国际英语资讯:Feature: Philippine presidential communication staff start to learn Chinese language
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 12-- "<span word="Feilvbin">Feilvbin</span>" (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>); "<span word="Zongtongfu">Zongtongfu</span>" (<span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>); "<span word="Xinwenbu">Xinwenbu</span>" (<span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="office">office</span>).</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 15 <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Communications">Communications</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> (<span word="PCOO">PCOO</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="zest">zest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="bond">bond</span> <span word="papers">papers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="Guangjie">Guangjie</span> <span word="flashed">flashed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="special">special</span> <span word="class">class</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="students">students</span>" <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p><span word="Glenn">Glenn</span> <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Ocampo">Ocampo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Communications">Communications</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> (<span word="PCOO">PCOO</span>) <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Andanar">Andanar</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="PCOO">PCOO</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PCOO">PCOO</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="Ocampo">Ocampo</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 30 <span word="PCOO">PCOO</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Malacanang">Malacanang</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>, <span word="Ocampo">Ocampo</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Meng">Meng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conversational">conversational</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="tones">tones</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>.</p>
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