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Do the Chinese Care about Learning English Anymore? | Street Interview
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學習一門語言取決于個人需求！學習外語與你的工作、生活和興趣愛好息息相關！因為世界上有80億人口，只有大約14億人會說英語，而超過60億人不會說英語或英語不熟練
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golanheights9000
I really like the guy who doesn't speak english. He speaks with his face universally.
我真的很喜歡那個不會說英語的人。他的表情就是通用語。
cloudwithwind574
Learning a language depends on personal needs! Learning a foreign language is related to your work, life, and hobbies! Because there are 8 billion people in the world, only about 1.4 billion people can speak English, and more than 6 billion people cannot speak English or are not proficient in English!
學習一門語言取決于個人需求！學習外語與你的工作、生活和興趣愛好息息相關！因為世界上有80億人口，只有大約14億人會說英語，而超過60億人不會說英語或英語不熟練！
Learning a language depends on personal needs! Learning a foreign language is related to your work, life, and hobbies! Because there are 8 billion people in the world, only about 1.4 billion people can speak English, and more than 6 billion people cannot speak English or are not proficient in English!
學習一門語言取決于個人需求！學習外語與你的工作、生活和興趣愛好息息相關！因為世界上有80億人口，只有大約14億人會說英語，而超過60億人不會說英語或英語不熟練！
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deer in the headlights, he was hilarious
他像只被車燈照到的鹿，樣子滑稽極了。
no one could have mistaken the panic of understanding 1 word in an entire sentence, helpless but also accepting of his circumstance and limits
沒有人能誤解那種在一整句話中只聽懂一個詞時的恐慌，他既感到無助，又接受了自己的處境和局促。
0:58 says so much! If you pause at the mark and quickly double tap your spacebar, you can literally see him freak out a little bit, regret having stopped or been stopped as he was walking, and then refocusing on the interviewer's words, all in a single second. I was trying to catch the face so I could comment with the time stamp, and what I got was so much fun to watch.
0:58處的一幕充分說明問題！如果你在此時暫停并快速雙擊空格鍵，就能真的看到他瞬間閃過一絲慌亂，仿佛在為自己主動停下腳步或被意外攔截而后悔，緊接著又立刻將注意力重新聚焦到采訪者的話語上——所有這些情緒流轉僅發(fā)生在一秒之間。我原本只想截取他的面部表情以便評論時標注時間點，沒想到觀看體驗妙趣橫生。
He displayed on his face a high expectation of personal performance. I expect that he would express himself in English given time to form the response that may have displayed less than proficient language skill.
他臉上流露出對自己表現的高度期待。我想，如果給他時間組織語言，他可能會用英語表達自己，盡管可能顯示出他的語言技能還不夠熟練。
Yeah, you could see him panic in real time.
是的，你當時能看到他的恐慌。
Those questions in English are hard. I was prepared for, "What is your favorite Chinese dish."
那些英語問題很難。我本來以為是“你最喜歡的中國菜是什么”。
peak English. If you ask me, I would say 酸菜魚
我不說英語。如果你問我，我會說“酸菜魚”
@Zj-Aka
The writing looks something like "sour vegetable fish". It is a long time since I studied Chinese.
這個寫法看起來有點像“酸菜魚”的直譯。我好久沒學中文了。
Those are typically 'Aisan' questions. haha
那些通常都是些“亞洲式”的問題。哈哈。
Ma la doufu.
麻辣豆腐
yes, it's the correct thing. I'll remember it, sore vegetable fish. That's great.
是的，這是正確的說法。我會記住它，酸菜魚，太棒了。
In the USA The convenience and speed of typing far surpassed cursive writing,i learned in the 1950s leading to a natural decline in its use. Schools responded to this cultural shift by revising their curricula, often prioritizing keyboarding skills over traditional penmanship cursive writing. I only use cursive mode when it is required as a legal signature. Digital created recursive signatures are valid legal agreements! Is the keyboard in China replacing character written scxt? Or is spoken Mandarin being translated digitally to characters?
