英语阅读强化训练：FightingagainstChinglish
<p> 为迎接2008年奥运会,北京市最近开展规范公共场所英语标识专项整治活动,市民积极响应。</p><p> (<span word="Words">Words</span>: <span word="about">about</span> 300; <span word="Time">Time</span>: 4 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>)</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="launched">launched</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="incorrect">incorrect</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="usage">usage</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, 1,000 <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, “<span word="Welcome">Welcome</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mistakenly">mistakenly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>”.</p><p> <span word="Campaign">Campaign</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="incorrect">incorrect</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="about">about</span> 400 <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="errors">errors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="Kodak">Kodak</span>.</p><p> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="locals">locals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> 2008 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Jian">Jian</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> 101 <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>. “<span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="metropolis">metropolis</span> (大都市) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2008 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.”</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>, <span word="living">living</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>. “<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Josh">Josh</span> <span word="Gordon">Gordon</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="errors">errors</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sorted">sorted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="standardizing">standardizing</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="English">English</span> <span word="translations">translations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="standardizing">standardizing</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Speaks">Speaks</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Languages">Languages</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>.</p>
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