An American in Beijing 美国人在中国

PART one
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
3. Why is China the worthy place for U.S. students?
China is one of America’s most important partners in business in Asia, with a large amount of exports and imports. As China keeps booming, it is playing a more and more important role in world economy. Besides, China has a population of 1.3 billion and 5,000 years of uninterrupted history which has long been ignored by most of the westerners. In fact, both its economical presence and cultural presence make it worthwhile for the U.S. students to go.
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PART TWO
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LESSON TWO
PART one QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. According to the American Council on Education, why is it necessary for students to study abroad?
PART Two
BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
PART TWO
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BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
According to the American Council on Education, many students who go abroad have the goal of learning a language. There is no better way to improve language skills than by being immersed in a language other than your own. Studying abroad also offers students an opportunity to travel, to expand their worldview, to enhance the value of a college degree, and to make international connections. Studying abroad can have excellent benefits for future employment opportunities by providing students with international skills and experiences. Connections made while abroad could easily lead to future opportunities.
university in Beijing, the Globalist’s Lauren Konopacz explores the myriad benefits of studying abroad—particularly in China. 2. In the 2005-2006 academic year, the most recent period for which data are available, 223,534 U.S. students studied abroad. That number equals only 1% of enrolled That means that just U.S. students. Of that 1%, only 9.3% chose to study abroad in Asia. 20,788 U.S. students went abroad to the Asian region.
根据可获取的最新资料，2005-2006学年，有223，534名 of U.S. students choose to spend a semester abroad in all sorts 美国学生在海外学习。这个数字只相当于全美大学生入学人 数的1%。在这1%的学生中，只有9.3%的学生选择来亚洲学 Spain to Australia to India. After spending a semester at a 习。
PART FIVE
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3. In other words, the number of U.S. students who spent time in Asia during that academic year couldn’t even sell out a Red Sox game. Fenway Park—one of the smallest ballparks in the United States—has a capacity of 36,108. Taking that point further, only about 6,000 students chose to study in China. 4.They could not even sell out a Portland Sea Dogs game—the Red Sox’ minor league team. Of all my friends, only the ones who I know through Chinese classes went to China, and the eight of us couldn’t even fill a dugout. ■ So why did they go? 5. There are a number of reasons to study abroad. In fact, according to the American Council on Education , 79% of the U.S. population agrees that students ought to study
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2. As to the importance of studying abroad, what were listed by Senate Resolution 308?
An experience of studying abroad is firstly very important for both the students and then for the United States as a whole. For the students, learning aboard would enhance their international knowledge and foreign skills, which will prepare them for a good career in the future. At the same time, the expertise and skills would eventually benefit the whole nation when competing in the world. Moreover, by comparing with an alien culture, the students would better understand their own culture, thus expanding their worldview.
PART FOUR Main idea of the text
Based on her personal experience, she gives a detailed analysis of those series of questions, like the reasons for going abroad, why she chose Asia, especially the reasons why she studied abroad in China.
BUILDING UP VOCABULARY
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Part Three : An Introduction to the Author • Lauren Konopacz is an Editorial Intern with The Globalist. Lauren Konopacz comes from Sudbury, Massachusetts and is currently a student at the George Washington University, where she is a dual major in Asian Studies and International Affairs. she spent the fall semester of 2007 studying chinese and politics at Beijing Foreign Languages University.
PART one
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
4. What benefits has the author gained from studying in China？
By studying in China, the author gained a lot of benefits, especially from the perspective of language, culture and personal experience. Firstly, nothing could be of more help for a language learner than being immersed in the language and talking to the native speakers, which, at the same time, offered a good chance to physically experience the culture there. When the author was in China, he traveled a lot, meeting different people and experiencing new things. Therefore, studying in China really pushed back his horizon and inspired new interests and curiosities.
PART Five
READING COMPREHENSION
PART FIVE
READING COMPREHENSION
An American in Beijing
By Lauren Konopacz
PART FIVE
An American in Beijing
1. Each year, thousands of places, from England to