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In a school, we may hear a student saying
in Chinese "我对汉语感兴趣。". Like the student, many foreigners are learning Chinese.
Chinese
is more popular around the world today. ①The long history and colorful
culture of China attract(吸引)many foreigners
to learn Chinese. With the rapid development, China is staying ahead in many
fields and is playing its role in the world. Chinese is becoming a global (全球的)language
and its popularity has risen around the world. Many countries set up Chinese courses in their schools.
For example, in the UK, students used to choose between
Spanish, Latin, French and other foreign languages. ②But now schools encourage(鼓励)their students
to study Chinese. The increase in popularity of
Chinese has been surprising. 1, 031 people took Chinese language exams in 2001, and the number was 2, 062 last year, while 2, 561 people chose Spanish. It's predicted that studying Chinese
in the UK could overtake(超过)Spanish in less than five years.