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Passage 3 The fourth-graders atChicagos McCormick Elementary School dont know Chinese is supposed to be hard to learn. 芝加哥市麦考密克小学的四年级学生并不知道汉语应该是很难学的。 elementary [,elimentəri] adj. 基本的；初级的； elementary school小学；小学校；小学生； supposed [səpəuzd] adj. 假定的；被信以为真的；想象上的 Am I supposed to finish the homework today? 我今天是不是应该完成这项作业？ For most, who speak Spanish at home, its becoming their third language. Theyve been heating and using Chinese words since nursery, and its natural to give a “ni hao”when strangers enter the classroom.对于大多数在家里说西班牙语的学生来说，汉语成为他们的第三语言。他们从托儿所就听说汉语单词，所以如果一个陌生人走进教室，他们用你好来打招呼是很正常的。 natural [nætʃərəl]adj. 自然的；物质的；天生的； n. 自然的事情；白痴；natural gas 天然气 nursery [nə:səri]n. 托儿所；苗圃；温床nursery school n. 幼儿园  “Its really fun!” says Miranda Lucas, taking a break from a lesson that includes a Chinese interview with Jackie Chan. “Im teaching my mom to speak Chinese.”在课间休息用中文采访成龙时，米兰达·卢卡斯说：“汉语太有趣了，我要教我妈妈说汉语。”taking a break 休息一下includes v. 包含；包住（include的三单形式）interview [intəvju:] n. 面试，面谈；接见，采访vt. 采访；接见；对…进行面谈； The classroom scene at McCormick is unusual, but it may soon be a common phenomenon in American schools, where Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new language. 麦考密克小学这样的课堂景象很奇怪，但它很快就会成为美国各所学校的普遍现象，在那些学校汉语正成为一门新兴的热门语言。scene [si:n]n. 情景；景象；场面；事件unusual weather 异常天气 common [kɔmən] adj. 普通的；共同的；通常的；一般的n. 平民；普通phenomenon [finɔminən, fə-] ：n. 现象；奇迹rapidly adv. 迅速地；很快地；立即 Government officials have long wanted more focus on useful languages like Chinese, and pressure from them —— as well as from business leaders, politicians, and parents —— has produced a quick growth in the number of programs.政府官员早就希望像汉语这样的实用语言得到更多的关注，正是来自于这些政府官员、商业领袖、政治家和学生家长等各方面的压力使得汉语教学项目迅速发展。focus [fəukəs]n. 焦点；中心；清晰；focus on 集中于 pressure [preʃə] n. 压力；压迫，压强politician [,pɔlitiʃən] n. 政治家，政客produced [prəudju:st] v. 创作；产生；制造 　Chicago city officials make their best effort to include Chinese in their public schools. Their program has grown to include 3,000 stu