在美國，打字的便捷與速度遠超我在20世紀50年代所學的草書，這自然導致了草書使用的減少。學校對這一文化變遷作出反應，調整了課程設置，往往將鍵盤技能置于傳統(tǒng)書法之上。我僅在法律簽名需要時使用草書模式。數字創(chuàng)建的遞歸簽名是有效的法律協(xié)議！在中國，鍵盤是否正在取代手寫漢字？或者普通話口語是否正被數字翻譯成文字？
You speak English because it's the only language you know. I speak English because it's the only language you know.
你說英語是因為這是你唯一知道的語言。我說英語也是因為這是你唯一知道的語言。
Or English is the only language we both know.
或者，英語是我們倆唯一都知道的語言。
@possiblycurryddork?
Because it is the only language YOU know. haha!
因為這是你唯一知道的語言呀，哈哈！
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I think ppl from the US learns French or Spanish at school, it's the same like Chinese learning English, most of them don't get the chance to use it.
我認為美國人在學校會學習法語或西班牙語，就像中國人學習英語一樣，大多數人都沒有機會使用它。
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The problem is that English education in China is too focused on reading and writing, but speaking is more useful in daily interactions
問題是，中國的英語教育過于注重閱讀和寫作，但在日常交流中，口語更有用。
The thing is it's impossible to learn any language without immersion and learning the culture. If you don't speak it or (need to) use it your brain will never adapt it. That's why many beginners, mixed/immigrant children can understand, read or write but not speak.
事實是，如果不沉浸在語言環(huán)境中并學習其文化，是不可能學好任何一門語言的。如果你不說（或不需要）使用它，你的大腦就永遠不會適應它。這就是為什么很多初學者、混血兒童或移民兒童能夠理解、閱讀或書寫，但卻不會說的原因。
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@alfa_kenny_body?
As someone who learned English exclusively through school classes and videogames, I disagree. The first time I stepped on an English-speaking country I didn't know much about the local customs and culture. But by that time I was already fluent enough to ask around and navigate the city freely. You don't need a full immersion to learn a language. It's feasible by just consuming media in that language and paying attention while doing so
作為一個僅通過學校課程和電子游戲學習英語的人，我持不同意見。當我第一次踏上一個英語國家時，我對當地的風俗文化知之甚少。但那時，我的英語已經足夠流利，能夠四處詢問并自由地在城市中穿行。學習一門語言并不需要完全沉浸其中。僅通過消費該語言的媒體并在此過程中加以注意，也是可行的。
@ni5439
That only works for global languages with extensive media. Learning a language like Indonesian still requires immersion
這種方法只適用于擁有大量媒體的全球性語言。學習像印尼語這樣的語言仍然需要沉浸其中。
That's basically immersion though. If you really focus on media and video games it's also a good type of language immersion
這其實基本上就是沉浸式學習。如果你真的專注于媒體和電子游戲，這也是一種很好的語言沉浸式學習方式。
You can disagree all you want but your perfectly proving my point. You needed the language to communicate with the game or peers and were immersed in English videogame culture ( might have more international slang or video gamey lingo country bound English speakers/learners won't be familiar with) good for you I rest my case
你可以堅持你的不同意見，但你恰恰完美地證明了我的觀點。你需要用英語與游戲或同伴交流，并且沉浸在英語電子游戲文化中（可能接觸到更多國際俚語或游戲術語，這些是局限于本國的英語使用者/學習者所不熟悉的）。為你感到高興，我說完了。
very good point, also language that use completely different writing systems and drastically different grammar
非常好的觀點，還有那些使用完全不同書寫系統(tǒng)和截然不同語法的語言。
Chinese who speak English well either lived abroad, had private tutoring, or attended international schools.
那些英語說得好的中國人，要么曾在國外生活，要么接受過私人輔導，要么就讀于國際學校。
Because the most common usecase for English in China is to read academics papers
因為在中國，英語最常見的用途是閱讀學術論文。
Practice speaking is really hard when no one around you speaks the language.
