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...this kind of comparison. And frankly, I don't think your readers will be interested in Chinese literature at all." Nor is he. "I don't read fiction now," he says. "All I read are magazines. I stopped reading books seven to eight years ago. I think I've read enough...
...find the essay "American Lament" rather disturbing. In the past year, I've heard enough media reports on China, the next superpower, but I've never seen an article by Chinese media labeling China a superpower, nor do I sense the Chinese government has the intention of taking over the U.S. as the world's sole superpower. Indeed, Chinese people are proud of our country's success, but we have been humble despite all the fuss over China's rise. Insecurity, which is very discernible in Michael Schuman's article, will not disappear by attacking another country's success. Yang...
...crazy or outside the mainstream," says David Chavern, the Chamber's COO. "We've been around for almost 100 years because we've done pretty good at figuring out what's needed for the business community to be successful and we are going to be around for another 100 years." (See the top 10 bankruptcies...
...These efforts to trumpet the virtues of the French language may inadvertently decrease the allure of foreign tongues to many in France - especially among students who are made to feel they mustn't attempt to utter a word of what's often called la langue de Shakespeare until they've mastered it on paper. "I think a lot of French people are hesitant to speak another language at what could be considered the expense of French," says Karin Hull, who has taught English at Berlitz for four years. "The legacy of cultural protectionism is one factor, and the way foreign...
...only one way of making classes more practical. Berlitz also offers First Jobs, an increasingly popular course in which students are taught business and financial English vocabulary and are given help improving their résumés and job-interviewing skills - in English. "These are students who've wanted to improve their English as part of many things they'll need in their careers," says Alain Nothern, the polyglot director of Berlitz's Opera center. "The focus is English, but it's a wider tool kit for the business world...