VOA慢速英语2014 越来越多的非洲人搬到中国

 

AS IT IS 2014-08-04 More Africans Move to China 越来越多的非洲人搬到中国

Expanding ties between Africa and China have led to more Chinese going to Africa.  And, a growing number of Africans are moving to China.              

Many Africans say they are moving to China by choice, not by need, and more plan to stay.  Francis Tchiegue of Cameroon arrived in China 10 years ago.  He recently spoke¹ about his reasons for staying.

“I mean, you know, when you have something you really love, you do not do that for money or something, but you really like it.  Then you can happen to get really deep inside because it’s personal, you know.   It’s like love.”                          

Francis Tchiegue spoke during a visit to a fast-food restaurant in the center of Beijing.  He says he became interested in China as a child in Cameroon.  He and his father watched films starring Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.  Mr. Tchiegue says his father performed the Chinese martial² art of Kung Fu.  As a result, Francis began dreaming about going to China.

“I wish I would go to China to see how those people live.  I am sure that all Chinese people will practice Kung Fu.   I am sure all of them can jump, all of them can do these things that Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee do, those.  ‘So I am thinking, well, I am dreaming to go and try and study this.”            

At age 39, Francis Tchiegue has realized that dream.  He lives in China and has become a master – an expert- but not in Kung Fu.  He is now a master of the Mandarin³ language.  He often sings at the Beijing Opera or appears on Chinese state television.  On television, he performs tongue-twisters – expressions that are very hard to say.                           

The Chinese government named him special ambassador⁴ for Sino-African arts exchanges in 2009.

He travels around the world for Chinese language programs.  He also serves as a Chinese language expert for African embassies⁵ in Beijing. 

Francis Tchiegue came to China 10 years ago as a mathematics⁶ student on a Chinese government scholarship⁷.  At that time, he did not speak Mandarin.  He learned⁸ the language by recording⁹ himself speaking and remembering Chinese radio news programs word for word.                                  

His love of the language and the country influenced his decision to stay in China.  Today he lives in Beijing with his wife -- a Russian woman -- and three children.                                                                      

Some experts say Africans find life easier in China that the first foreigners who came to the country.  Many said they felt discrimination¹⁰ and struggled with a foreign culture.

Stella Matsinhe is from Mozambique.  She came to China to study development at Tsinghua University in Beijing.  She completed her university studies and now attends language school to improve her Mandarin.  She believes she can find a good job in China.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

3 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

4 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

5 embassies   

n.大使馆( embassy的名词复数 )；大使馆全体成员

参考例句：

• The representatives of other countries have their embassies there. 许多国家都在此设有大使馆。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）
• Demonstrators protested outside the country's embassies all over Europe. 该国驻欧洲各国的大使馆外都有群众进行示威抗议。 来自辞典例句

6 mathematics   

n.（用作单）数学；（用作单或复）计算(能力）

参考例句：

• He has come out in front in the study of mathematics.他在数学方面已名列前茅。
• She is working at a difficult problem in mathematics.她在做一道数学难题。

7 scholarship   

n.学问，学术成就，奖学金

参考例句：

• The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。
• I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.我决定申请奖学金。

8 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

9 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

10 discrimination   

n.差别，岐视，辨别力

参考例句：

• He spoke out against racial discrimination.他声言反对种族歧视。
• These robots are capable of shape discrimination.这些机器人能辨别形状。