當你周圍的人都不說這種語言時，練習口語真的很難。
it's more useful for the Chinese to know reading and writing than speaking english. reading and writing more important for learning from english books, journals and other written materials and for Chinese to share their findings to the world through the written form through books, papers and journals. i am talking more about science and technology. even commercial dealings you need emphasis on the written for contracts etc. unless you are travelling to western countries and dealing with the random tourist or watching english movies, i see little need for the majority of Chinese to master the english speech. moreover, you are going to become more stupid if you talk too much with the average person on the street in america.
對于中國人來說，掌握英語的讀寫能力比口語更有用。讀寫對于學習英文書籍、期刊和其他書面材料至關重要，也讓中國人能夠通過書籍、論文和期刊等書面形式與世界分享他們的研究成果。我這里更多指的是科學和技術領域。即使在商業(yè)交易中，合同等文件也強調書面表達的重要性。除非你計劃前往西方國家，與隨機遇到的游客交流或觀看英文電影，否則我認為大多數中國人并沒有太大必要精通英語口語。此外，如果你在美國和街上的普通人聊得太多，你可能會變得更愚蠢。
Interest in learning English in China has seen a noticeable decline in recent years. While English was once a major focus, especially during events like the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where efforts were made to teach English to public-facing workers, the enthusiasm has waned. Today, English is no longer a top priority for many students or professionals in China. However, motivation to learn English still exists among certain groups, such as high school and college students, often driven by academic or career aspirations. Factors like globalization and the importance of English in international business and education continue to play a role, but the overall emphasis has shifted.
近年來，中國人對學習英語的興趣明顯下降。英語曾一度是重點關注的對象，特別是在2008年北京奧運會等活動期間，當時曾大力培訓面向公眾的工作人員學習英語。然而，如今這種熱情已經消退。在中國，英語對許多學生或職場人士來說已不再是首要重點。不過，在某些群體中，如高中生和大學生中，學習英語的動力仍然存在，這通常源于學術或職業(yè)上的抱負。全球化以及英語在國際商業(yè)和教育中的重要性等因素繼續(xù)發(fā)揮著作用，但整體的重點已經有所轉移。
This is good, you can’t expect the Chinese to learn everything. All you need is very basic English unless you are a translator.
這很好，你不能指望中國人什么都學。除非你是一名翻譯，否則你只需要掌握非?；A的英語。
Only those content to remain in China for the rest of their lives would be ok without learning English. For those wanting to move overseas, it is a must.
只有那些愿意一輩子留在中國的人才可以不學英語。對于那些想要移民海外的人來說，學英語是必不可少的。
@chenghonggoh4746?
But the problem is that few people need to emigrate abroad. At present, this proportion cannot be higher than 1%. Only those people need to work hard to learn English.
但問題是，很少有人需要移民國外。目前，這個比例不會超過1%。只有這些人需要努力學習英語。
@xincao95?
I don't know about the percentage but I do know that it is a lot especially in view of the current economy in China.
我不知道具體的比例，但我知道這個數量是很多，尤其是考慮到中國當前的經濟狀況。
@chenghonggoh4746?
China has a huge population of 1.4 billion. You may think that there are many people who have this need, but their proportion is not large.
中國有14億龐大的人口。你可能會認為有很多人有這種需求，但他們的比例并不大。
Actually you gotta learn the domain language you are working in. Interesting papers are published in English.
實際上，你得學會你所在工作領域的專業(yè)語言。有趣的論文都是用英文發(fā)表的。
that’s why I said basic English. Enough to code and read.
這就是我說的基礎英語。足夠用來編程和閱讀。
learning a language is way harder when there's not a lot of chances to apply it, for the Chinese people who dont plan to leave china, it's basically pointless to learn anything other than mandarin i feel
對于那些不打算離開中國的中國人來說，我覺得如果沒有很多機會使用其他語言，學習一門語言要難得多，基本上學除了普通話以外的任何東西都毫無意義。
it is so sad.. this makes the country even more isolated internationally
這太令人遺憾了……這讓中國在國際上被更加孤立。
Yet, that 1% you boast of is actually a huge number in absolute terms. There is still a real motivation for people to come to China to teach English.
