VOA慢速英语:The Business of Learning Mandarin

1. If China's got over three trillion dollars in reserves now, so if you want to do business or connect with the fastest-growing country in the world, 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.

connect with 与...联系
例句：He doesn't seem to connect with anybody. 
他好像和谁都不来往。

2. "Starting back in two thousand four, the Chinese Ministry ofEducation, along with what was called their Chinese Language Council, began to set up, around the world, Confucius Institutes, and with the purpose of promoting and developing Chinese language and culture teaching resources around the world."

along with 连同
例句：He sent me book along with a Chritmas card. 
他寄给我一张圣诞卡,还寄给我一本书. 
set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country. 
他们在全国好多分公司。 

3. In fact, if you want to talk numbers, there's, based on sheer population, there are actually more people learning, well, who speak English in China than there are [English speakers] in the United States.

base on 基于
例句： "Base on Yunfu, orient to the world and aim at the future." 
立足云浮,面向世界,走向未来。 

4. I think right now there's about four hundred million people who are either learning or currently speak English

right now 马上
例句：And we will send you a replacement right now. 
我们会马上补寄一批货过去。