent on learning the actual science