职称英语综合类教材阅读理解新增部分_职称英语阅读理解

职称英语综合类教材阅读理解新增部分

　　But students have different opinions about Asian language learning. Pippa McCowage, a 22-year-old Australian student, says many young Australians have a half-hearted approach to foreign languages3, and the language curriculum is often weak. While were encouraged in high school to learn another language, its not really apparent to me as a realistic expectation that you will have to speak it, said McCowage. For example, I learned Japanese in high school, when I went on an exchange in Year 10, I found that the Japanese students of my age had a much greater proficiency in English than I did in Japanese. So in that sense, it almost discourages you.

　　At present, about 70 percent of Australias major exports go to Asia and the Australian government has been keen on developing closer economic and diplomatic ties with Asia. Academics say that, as Asia becomes one of the worlds economic powerhouses, Australia needs to improve its language skills if it is to take full advantage of the business opportunities on its doorstep.

　　词汇：

　　red-hot adj. 非常有活力的

　　academic n. 学者

　　half-hearted adj. 不热心的

　　powerhouse n. 经济体

　　注释：

　　1.Voice of America 美国之音

　　2.She believes that Australias economic boom, which is driven by red-hot demand for its minerals, is helping mask serious deficiencies in its language skills.她相信，由疯狂的矿物需求驱动的澳大利亚经济的繁荣进一步掩盖了该国语言技能方面存在的严重缺陷。