全球掀起“漢語(yǔ)熱”

江麗

漢語(yǔ)有著悠久的歷史，是聯(lián)合國(guó)規(guī)定的六種工作語(yǔ)言之一，也是當(dāng)今世界上母語(yǔ)使用人口最多的語(yǔ)言。

1 More than 70 countries have officially included Chinese language teaching into their national education systems， including the UK， Russia， South Africa， Japan， and Australia.

2 Kensington Wade in London， Britains first English?Chinese primary school， recruited （招收） its 15 students from Europe， the United States and South America recently for the first time. The school， the first of its kind in Europe， is an example of the rising popularity of the Chinese language around the world. Mastering the Chinese language means advantages and opportunities in the job market and the business world， because Chinese companies and projects are on the rise around the world.

3 A recent survey by the British Council， the United Kingdoms international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities， shows Chinese has become the language that British parents want their children to learn most， and is considered “the most useful language in the future”.

4 Statistics from American Councils for International Education show the number of students learning Chinese at primary and middle schools in the US doubled between 2009 and 2015. And statistics show the number of primary and middle school students learning Chinese in France has quadrupled （使……變?yōu)樗谋叮?over the past 10 years. It is estimated that the number of people learning Chinese around the world has increased to 100 million from 30 million in 2004.

5 Behind the growing popularity of Chinese language learning is the international communitys positive attitude towards Chinas future development， as well as peoples longing to learn about Chinese civilization and culture. With the rise of Chinas international influence， the Chinese language will enter more classrooms in foreign countries， helping young people around the world better understand the country.

1. What can we know about Kensington Wade？

A. It is located in France.

B. It is Britains first school.

C. It is an English?Chinese primary school.

D. It is a training center for language learning.

2. Which language is the most useful in the future according to British parents？

A. English.B. French.

C. Spanish.D. Chinese.

3. Why does the author list numbers in paragraph 4？

A. To show the great changes around the world.

B. To prove the increasing popularity of Chinese.

C. To compare middle schools in different countries.

D. To describe the history of education in France.

4. Whats the authors attitude to the status of Chinese？

A. Neutral. B. Unclear.

C. Doubtful.? D. Positive.

Difficult sentence

Behind the growing popularity of Chinese language learning is the international communitys positive attitude towards Chinas future development， as well as peoples longing to learn about Chinese civilization and culture. 在漢語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)日益受歡迎的背后，是國(guó)際社會(huì)對(duì)中國(guó)未來(lái)發(fā)展的積極態(tài)度，以及人們對(duì)了解中華文明和文化的渴望。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句中，介詞短語(yǔ)Behind the growing popularity of Chinese language learning 位于句首，句中的主語(yǔ)和謂語(yǔ)完全倒裝。

注意：

在通常情況下，介詞短語(yǔ)置于句首時(shí)，其后的句子是不用倒裝的。如：

On the platform she kissed her mother. 她在月臺(tái)上吻了她的母親。

但是，有時(shí)為了保持句子的平衡或使上下文銜接緊密，可將用作地點(diǎn)狀語(yǔ)的介詞短語(yǔ)置于句首，此時(shí)句中的主語(yǔ)和謂語(yǔ)完全倒裝。如：

On the top of the hill stood an old castle. 山頂上有一座古堡。