【标准VOA】２００７－０８－１９
Asian Language Crisis Grips Australia (2/3) ( 本次听写173词 )

【我的听写】

"Even with the rise of China then I think something about Australia being a resource supplier. China comes to us. We don't really have to beat down the doors and learn their culture and language in order to get business. Americans if they want to do well in China would have to work a little bit harder in terms of learning language and culture than Australians." Australia does business very successfully in English with most of its trading partners. But the world's economic power shifs to emerging regions such as Asia. Australia's language gap could soon be exposed . Dilip D from the facuty of economics and business at Sydney University says that language skills can enhance trading opportunities. P C, a 22-year-old economics student, says many young Australians have a half hearted approach to foreign languages, and that the language curiculum often is weak. "While is encouraged in high school to learn another language, it's not really seen to me # expectation that you will have to speak it."


【我的总结与翻译】

总结：faculty, curriculum, realistic

"Even with the rise of China then I think (there's) something about Australia being a resource supplier. China comes to us. We don't really have to beat down the doors and learn their culture and language in order to get business, Americans, if they want to do well in China, would have to work a little bit harder in terms of learning language and culture than Australians."

"即使中国现在发展了，我认为澳大利亚还是很重要的资源供应国。中国和我们有经济来往了，我们并不需要真正打开国门，通过学习中国的语言文化来做生意。但美国如果想在中国取得发的收益，在学习中国语言和文化方面就要比澳大利亚更努力些。

Australia does business very successfully in English with most of its trading partners. But the world's economic power (shifts) to emerging regions such as Asia. Australia's language gap could soon be exposed .

澳大利亚在用英语与大部分贸易伙伴进行生意往来时都很成功。然而随着世界经济重心向诸如亚洲等地区转移。澳大利亚的语言空白很快会显现出来。

Dilip (Dutta) from the (faculty) of economics and business at Sydney University says that language skills can enhance trading opportunities.

悉尼大学经济贸易系的Dilip Dutta表示，各种语言技能能增加贸易机会。

(Pippa McCowage), a 22-year-old economics student, says many young Australians have a half-hearted approach to foreign languages, and that the language (curriculum) often is weak.

22岁的经济系学生Pippa McCowage表示，许多澳大利亚年轻人对外语缺乏热情，并且语言课程也很少。

"While (it) is encouraged in high school to learn another language, it's not really seen to me (as a realistic) expectation that you will have to speak it."

“尽管目前提倡在中学时就学习外语，但对我来说真正会说还不太现实。”

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