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听力文本
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is implementing a big change in the languages taught in UK schools.On a visit to China, he told journalists that British schools should teach Mandarin instead of French and German. He told his hosts that he plans to double the number of students studying Chinese in British schools to 400,000 in the next three years. He will also provide subsidies to schools that start teaching Mandarin. He believes stronger educational ties with China are a necessary element in keeping Britain competitive in the Chinese market. He said: "I want Britain linked up to the world's fast-growing economies, and that includes our young people learning the languages to seal tomorrow's business deals."
Mr Cameron explained to journalists the importance of introducing Mandarin in UK schools. He said: "By thetime the children born today leave school, China is set to be the world's largest economy, so it's time tolook beyond the traditional focus on French and German and get many more children learning Mandarin." The initiative includes a tie-up with the British Council and the Chinese office for teaching Mandarin as a foreign language. They have already signed an agreement to double the number of Chinese language assistants in UK schools. The British Council puts Mandarin in the top five most important languages for British children to study to improve their job prospects.
中文翻译
英国首相戴维·卡梅伦正在对英国学校的语言教育实施大变革
。在访华期间,他告诉记者称英国学校应该教授中文,而不是德语或法语 。他对主持人说他将把学习中文的学生数量增加一倍,并将在未来三年内上升到40万人 。他还将对开始开设中文的学校提供补助资金 。他相信与中国的教育纽带是让英国保持中国市场竞争力的重要因素 。他说:“我希望英国能够与全球经济增长速度最快的经济体产生联系,这包括让年轻人来学习语言,为未来的商业合作创造契机 。卡梅伦先生向记者解释道了在英国学校开设中文的重要性
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重点讲解
1.sign an agreement 签订协议
例句:In Tucuman, Argentina, local government and nongovernmental organizations are working together to get all relevant institutions to sign an agreement to do more for road safety.
在阿根廷图库曼,地方政府和非政府组织将合作,促使所有有关机构签署一项协定,以便 为道路安全开展更多工作
。2.job prospect 就业前景
例句:The current global economic downturn has engendered significant insecurity of employment and future job prospect.
当前,全球经济放缓已经使就业和未来工作前景面临很大的威胁
。3.fast-growing 成长快速的
例句:Also, business plans often assume it will be easy to gain a share of a large or fast-growing market.
还有就是,商业计划经常假设:人们可以很容易地得到一份很大或成长快速的市场
。4.explain to 向……解释
例句:You'd better go and explain to the chairman.
你最好去向主席解释一下
听力题目
1.In which country did David Cameron talk about his education plans?
a) England
b) China
c) Germany
d) France
2.How many students will be studying Chinese in the next three years?
a) 440,000
b) four million
c) 40 thousand
d) 400,000
3.What will schools receive for starting to teach Mandarin?
a) subsidies
b) books
c) computers
d) new buildings
4.What does David Cameron want Britain to be in China?
a) a leader
b) number one
c) competitive
d) a cultural guide
5.What does David Cameron want young people to sign?
a) learning contracts
b) business deals
c) autographs
d) the back of their credit cards
6.To whom did Mr Cameron talk about the importance of Mandarin?
a) schoolchildren
b) language assistants
c) journalists
d) French teachers
7.What does Cameron want people to look beyond?
a) the horizon
b) textbooks
c) cultural boundaries
d) the focus on French and German
8.What has the British Council agreed with its Chinese counterpart?
a) to have more Chinese teachers
b) to stop teaching French
c) to share resources
d) to only use Mandarin in class
9.Where did the British Council rank Mandarin in terms of importance?
a) in the top five
b) number one
c) third
d) in China
10.According to the British Council, how will Mandarin help British kids?
a) with understanding Chinese movies
b) with job hunting
c) with learning
d) with intercultural relationships
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.c
7.d
8.a
9.a
10.b