英國(guó)家長(zhǎng)：讓自家娃學(xué)漢語(yǔ)最有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力！

Mandarin Chinese is the most useful non-European language for children to learn, UK parents believe.

英國(guó)的家長(zhǎng)們認(rèn)為中國(guó)的普通話對(duì)于自己的孩子們來(lái)說(shuō)最實(shí)用的非歐洲語(yǔ)言。

It will boost their child's career prospects, according to 51%of parents, while 56% felt it would open their children's minds to an "exciting and dynamic" culture.

51%的英國(guó)家長(zhǎng)認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)能夠拓寬孩子的就業(yè)前景，而56%的英國(guó)家長(zhǎng)認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)能夠打開(kāi)孩子們對(duì)于充滿活力的中國(guó)文化的思路。

Arabic and Japanese, which both picked by 14% of parents, were the other key non-European languages.

只有14%的家長(zhǎng)們選擇了阿拉伯語(yǔ)和日語(yǔ)作為孩子學(xué)習(xí)的非歐洲語(yǔ)言。

The figures were gained after 1,138 UK adults with children aged under 18 were questioned in a Populus survey commissioned by the Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP).

這些數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)自于對(duì)1138位孩子尚未成年的家長(zhǎng)的問(wèn)卷調(diào)查——該調(diào)查由“優(yōu)秀普通話計(jì)劃”制定。

French, Spanish and German were the top choices overall for young people in the UK to learn after being picked by 57%, 54% and 40% of parents respectively.

法語(yǔ)、西班牙語(yǔ)和德語(yǔ)是英國(guó)年輕家長(zhǎng)們的首選，分別占57%、54%和40%。

Mark Herbert, of the British Council, said: "With the global economy becoming more interconnected and the drive to boost exports, language skills are increasingly vital for work and life.

英國(guó)文化委員會(huì)的馬克·赫伯特說(shuō)：“隨著全球經(jīng)濟(jì)的連接日益緊密以及為了刺激出口，語(yǔ)言技能對(duì)于工作和生活來(lái)說(shuō)都正變得越來(lái)越重要。”

"Mandarin Chinese is one of the languages that matter most to the UK's future prosperity.

“漢語(yǔ)是對(duì)于英國(guó)未來(lái)繁榮來(lái)說(shuō)最為重要的語(yǔ)言之一。”

"If the UK is to remain competitive on the world stage, we need far more of our young people leaving school with a good grasp of Mandarin in order to successfully work abroad or for businesses here in the UK.

“如果英國(guó)想要在世界舞臺(tái)上保持自己的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力，那么我們需要更多的年輕人在學(xué)校內(nèi)學(xué)習(xí)并掌握漢語(yǔ)后，以此來(lái)適應(yīng)在國(guó)外工作或在國(guó)內(nèi)做生意。”

"Learning Mandarin is also a fascinating process that brings a valuable understanding of Chinese culture."

“學(xué)習(xí)漢語(yǔ)同樣也是一個(gè)了解中國(guó)文化價(jià)值的有趣過(guò)程。”

The MEP aims to help at least 5,000 young people in England to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese by 2020.

“普通話優(yōu)秀計(jì)劃”計(jì)劃在2020年之前幫助至少5000名英國(guó)學(xué)生流利使用普通話。