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看罢中国小孩子的“凄惨生活”，你先别忙着叹气，这个世界上人的差别其实并不大。那年在尼泊尔旅游，小编不经意间看到“补课”的小广告，再稍留意，才发现，这种小广告到处都是。敢情这补课也讲究“接轨”啊。其实，不仅仅是补课，就连“不要输在起跑线上”也不是中国特色呢。这段印度人讲的英语，一开始听起来会很费力。要注意几点：一是印式英语总体上来说发音与英式英语更近，特别是元音；二是印式英语的辅音，尤其是词首辅音不标准，如T、D不分等；三是印式英语就跟宝莱坞的歌舞片一样，语调变化特别多，而且一般的陈述句也常常以升调结束。 All work and no play. That seems to be holding true for kids these days. Children as young as two can now sing, rattle off nursery rhymes and are growing up faster than anyone could ever imagine. 只能用功，不能玩。如今，这一准则对于小孩子来说似乎很适用。年龄小至两岁的小孩子现在会唱歌、能轻松地背出童谣，他们的成长速度是任何人都无法想象的。 It looks like innocent fun, but these toddlers are actually shaping up for graduation day; and they started early, mind you. Like baby Via, who can sing, rattle off nursery rhyme identify colours and animal all before she turns two. Little Via and her classmates are learning vital survival skill skills these future leaders of India Inc. being taught in a 12-month program in a Mumbai school. And, of course, these doting parents are very, very proud. 这看起来像是天真无邪的童趣，其实，这些才刚刚学步的孩子们正在为毕业日做准备呢。请注意，他们起步早。比如说维亚宝宝，她在两岁前，就能唱歌、会背童谣、辨认颜色和动物。维亚宝宝和她的同学正在学习的可是不可或缺的生存技巧，孟买一家培训机构正通过一个为期一年的培训计划向这些印度未来领袖传授所必需的技巧。当然，那些溺爱儿女的父母再骄傲不过了。 | 
