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瑞典计划未来在所有小学教中文

2011-07-14来源:CRI

短语讲解:

1. The Swedish government wants to provide Chinese as a choice for a second foreign language for pupils in all primary and secondary schools.

provide for为…提供
例句:The market fails to provide for an efficient level of conservation effort. 
市场并没有对水土保持工作提供一种有效的手段。

2. Now when you see what's happening in Asia and what's happening in China, these will be very important trading partners and economic partners of Sweden in the future.

in the future今后, 将来
例句:His mind was at ease and he felt confident in the future.
他心情舒畅, 对前途很有信心。

3. As we say in Sweden, now even Volvo is owned by the Chinese, so it is important for us as a small country to be able to trade and be able to compete globally by having well-educated people in Sweden.

be able to能,会
例句:Sleep is able to eliminate fatigue.
睡觉能够消除疲劳。

4. In Sweden, with Swedish as the native language, all pupils must begin to study English as a foreign language when they are in the third year of the primary school, which lasts for nine years. The secondary school lasts for three years.

native language母语
例句:My native language is Chinese.
我的母语是汉语。
primary school小学
secondary school中学

5. Andren says now the ministry has begun research on how to carry out this plan.

research on研究; 探讨…
例句:It is successful for us to research on the reform of farm tools.
我们对农具改进的研究取得了成功。
carry out执行; 贯彻
例句:He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

6. According to previous experiences, it is estimated that the plan will take 10 years to get into place.

according to (表示依据)根据, 按照
例句:You've been in prison three times according to our records.
根据我们的记录, 你曾入狱三次。
get into进入
例句:The bus got me into the village at two o'clock.
两点钟时公共汽车把我送进村子里。

7. Getting Chinese on the curriculum of all their schools is expected to happen by 2020.

be expected to期待,期望
例句:The death toll is expected to rise.
预计死亡人数还会增加。