2015年12月英语六级翻译练习:普通话
普通话 Mandarin
快速的 rapid 课程 curriculum (pl.curricula)
已有的 in place
缺乏 shortage
受过专业训练 professionally trained
证书 certificate
招聘 recruit
文化冲突 culture clash
【精彩译文】
Mandarin, the official language of China, is suddenly hot in American schools. With the rapid development of China’s economy in the 21th century,both public and private schools in America are scrambling to add Mandarin to their curricula of foreign languages or expandingChinese language programs already in place. By some estimates, as many as 50 000 children nationwide are taking Mandarinin American schools. To develop Chinese-language programs has met some difficulties. A shortage of professionally trained teachers with certificates has madeit difficult for some schools to join the competition. When schools need to employ teachers, they often recruit them fromChina directly, which is a hidden trouble for culture clash.