然而，你所說的那1%，從絕對數量上來看其實是一個很大的數字。人們來中國教英語仍然有很強的動力。
Everything you can know in English is also translated in Chinese Mandarin
你能用英語了解的一切，也都有中文普通話的譯本。
"other than Mandarin". You know China has tons of languages right? 100s of millions of Chinese don't even speak Mandarin in their day-to-day lives outside of formal and academic situations
“除了普通話”。你知道中國有很多種語言對吧？數億中國人在日常生活中，除了在正式和學術場合外，甚至都不說普通話。
Of course people can come to China to teach English. The population in China that needs English is still a large number. But that's not what I discussed before. What I want to say is that English is no longer a must-learn thing for most Chinese people.
當然，人們可以來中國教英語。中國需要學習英語的人口數量仍然很龐大。但這不是我之前討論的重點。我想說的是，對大多數中國人來說，英語已經不再是必學的內容了。
English speakers don't grow with the pressure of learning another language, you live on easy mode lol
說英語的人沒有學習另一門語言的壓力，你們過得太輕松了，哈哈。
Last guy is right. Language is not only a tool to communicate, it is more about to know the culture.
上面那人說得對。語言不僅是交流的工具，更是了解文化的途徑。
In the past, China placed a greater emphasis on English than it does now. Back then, passing English exams was required for both the college entrance examination and promotions for professional titles. However, this system has now been abolished, and most students are no longer as motivated to learn English, studying it mainly out of personal interest. In fact, modern tools have made reading and traveling abroad no longer a challenge. This passage was translated using AI, but I’m not sure how accurate it is.
過去，中國對英語的重視程度比現在要高。那時，無論是高考還是職稱晉升，都需要通過英語考試。然而，這一制度現在已經廢除，大多數學生學習英語的積極性也不再那么高了，他們主要是出于個人興趣而學習。實際上，現代工具已經讓閱讀和出國旅游不再是什么難題。這段話是使用人工智能翻譯的，但我不確定它的準確性如何。
It just china is now the leader of the world, so they don't miss much without English
就是因為中國現在是世界的領導者，所以他們不學英語也沒什么大不了的。
@heyking8583?
leader of which world? Certainly not this one lol
哪個世界的領導者？肯定不是這個世界的，哈哈。
With AI no one needs to learn another language ever again.
有了人工智能，就再也沒有人需要學習另一門語言了。
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@jw841?
I thought about it, but went to the conclusion, that knowing a language is better anyway: not all can be translated, you will have a deeper understanding knowing a language (and a culture). Also, it's just faster and smoother
我想過這個問題，但得出的結論是，無論如何，懂一門語言還是更好：因為不是所有東西都能翻譯出來，懂一門語言（和一種文化）會讓你有更深入的理解。而且，這樣也更快更順暢。
It's not so much about leadership. English serves as the universal language of commerce and the primary means of communication between nations for a very long time. And English is relatively easy language to learn and to understand. I'm learning Chinese and i struggle a lots
這不僅僅是關于領導地位的問題。長期以來，英語一直是商業(yè)的通用語言，也是國家間交流的主要手段。而且，英語是一門相對容易學習和理解的語言。我正在學習中文，但我覺得很困難。
One difference between now and 10 years ago might be that China is becoming less internationally-focused, and more self-focused.
現在與10年前的一個不同可能是，中國正變得不那么國際化，而更加關注自身。
"I'm sorry. I don't speak English." At least his English is still better than most Americans' Mandarin. Lol I love how the Boston girl speaks with a valley girl accent. And she's not even from the West Coast. Lol The only Chinese who will need to speak English fluently are the ones who deal with international clients or travel overseas as part of their job. Other than that, they'll only need to know Mandarin or their regional dialect to get by. And if China's "100-year marathon" is successful, Westerners will be the ones incentivized to learn Mandarin. I wouldn't say interest in learning English worldwide is waning. Statistically, Mandarin has the most speakers, but English still has the most global influence. The thing with relying on translation software and AI is that it acts as a crutch. Having to use a device to speak to someone removes the organic nature and nuance of a conversation. It's like the difference between having to use a calculator and knowing how to do napkin math.
