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Beijing Olympics drives overseas students to learn Chinese language, culture (2) |
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10:52, August 05, 2007 |
"I will improve my Chinese as soon as possible. Next year in Beijing Olympics, I will witness Australian swimmers winning gold medals," said 21-year-old Thomas Shugg, a junior from Monash University, Australia.
Thomas has been learning Chinese for one year and a half.
"It''s far from enough if you merely know the Chinese characters. In order to understand China, you have to understand its culture," said Anna Khmelenko from the United States.
To better know about the preparation work for the Olympics, Khmelenko even worked in a residential community committee of Beijing for two days.
"When I saw those elder workers in the committee volunteered to promote civilized deeds and behavior among residents for the Olympics, I strongly sensed the Olympic atmosphere in China," said the American girl.
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