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希尼爾翻譯公司（www.shreekrishnajewellers.com）2016年7月11日了解到：African countries are now starting to see the increasing value of learning Chinese.

非洲國家現(xiàn)在開始意識到學(xué)習(xí)漢語的重要性。

Recently, the South African basic education minister announced the government’s plans to introduce Chinese as an optional third language in its schools.

近日，南非基礎(chǔ)教育部長宣布，政府計劃將漢語作為學(xué)校里第二外語的選修課。

They hope to have 500 schools offering Chinese over the next five years.

未來5年，南非政府計劃在500所中小學(xué)開設(shè)漢語課。

China is now South Africa’s largest trading partner.

中國當前是南非最大的貿(mào)易伙伴。

The plan to introduce Chinese in schools is already in motion, with two teachers from China having already arrived in the country.

在學(xué)校里開設(shè)漢語課的計劃已經(jīng)在行動中，來自中國的兩名教師已經(jīng)到達南非。

Every year, for the next five years, 100 teachers will be trained to teach the Chinese language. In a country where there are 11 official languages, English remains the most common language of instruction in South African schools.

未來5年里，南非每年將會培訓(xùn)100名教師學(xué)習(xí)漢語。在這個官方語言高達11種的國家，英語仍是南非學(xué)校里最普遍的語言。

Naturally then, the announcement of the introduction of Chinese at schools has been met with resistance from some quarters who are still demanding that all children be taught in their mother tongue.

將漢語引入學(xué)校，自然地引起了一些區(qū)域的抵制。他們堅持認為所有的孩子應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)母語。

Confucius Institutes are already well-established at five top South African universities to promote the language and culture.

南非的五所頂尖大學(xué)里已經(jīng)建立了孔子學(xué)院，以推動中國的語言和文化。

Learning Chinese could open job opportunities for South Africans in China, while school leaders could choose to create more programs for Chinese studies at universities, they say.

他們表示，學(xué)習(xí)漢語將為南非人在中國提供更多的就業(yè)機會，而學(xué)校領(lǐng)導(dǎo)也將為在南非的中國留學(xué)生創(chuàng)造更多的項目。

The South African government believes the introduction of Chinese in its schools will strengthen economic ties.

南非政府相信，在學(xué)校引入漢語將加強兩國的經(jīng)濟聯(lián)系。

During my time in Beijing, I attended a basic Chinese class once a week for about three months. In that time, I learned very little other than basic greetings, taxi directions and food-related vocabulary. Learning to count proved the most useful.

在北京的時候，我每周參加一個中文基礎(chǔ)班，大約上了三個月。那段時間所學(xué)的，無外乎是基本的問候語，出租車方向用語和食物相關(guān)的詞匯。學(xué)會數(shù)數(shù)被證明是最有用的。

When I chose my university subjects, I opted to continue studying German which I had learned at school as a third language.

當我選擇大學(xué)專業(yè)時，我選擇繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)德語，因為在中學(xué)時它是我的第三外語。

In those years it was natural for students at South African universities to study another European language over an indigenous language, because of the belief that it would open international doors.

在那個年代，南非學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)一門歐洲語言司空見慣，因為他們認為歐洲將敞開國際大門。

As the Chinese economy continues to grow and strengthen, the world’s most-spoken language is gaining in currency too.

而隨著中國經(jīng)濟持續(xù)增長和增強，漢語這門世界上講的人數(shù)最多的語言也開上走上舞臺。

South Africa, the third largest economy in Africa, is taking note.

南非，這個非洲的第三大經(jīng)濟體，顯然深諳此道。來源:英語新聞報道