(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.
Tens of thousands of Africans are studying in China. The country provides students with financial assistance for education to develop skills that Africa needs most. And the system makes friends in Africa for the Chinese.
Violet Bwalya of Zambia is among the increasing number of Africans who are receiving financial help to study in China. She registered at Tongji University in Shanghai in September, 2013. The school is among the top universities in the country.
At a restaurant near Tongji, she shared some thoughts about being a Zambian student in China. For example, the university's restaurant serves Chinese food.
Ms. Bwalya said before she arrived, she did not know she would see so many people like herself. She said the number of Africans in China greatly surprised her.
The young woman said she is also excited by the level of development in China. She noted the tall buildings and many roads. She said Zambia does not have many tall buildings.
Violet Bwalya will study Mandarin during this year in China. Then, she will go to another school to study medicine. Those classes will be taught in Mandarin.
Some Africans say language barriers affect the quality of Chinese education.
One man from Uganda criticized his studies in Wuhan, central China. The man asked that he not be identified. He said his classes are in English. But he said his professors cannot answer his questions because they do not speak English. The student said he himself does not know much Chinese.
"Generally, I think the biggest challenge for an international student who comes to China to study English, an English course, is availability of lecturers who can actually speak English."
Another Ugandan student said it may be too easy to receive a degree in China.
"Where I come from, you're really, you're really pushed by getting good grades. You are not going to get a 90 by just showing up or just going to the exam. But here when you come, they just, just give you 90s."
But most African students express satisfaction with their Chinese education.
Juma Salum is from Zanzibar. He studies political science at Shanghai's International Studies University. Mr. Salum wants to return to help his country after graduation. He said he believes it is his duty to do so. And he said he wants to be a link between the Chinese and the people of Tanzania and all Africa.
In 2012, China's Department of Foreign Assistance at the Ministry of Commerce said it had more than 27,000 students from Africa. By the end of 2013, more than 35,000 Africans were studying in China.
And that's the VOA Learning English Education Report. I'm Jerilyn Watson.
文本来自51voa，译文属可可原创，仅供学习交流使用，未经许可请勿转载
词汇解释
1.availability n. 可用性；有效性；实用性；可获得性
The availability of nursery school places varies widely across London.
伦敦幼儿园的分布非常不均衡。
2.Mandarin n. 国语；官话；满清官吏 adj. 紧身马褂的
I first came to China, and to Peking University, in the summer of 1981 as a college student studying Mandarin.
我第一次来到中国和北京大学是在1981年的夏天，那时，我还是一名学习普通话的大学生。
内容解析
1.You are not going to get a 90 by just showing up or just going to the exam.
show up 露面，揭露
Scientists know that cancer may not show up for many years.
科学家们知道癌症可能会潜伏多年。
We waited until five o'clock, but he did not show up.
我们一直等到了5点，但是他始终没有露面。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。
目前有成千上万非洲人在中国求学，中国为学生的教育提供财政支持，来提高非洲最需要的技能。这一系统帮助中国人在非洲交朋友。
越来越多的非洲人收到在中国学习的资金支持，赞比亚的维奥莱特·布瓦利亚就是其中一位。她2013年9月开始在同济大学上学，该校是中国最顶尖大学之一。
在同济大学附近的一座餐厅，她分享了作为在中国学习的赞比亚学生的想法，比如，大学的餐厅提供的中国餐。
布瓦利亚说来这里之前，她根本不知道能遇到这么多和自己类似的人，她说在中国的非洲人数量令她吃惊。
这位女性说她也为中国的发展水平感到激动，她注意到高楼大厦和很多道路，她说赞比亚没有这么多高层建筑。
维奥莱特·布瓦利亚今年将在中国学习汉语，然后去另一所学校学医学，这些课程都是用汉语教的。
有的非洲人说语言障碍影响了中国教育的质量。
来自乌干达的一名男学生批评自己在武汉的学习生活，武汉位于中国中部。他要求不公开他的名字，他说自己的课程是用英文讲的，但他说教授不讲英语，所以他们不能回答他的问题，他说他本人也不懂汉语。
“总体上来说，对于来中国学习英语的外国学生来说，最大的问题是能讲英语的老师不多。”
另一名乌干达学生说在中国获得学位可能太容易了。
“不管来自哪里，那些地方的学生都要被赶着去获得高分，如果只是去上课或参加考试，是不会得90分的。但在中国只要来上课就能得90分。”
但大多数非洲学生都表示很满意中国的教育。
朱玛·塞卢姆来自桑给巴尔市，他在上海外国语大学学习政治学，他想毕业报效祖国。他说他认为自己有责任这么做，他说希望能成为联系中国人和坦桑尼亚及整个非洲的纽带。
2012年，中国商务部对外援助司称有超过2.7万非洲学生在华学习，截止2013年年底，有3.5万以上非洲人在中国学习。
这就是美国之音慢速英语教育报道，我是杰瑞琳·沃森。
