目标与任务
1、完成素材（2分17秒）精听默写
2、标记未听出的单词与句子
3、学习整篇素材、记录重点句子和单词
4、熟读、跟读整篇素材
5、选取重点句子脱口而出
重点句子记录
However, an increasing number of American companies that do business in China or with Chinese companies are having their workers learn Mandarin.
但越来越多在中国做生意或与中国公司有贸易往来的美国公司开始让员工学普通话。
Michael Cheng is a Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur and property developer.
迈克尔·程是一位美籍中国台湾裔网络公司企业家兼地产开发商，
The school is based in New York and uses teachers in China to teach over the Internet.
网校总部设在纽约，由中国的教师通过网络进行教学。
China has over three trillion dollars in reserves now, so if you want to do business or connect with the fastest-growing country in the world,
“中国目前有三万亿美元储备，如果想与这个全世界发展最快的国家做生意或打交道，
it might make sense to make an effort to engage the people in their own language, as understanding of their language and culture goes a long way in building strong relationships -- especially with the Chinese." Says Cheng.
“努力学点汉语是有道理的，因为了解一个国家的语言和文化能与其建立长久的关系纽带，与中国人打交道更是如此。”程说。
Cheng says that as China's economic power has increased, so has its cultural power.
迈克尔·程说随着中国经济实力的提升，其文化实力也在增强。
"Starting back in 2004, the Chinese Ministry of Education, along with what was called the Chinese Language Council, began to set up, around the world,Confucius Institutes, with the purpose of promoting and developing Chinese language and culture teaching resources around the world."
“2004年，中国教育部及中国国家汉语委员会开始在世界各地建立孔子学院，目的是在全世界推广和发展汉语及文化教学资源。”
These institutes work to promote the Chinese language at a university level.
这些孔子学院努力在各大高校推广汉语。
The Chinese government has partnered with colleges and the Asia Society to set up programs across the United States.
中国政府与高校及亚洲协会合作，在美国各地成立（教学）项目。
重点词汇
1.entrepreneur 企业家
拆分记忆：entre-pren-eur ,常用于书面语
2. Taiwanese-American 台湾裔美国人
African- American 非裔美国人（美国黑人）
Chinese- American 华裔美国人
3. Mandarin 普通话
4. Confucius Institutes 孔子学院
Confucianist儒家 （-ist 后缀表示“人”）
Confucianism儒家思想 （-sm后缀表示“思想”）
5、minister 政府部门
prime minister （首相）
Ministry of Education （教育部）
Ministry of National Defense（国防部）
Ministry of Foreign Affairs（外交部）
Ministry of Finance（财政部）
6、coucil 议会 、委员会
the European Council欧洲理事会
Chinese Language Council 中国国家汉语委员会
