国际英语资讯:Feature: Increasing number of Israelis learn Chinese for greater opportunities
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 30-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="matriculation">matriculation</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reciting">reciting</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>.</p><p><span word="Katerina">Katerina</span> <span word="Shram">Shram</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hebrew">Hebrew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>, <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="test">test</span>.</p><p>"<span word="From">From</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 3,000 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="matriculation">matriculation</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="Kai">Kai</span>-<span word="Lan">Lan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Hebrew">Hebrew</span> <span word="translation">translation</span> <span word="online">online</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="language">language</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Shir">Shir</span> <span word="Aluf">Aluf</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shram">Shram</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="class">class</span>.</p>
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