【MoreandmoreChinesewordsareplayingapartintheEnglishlanguage.Maybethat'sbecause300millionChinesepeoplearenowstudyingorspeakingEnglish.AstudysaysseveralhundredChinesewordsarecomingintotheEnglishlanguageeveryy】
MoreandmoreChinesewordsareplayingapartintheEnglishlanguage.Maybethat'sbecause300millionChinesepeoplearenowstudyingorspeakingEnglish.
AstudysaysseveralhundredChinesewordsarecomingintotheEnglishlanguageeveryyear.OneexampleofawordusedinEnglishischengguan(citypatrolofficer).AquickGooglesearcheditoveramilliontimes.
TheOxfordEnglishDictionarynowhasabout1000wordsofChinesewordssuchastaikonaut(中国宇航员).InChinataikonautmeansapersontrainedbyahumanspaceflightprogramtoflyinspace.
InAugustthisyearTheWallStreetJournalusedtheworddamawhichisChinesepinyinfor“bigmother”,toreportthemiddle-agedChinesewomenleadingtheworld'sgoldmarket.
ButHanBaochengalanguageteacheratBeijingForeignStudiesUniversitysaid“Using‘Chinglishdoesn’tmeanChinesewordsaretryingtotaketheplaceoftheEnglishwords.That'sonlybecausewecannotfindtherightwordsinEnglishtoexpress(表达)themeaningsinChinese.”
Infactthemixingofthetwolanguagesmakesiteasiertolearnasecondlanguage.24-year-oldCanadianLisasaid“Mymomcan'tspeakanyChineseshehastoremembernihao(hello)by4kneeand4how’.ButshecaneasilysaywordswithChinese."
1.WhydomanyChinesewordscomeintotheEnglishspeakingeveryyear?
A.BecauseChineseisusefulthanEnglish.
B.BecausemorepeoplespeakChinesethanEnglish.
C.BecausetoomanyChinesearestudyingorspeakingEnglish.
D.BecauseChinesewordsareeasytospeak.
2.AccordingtoTheWallStreetJournalwhoisdama?
A.Allthemiddle-agedChinesewomen.
B.Allthemiddle-agedwomenintheworld.
C.TheChinesewomenleadingtheworld'sgoldmarket.
D.TheChinesewomentakingcareofkidsathome.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mixing”meaninChinese?
A.结合 B.学习
C.构造 D.消失
4.HowdoesCanadianLisa'smotherlearnChinese?
A.BywritingChinesewords.
B.ByspeakingChinesepinyin.
C.ByspeakingtheEnglishwords.
D.BytalkingwithChinesepeople.