“抱歉，我不會說英語?！敝辽偎挠⒄Z比大多數美國人的普通話要好。哈哈，我喜歡那個波士頓女孩帶著山谷女孩口音說話。而她甚至不是來自西海岸。哈哈，唯一需要流利說英語的中國人是那些需要與國際客戶打交道或工作涉及海外旅行的人。除此之外，他們只需要懂普通話或當地方言就能應付。如果中國的“百年馬拉松”成功，西方人將會被激勵去學習普通話。我不會說全球對學習英語的興趣在減弱。從統(tǒng)計數據來看，普通話的使用者最多，但英語仍然具有最大的全球影響力。依賴翻譯軟件和人工智能的問題在于，它像是一個拐杖。必須使用設備與人交談，會削弱對話的有機性和細微差別。這就像必須使用計算器和知道如何進行簡單的心算之間的區(qū)別。
"At least his English is still better than most Americans' Mandarin" ... except the situation isn't comparable. Most Americans aren't trying to learn Mandarin and aren't taught Mandarin in school either. In China, learning English is mandatory. HUGE difference. So when people are bad at English in China that usually means those students didn't make an effort to actually learn English although it was made available to them. Mandarin is not made available to the average American! This is as dumb as faulting Americans for not being able to speak Swahili or something.
“至少他的英語比大多數美國人的普通話要好”……但情況并不具有可比性。大多數美國人并沒有嘗試學習普通話，學校也沒有教授普通話。在中國，學習英語是強制性的。這是巨大的差異。所以，當中國人英語不好時，通常意味著那些學生沒有努力去真正學習英語，盡管他們有機會學習。而普通話對普通美國人來說并不是必修的！這就像責怪美國人不會說斯瓦希里語或其他語言一樣愚蠢。
You do realize that Chinese people HAVE to learn English in school, right? Americans don't have to. A few high schools offer Mandarin as an elective, but it's not mandatory. Most high schools don't even offer Mandarin as an elective!
你意識到中國人在學校必須學習英語，對吧？美國人則不必。一些高中提供普通話作為選修課，但這不是強制性的。大多數高中甚至不提供普通話作為選修課！
@BennyDACHO?
English speakers aren't learning a new language at all, meanwhile the rest of the world is forced to learn english
英語使用者根本不需要學習一門新語言，而世界其他地區(qū)的人卻被強迫學習英語。
If you leaning English just to pass the test, it will be extremely hard but if it is for watching movies or reading books or comics, it will be fun and you can stick with it for a long time.
如果你學習英語僅僅是為了通過考試，那將會異常艱難；但若你是為了看電影、讀書或漫畫，那將會充滿樂趣，并且你能長期堅持下去。
As someone who speaks English and Chinese, both as a non-native speaker, I find it quite sad to see someone invalidate the learning of either of these languages because they no longer deem it relevant, or as someone in the video mentioned, because they're already strong and international (that statement itself just proves the opposite). Certainly politics play a huge part these days, but remember that the world is not just China and US
作為一個非母語者，我既能說英語也能說中文，看到有人因為不再認為這些語言相關，或者像視頻中有人提到的那樣，因為他們已經很強大了并且國際化（這種說法本身就證明了相反的情況），而否定學習這兩種語言的價值，我感到相當悲哀。當然，如今政治因素占據了很大一部分，但請記住，世界不僅僅是中國和美國。
after spending years on learning english and french, i feel french is a more elegant language but much more difficult. knowing english allows us to communicate with more and varied people in the world, you can also access to the most advanced knowledge.
在多年學習英語和法語之后，我覺得法語是一種更優(yōu)雅但難度更大的語言。掌握英語能讓我們與世界上更多、更廣泛的人交流，也能讓我們接觸到最前沿的知識。
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Okay, the girl with sunglasses who said she was a 10 is definitely a 10. If she is a mainland Chinese citizen, she sure as hell speaks with a good american english accent (but it makes sense if she works in boston most of the time).
