英语听力精选进阶版 7902

It is often said that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages for English speakers to learn.

But the ten UK finalists of the Chinese Bridge competition have defied this belief.

They spoke¹ with such accuracy and fluency² that anyone who couldn't see these young Brits would assume they were Chinese.

Yang Li went to the event and spoke to the three top prize winners. One of them highlighted the biggest difference between Chinese and English, the second gave us a good tip for learners of English; the third shared his favourite Chinese idiom.

What is the drive for more and more UK college students to learn Chinese?

And can language really be a bridge to a better world?

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 fluency   

n.流畅，雄辩，善辩

参考例句：

• More practice will make you speak with greater fluency.多练习就可以使你的口语更流利。
• Some young children achieve great fluency in their reading.一些孩子小小年纪阅读已经非常流畅。