[00:07.70]On Chinese Fever
[00:10.87]It is reported that there are about 40 million people
[00:15.79]learning Chinese worldwide besides Chinese people,
[00:19.89]which proves that Chinese is gaining
[00:22.75]its popularity all over the world.
[00:25.56]This phenomenon can be attributed to several main reasons.
[00:30.28]First, as China continues to enjoy fast economic growth
[00:35.70]and extensive contact with the rest of the world,
[00:38.99]many foreign enterprises wish
[00:42.36]to expand or develop their business in China,
[00:45.41]thus employees who can speak Chinese are greatly welcomed.
[00:50.21]Second, many foreigners see a great future
[00:54.48]in Chinese market and want to get involved in it.
[00:57.89]Third, some foreigners are interested
[01:01.57]in the various values and legends in Chinese culture
[01:05.11]whose history has been continuous for about 5000 years.
[01:09.78]As a college student,
[01:12.02]I am inspired by the mushrooming of foreign friends' interests in Chinese.
[01:17.37]I think we should,therefore,
[01:19.67]study hard to improve both our mother tongue and English,
[01:23.89]so that we could make contributions to
[01:25.93]the spread and prosperity of our language and culture.
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