好吧，那個戴墨鏡說自己打十分的女孩絕對是十分。如果她是中國大陸公民，那她的美國英語口音肯定說得很地道（但如果她大部分時間都在波士頓工作，這就很合理了）。
Nothing impressive—there have been Chinese expatriates or foreign-born Chinese all over the world for a long time. There were Chinese people in America as early as the Westward Expansion. You can find Chinese speakers of Spanish, Hungarian, or French without an accent. There are about a million people in France with close or distant Chinese ancestry. However, a Chinese person doesn’t necessarily need to learn a foreign language; they can simply find another Chinese person on the street to translate or ask for information.
沒什么大不了的——長期以來，世界各地都有中國僑民或在國外出生的中國人。早在西進運動時期，美國就有了中國人。你可以找到說西班牙語、匈牙利語或法語且沒有口音的中國人。法國大約有100萬人有著或近或遠的中國血統(tǒng)。然而，中國人并不一定需要學習外語；他們完全可以在街上找另一個中國人來翻譯或詢問信息。
her Chinese accent sounded a little off to me and she said "boston" in an english accent rather than the Chinese way. she also made some mistakes when speaking in Chinese and even laughed at herself for it. shes likely a Chinese american who has spent most of her life in america (maybe even born in the states) and is maybe visiting china for vacation or recently started working there? of course her english would be good haha
她說的中文口音在我聽來有點不太對勁，而且她說“波士頓”的時候用的是英語口音，而不是中文的發(fā)音方式。她說中文的時候還犯了一些錯誤，甚至為此自嘲了一番。她很可能是一位華裔美國人，大部分時間都在美國生活（甚至可能是在美國出生的），也許是來中國度假，或者最近才開始在那里工作？當然，她的英語會說得很好，哈哈。
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I believe that China is cutting down on English classes in school. It shows in that most of the respondents are not fluent in English.
我認為中國正在減少學校中的英語課程。這一點從大多數受訪者英語不流利就能看出來。
Learning English is still very prent in the private education system in China. Money talks.
在中國，學習英語在私立教育系統(tǒng)中仍然非常普遍。金錢說了算。
“Language is a carrier of culture”. This is such an amazing and elegant way to put it!
“語言是文化的載體?！?這種說法既精妙又優(yōu)雅！
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Nuances embedded in a language cannot be translated perfectly.
語言中蘊含的微妙差異無法完美翻譯。
Language is an ice breaker
語言是打破沉默的利器。
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It is important for the world as a whole that people outside China understand this wast country and its many cultures. English can be this bridge (a tool for the Chinese) for outsiders to grow a greater interest and curiosity for this great place and even grow a deep love for it. I live in Europe, Denmark with less than 6 million people.
對于整個世界而言，讓中國以外的人們了解這個廣闊的國家及其多元文化是非常重要的。英語可以成為這座橋梁（對中國人來說是一種工具），讓外界對這個偉大的地方產生更大的興趣和好奇心，甚至深深愛上它。我住在歐洲的丹麥，這里的人口不到600萬。
Chinese, Korean, Japanese are said to be the poorest English speakers in Asia but their economy has been developed more than good English speakers like Filipinos, Thai. Indonesian. So English skill has nothing to do with economic development.
據說，中國、韓國、日本是亞洲英語說得最差的國家，但它們的經濟發(fā)展卻比英語說得好的菲律賓、泰國、印度尼西亞等國更為發(fā)達。因此，英語能力與經濟發(fā)展并無直接關系。
because they have same toxic working culture, depreciate their currencies for working opportunities ,that's why
因為他們有著同樣有毒的工作文化，為了工作機會而貶值貨幣，這就是原因。
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You dont know the people in other poor countries work longer and harder than these three countries. and Exchange rate of each currency is decided by markets not by countries. thus these countries have been suffering from increasing prices from overseas.
