English is universally accepted as the most important language for children to learn — but Mandarin is catching up, according to new research.
根據最新研究顯示,英語依然被廣泛認為是兒童最需要學習的語言,但學習普通話的重要性也逐漸顯現。
據美國消費者新聞與商業頻道網站報導,根據新的調查,英語被廣泛認為是孩子們應該學習的最重要語言,但漢語緊跟其後,正在追趕。
U.K. market research firm YouGov polled more than 25,000 adults across 23 countries on which language was the most important to learn in 2019.
英國市場調研企業YouGov對23個國家超過25,000名成年人進行了民意測試,測試內容是哪種語言2019年最值得學習。
The study showed that English was overwhelmingly seen as the most vital language for children today, with every country polled putting it ahead of Mandarin. The most widely spoken language of China came in second place in every country.
這項調查顯示英語現在依然被絕大多數人視為最值得兒童學習的語言,每個國家的測試記錄中它都高於普通話。而在中國使用最多的普通話則在每個國家都緊隨英語其後。
On average, 31% of those polled — excluding people in China — believed speaking Mandarin was an important asset for today’s children.
平均來說,除了中國之外,31%的參與者都認為普通話對現在的孩子來說是一項很重要的技能。
French and Spanish followed as the next most important languages, with just under a third of respondents in nations excluding France and Spain seeing them as important.
法語和西班牙語則依次排列其後,除法國和西班牙以外,僅不到三分之一的參與者認為這兩門語言很重要。
In the U.S., 73% of adults believed English was the most important language to know, followed by Spanish. Mandarin was named the third most useful language, with 28% of participants saying children should learn it.
73%的美國成年人認為英語是最需要重視的語言,西班牙語緊隨其後。而普通話則排在第三位,28%的參與者認為兒童應該學習。
一名老師在教孩子中文 圖源:西班牙《國家報》
Brits also saw English, Spanish and Mandarin as the most important languages to learn.
英國人也認為英語、西班牙語和普通話是最值得學習的語言。
Eighty-four percent of Chinese respondents ranked English as one of the most important languages to be taught, with 81% saying the same about Mandarin.
84%的中國參與者認為英語是最值得學習的語言之一,81%的人對普通話也抱有同樣看法。
In Europe, English was overwhelmingly seen as the most important language to learn, with 91% of people in Poland ranking it first.
絕大多數歐洲參與者認為英語是最值得學習的語言,91%的波蘭參與者將其排在第一位。
Thailand and Australia, after China, were the nations where the largest proportion of respondents felt it was important for children to be taught Mandarin.
除中國外,泰國和澳大利亞大多數參與者都認為兒童學習普通話很重要。
在俄羅斯,今年,漢語首次被列入國家統一考試科目。一位來自莫斯科的女孩阿納斯塔西婭·安德柳寧在中文考試中取得滿分100分的好成績。
阿納斯塔西婭說,她喜歡中國人,喜歡中國文化,喜歡中國美食,甚至喜歡中國的一切。以後,她決定到中國定居。
According to language translating website Babbel, Mandarin was the most widely spoken language in the world last year, used by around 1 billion people worldwide. Spanish is the second-most spoken language, followed by English, Babbel reports.
根據翻譯網站Babbel的數據,去年普通話是全球最使用人數最多的語言,約有10億使用者。西班牙語則排列第二位,英語名列第三。
看來,當年SHE唱著的「各種顏色皮膚、各種顏色的頭髮,嘴裡說的念的開始流行中國話」,不再只是一句歌詞,而是越來越鮮明的真實場景。
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