国际英语资讯:Feature: Enthusiasm for learning Chinese in Japan boosts people-to-people communication
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 22-- "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="freshman">freshman</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sophomore">sophomore</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>," <span word="Yudai">Yudai</span> <span word="Maekawa">Maekawa</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Teikyo">Teikyo</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="Maekawa">Maekawa</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> ... <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 1,500 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="proficiency">proficiency</span> <span word="test">test</span> (<span word="HSK">HSK</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 34,018 <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HSK">HSK</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40,000 <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Munashi">Munashi</span> <span word="Masuzawa">Masuzawa</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2010, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="around">around</span> 200 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HSK">HSK</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HSK">HSK</span> <span word="examinees">examinees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yong">Yong</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Musashino">Musashino</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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