外國(guó)“富二代”流行學(xué)中文 學(xué)漢語(yǔ)從娃娃抓起

孔夫子的話 越來(lái)越國(guó)際化

全世界都在講中國(guó)話

我們說(shuō)的話 讓世界都認(rèn)真聽(tīng)話

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2007年，華語(yǔ)女子團(tuán)體S.H.E的一首《中國(guó)話》紅遍大街小巷，10年后，歌詞里的場(chǎng)景已變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)。

近年來(lái)，“中文熱”席卷全球，不僅各國(guó)大學(xué)相繼設(shè)立了中文專業(yè)，很多中小學(xué)也都開(kāi)設(shè)了漢語(yǔ)課程，而越來(lái)越多的外國(guó)家長(zhǎng)也希望自己的孩子能夠從小學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)。

學(xué)漢語(yǔ)從娃娃抓起，就連美國(guó)總統(tǒng)家也不例外。近日，特朗普在訪華期間，忍不住秀出自己外孫女阿拉貝拉的中文水平。在新華社發(fā)布的一段視頻中，阿拉貝拉身穿旗袍，大方展示了自己的中文才藝。

The six-year-old sings two songs Our Fields, Beautiful Fields, and My Good Mom. She also displayed knowledge about Chinese literature by reciting Three Character Classic, a Confucianist volume to educate young children, and two ancient poems of Li Bai, Watching the Fall of Lushan Mountain, and Departing from Baidi City in the Morning.

6歲的阿拉貝拉演唱了《我們的田野》、《我的好媽媽》兩首中文歌，為了展示自己對(duì)中國(guó)文學(xué)的了解，她還背誦了儒學(xué)啟蒙讀本《三字經(jīng)》以及李白的兩首古詩(shī)《望廬山瀑布》、《早發(fā)白帝城》。

一些網(wǎng)友表示，這水平比許多中國(guó)小朋友都要厲害。

事實(shí)上，不只是特朗普家的孩子，王室后代以及商界大佬的子女們都開(kāi)始學(xué)起了漢語(yǔ)!

馬克•扎克伯格和普里西拉•陳

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg picked up Mandarin a few years ago, and improved so much, he was able to do a 30-minute question and answer session in the language. His wife, Priscilla Chan, speaks fluent Cantonese.

臉書網(wǎng)首席執(zhí)行官馬克•扎克伯格學(xué)習(xí)普通話已有幾年，且成效顯著，他可以用中文進(jìn)行30分鐘的問(wèn)答環(huán)節(jié)。他的妻子普里西拉•陳還可以講一口流利的粵語(yǔ)。

The couple have already introduced Mandarin into the house for their daughter Max. Zuckerberg uploaded a video on Facebook that showed his AI personal assistant teaching Max to speak Mandarin.

這對(duì)夫婦也讓自家大女兒麥克斯學(xué)習(xí)普通話。扎克伯格還在臉書網(wǎng)上傳過(guò)一段視頻，視頻顯示他的智能機(jī)器人助手正在教麥克斯說(shuō)普通話。

而就在前不久，扎克伯格似乎還打算為女兒招聘中文保姆。今年9月份，美國(guó)求職網(wǎng)站indeed上出現(xiàn)了一則招聘啟事，根據(jù)描述信息，很多人猜測(cè)雇主極有可能就是扎克伯格本人。

According to the recruitment notice, the job requirements and qualifications of the nanny include fluency in Mandarin, three years of experience, a bachelor’s degree, and the ability to provide a nurturing environment for children.

招聘啟事顯示，保姆需具備的能力包括：流利的普通話，三年工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)，本科學(xué)歷以及為孩子提供教育環(huán)境的能力。

The nanny will be given a compensation of around $110,000-$130,000 a year and will also be provided with full health benefits. The schedule requires that nanny works from 8 am to 9 pm for five straight days and will be given five days off.

這份工作年薪在11萬(wàn)-13萬(wàn)美金(約合人民幣72萬(wàn)-86萬(wàn)元)左右，包含全套醫(yī)保。工作時(shí)間為8點(diǎn)至21點(diǎn)，上五天休五天。

杰夫•貝佐斯和麥肯齊•貝佐斯夫婦

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie have four kids and have experimented with many different subjects to educate their children.

亞馬遜創(chuàng)始人杰夫•貝佐斯和他的妻子麥肯齊育有四個(gè)孩子，他們嘗試讓孩子們學(xué)習(xí)許多不同的課程。

"We tried all sorts of things ... including off-season travel, kitchen-science experiments, chicken incubation, Mandarin lessons, the Singapore math program, and lots of clubs and sports with other neighborhood kids," MacKenzie told Vogue.

麥肯齊說(shuō)，“我們嘗試了很多東西，比如帶孩子在淡季去旅行，做廚房科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)，孵化小雞，上普通話課和新加坡數(shù)學(xué)課，還會(huì)參加很多俱樂(lè)部，讓他們和鄰居小朋友一起運(yùn)動(dòng)。”

威廉王子和凱特王妃

The royal couple have two children and a third on the way. Their oldest son, Prince George, 4, began his first day of school at Thomas' Battersea in London. The school will teach Prince George Mandarin.

威廉凱特夫婦現(xiàn)在育有兩個(gè)孩子，而他們的第三個(gè)寶寶也即將誕生。大兒子喬治小王子今年4歲，開(kāi)始就讀于倫敦Thomas' Battersea 學(xué)校。喬治小王子將在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)普通話。

But he's not the only one who has picked up some Mandarin phrases. Prince William wished China a happy new year in Mandarin a few years ago.

但他不是家里唯一一個(gè)會(huì)講幾句普通話的人。幾年前，威廉王子也曾用普通話祝賀中國(guó)新年快樂(lè)。