Source: CCTV.com
01-18-2008 09:17
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
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| People overseas have been learning a lot about Chinese culture as world attention turns to this year's olympics. |
People overseas have been learning a lot about Chinese culture as world attention turns to this year's olympics. But As China prepares to welcome the world at the 2008 Beijing Games, the number of people learning English in this country has shot up.
Many people have taken up English, saying they want to be more internationalized, in order to be able to welcome China's Olympic visitors.
When Zhi Lijiang signed as an Olympic volunteer for the 2008 Beijing Games, she hardly imagined playing the role of a Canadian tourist. But that's what's happening in her English and etiquette classes.
