VOA常速英语:巴基斯坦“中国味”越来越浓，学汉语成潮流

Li Xue Mei teaches compulsory Mandarin lessons to around 300 students ranging from grade five to middle school.She is one of the Chinese instructors at the private Roots millennium schools,where more than 7,000 children are learning the language.
李雪梅教约300名学生中文普通话必修课，在这些学生中，小的正在读五年级，大点的在读中学。她是“千年根基”私立学校的一位中国讲师，有7000多名儿童正在这所学校学习汉语。

“They are good and they are very excited to learn Chinese.”She says that writing Chinese language characters is challenging for her students, but they quickly master it.The instructor underscores the urgency of learning Mandarin.
“他们表现很好，学习汉语的时候非常兴奋。”她说，写汉字对她的学生来说很具有挑战性，但他们还是掌握得很快。李老师强调了学习普通话的紧迫性。

“I think they need to learn more Chinese to learn Chinese culture and they can communicate more and they can cooperate better with Chinese people and they can work better.”
“我认为他们需要多学习汉语以便了解中国文化，这样他们才能更多地进行交流，更好地同与中国人开展合作，更愉快地共事。”

China’s investment of around $60 billion under CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) collaboration is expected to bring around 20,000 Chinese to Pakistan.A large number of them have already moved to the country, mostly running private businesses.
在当前的中巴经济走廊（CPEC）合作下，中国投资了约600亿美元，预计将吸引2万名中国人去到巴基斯坦。其中大部分人移居到巴基斯坦，主要经营私营企业。

Public and private institutions are establishing links with Chinese counterparts to promote exchanges in higher education and provide research opportunities on both sides of the border.Beijing regards CPEC as “a pilot flagship project” of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),which is a massive trade and connectivity venture aimed at linking China to the rest of Asia,Africa and Europe through both land and maritime routes.
公共和私营机构正在与中国同行建立合作，促进高校交流，为双方提供研究机会。北京方面认为，中巴经济走廊是“一带一路”倡议的“试点旗舰项目”，这一贸易通道可谓大手笔，旨在通过海上和陆上丝绸之路将中国同亚洲其他国家、非洲及欧洲联系起来。

While both countries have traditionally enjoyed close political and defense ties,officials hope the corridor will further cement relations and bring economic prosperity to Pakistan.
虽然一直以来，两国在政治和国防上有着密切的联系，巴基斯坦官员希望中巴经济走廊能进一步巩固双边关系，带动巴基斯坦经济繁荣。

“History bears testimony to the fact that this great friendship has stood the test of time and has boomed from the sinks and setbacks under successive generation of leaders in both the countries.But in the past four years this relationship has crossed new thresholds and culminated in the establishment of CPEC.”
“历史证明了我们之间伟大的友谊经得起时间的考验，在两国各届领导人的不懈努力下，虽历经困难与挑战，双边关系不断繁荣发展。在过去四年中，巴中关系已经迈上了一个新台阶，中巴经济走廊的建设足以说明这一点。”

The nearly 3,000-kilometer long corridor China is building in Pakistan will allow its trade convoys to travel along the Karakoram Highway, snaking past snow-capped ranges,down to the deep-water Pakistani port of Gwadar.The freight will then be placed on ships bound for markets in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
中国在巴基斯坦修建的这条经济走廊近3000公里长，建成后，贸易车队就可以经喀喇昆仑公路（KKH），穿越积雪覆盖的山脉，直接抵达巴基斯坦深水港---瓜达尔港。而后货物会被转装到船只上，出口到非洲、中东和欧洲市场。

Ayaz Gul,for VOA News, Islamabad.
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