美国人亚洲择邻居 只为孩子学中文
<p><span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Roemer">Roemer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span>, <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Orinda">Orinda</span>, <span word="Calif">Calif</span>., <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p>迈克尔•罗默(<span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Roemer">Roemer</span>)是一位律师，2010年他请了一年的假，把加利福尼亚州奥林达(<span word="Orinda">Orinda</span>)的房子租出去，然后带着妻子和孩子来到了中国西部城市成都。之前他从来没有在国外生活过。</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Roemer">Roemer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="Erin">Erin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Conor">Conor</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="close">close</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="must">must</span>-<span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="language">language</span>. "<span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> 57-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Roemer">Roemer</span>.</p><p>罗默的目的是让他的一双儿女埃林(<span word="Erin">Erin</span>)和康纳(<span word="Conor">Conor</span>)近距离了解中国，并为他们学习正在迅速成为一门必学语言的汉语创造更好的条件。现年57岁的罗默说，会讲普通话是很重要的。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Roemers">Roemers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Westerners">Westerners</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="lengths">lengths</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="fluently">fluently</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 1.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 80<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="boomed">boomed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>.</p><p>不仅是罗默夫妇，越来越多的西方人正不辞辛苦帮助孩子学说普通话。随着中国在全球的影响力越来越大，这些父母希望孩子能够与这个国家的13亿人顺畅沟通。这种现象与上世纪80年代日本经济繁荣时期人们争先恐后学习日语的情形非常相似。</p>
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