你并不知道其他貧窮國家的人們比這三個國家工作得更久、更辛苦。而且每種貨幣的匯率是由市場決定的，而不是由國家決定的。因此，這些國家一直在承受著來自海外價格上漲的困擾。
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The difference between being colonized and remaining underdeveloped under artificial debt (SEA countries) for a century and being autonomous and in charge of one's country, being capable of dirigisme economy (China, Japan) is the key factor there. SEA countries were pried upon by western private companies, which divided among themselves the cake. China and Japan managed to create a state-business chain that allocated resources to generate new industries for the locals and in the country's interests. This step is the difference between underdevelopment and success. Even Singapore's economy was planned at the start. Same with TSMC in Taiwan and Samsung in Korea.
被殖民并在人為債務下保持欠發(fā)達狀態(tài)一個世紀（東南亞國家），與自主管理自己的國家、能夠實行指導性經濟（中國、日本）之間的差異，是這里的關鍵因素。東南亞國家被西方私營公司掠奪，這些公司瓜分了利益。中國和日本成功地創(chuàng)建了國家-企業(yè)鏈條，分配資源以生成新的產業(yè)，服務于當地人民和國家利益。這一步驟是欠發(fā)達與成功之間的區(qū)別。即使是新加坡的經濟在開始時也是經過規(guī)劃的。臺灣（地區(qū)）的臺積電和韓國的三星也是如此。
Asians who reside in the US always look more mean, not saying she's mean in person, but the facial expressions are really different
居住在美國的亞洲人總是看起來更嚴肅，不是說她本人刻薄，但面部表情確實大不相同。
Maybe its because of the individualistic nature of people in the US and the need to be self centered.
也許這是因為美國人崇尚個人主義，需要以自我為中心。
When I visited Chinain 2007, it was the run up to the Beijing Olympics. Everyone was learning some English & people wanted to practise a little. Hotels all had people who spoke some English. But there were not many Chinese people in the main hotels, but lots of overseas tourists. When I visited again in 2018 (before COVID), there were mainly Chinese holiday makers, because many more people could afford holidays—a good thing. But hotels could barely be bothered with English any more. Few staff spoke still it much; they used phone translation apps if strictly necessary, but they preferred if you didn’t bother them. What the hotels had mastered was English & American prices. If you wanted a beer for less than USD 5.00, you had to go to a less touristy part of town where you could find more usual local prices. But you needed some Chinese. I had some restaurant Cantonese which got me by (though some people did want to ‘correct’ my pronunciation).
2007年我訪問中國時，正值北京奧運會前夕。每個人都在學習一些英語，人們想練習一下。酒店都有會說一些英語的人。但大部分酒店里沒有很多中國人，而是有很多海外游客。2018年（疫情前）我再次訪問時，主要是中國度假者，因為更多的人能負擔得起假期——這是件好事。但酒店幾乎不再關心英語了。很少有員工還會說英語；如果絕對必要，他們會使用手機翻譯應用，但他們更希望你不要打擾他們。酒店用的的是英國和美國（等發(fā)達國家的）價格。如果你想以低于5美元的價格買一瓶啤酒，你必須去城里不那么旅游化的地方，那里可以找到更能接受的當地價格。但你需要一些中文。我會一些餐廳用粵語，這讓我應付過去了（盡管有些人想“糾正”我的發(fā)音）
Chinese people in China like to learn languages other than English such as Japanese, Korean and Latin Spanish and the reason is for working and some Chinese girls learn Japanese and go to Japan to work... in other regions non Chinese they like to learn English and kids can speak English because they think no point of learning other languages and even Hong Kong people think like that and the majority of Hong Kong people already speak English
在中國，人們喜歡學習除英語以外的其他語言，如日語、韓語和拉丁美洲西班牙語，原因是為了工作。一些中國女孩學習日語并去日本工作……在其他非中國地區(qū)，人們喜歡學習英語，孩子們會說英語，因為他們認為學習其他語言沒有意義，甚至香港（特區(qū)）人也這么想，而且大多數香港（特區(qū)）人已經會說英語了。