BBC新闻100篇 News Item 12-英语听力

[00:00.67]It's the world's fastest growing economy
〖这是世界上增长最快的经济体〗 [00:02.88]and shows no sign of slowing down,
〖并且没有显示出放缓的迹象，〗 [00:05.29]so striking deals with Chinese businesses
〖所以与中国企业订立协议〗 [00:08.39]is now the top priority for every British company
〖是现在每一个英国公司的当务之急〗 [00:12.08]that wants to stay ahead in global trade.
〖想要领先于全球贸易。〗 [00:15.31]Now schools in the United Kingdom
〖现在英国的学校〗 [00:17.34]want to give their students a head start
〖想给自己的学生一开始〗 [00:19.76]by teaching them Mandarin
〖教他们普通话〗 [00:21.70]- and they are making it compulsory.
〖并使其成为必修。〗 [00:27.25]Brighton College is a fee paying private school
〖布莱顿学院是一个付费的私立学校〗 [00:30.31]on the south coast of Britain
〖在英国南部海岸〗 [00:32.02]and already teaches Latin, Spanish and French to its 1,200 pupils.
〖并且已经为1200个学生教授拉丁语，西班牙语和法语。〗 [00:39.88]Students can choose between these languages,
〖学生可以在这些语言之间选择，〗 [00:42.66]but from the autumn,
〖但从秋天起，〗 [00:43.98]which is the beginning of the new academic year in British schools,
〖这是英国学校新学年的开始，〗 [00:45.31]every student must study Mandarin
〖每个学生必须学习普通话〗 [00:47.31]