日本掀学英语高潮 职场人士重回课堂
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="booths">booths</span>, <span word="sweating">sweating</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="instructors">instructors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hobby">hobby</span>," <span word="one">one</span> 40-<span word="something">something</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legions">legions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>, <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="salarymen">salarymen</span>," <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="mount">mount</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="usable">usable</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="yen">yen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lagging">lagging</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Masahide">Masahide</span> <span word="Tachibana">Tachibana</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 39-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="developer">developer</span>.</p><p><span word="Tachibana">Tachibana</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gaba">Gaba</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="ignited">ignited</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tachibana">Tachibana</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="pack">pack</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> 45-<span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="powerhouse">powerhouse</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p>
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