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Passage 3 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 [n?t??r?l]adj. 自然的；物质的；天生的； n. 自然的事情；白痴；natural gas 天然气 nursery [n?:s?ri]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 [int?vju:] 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 [k?m?n] adj. 普通的；共同的；通常的；一般的n. 平民；普通phenomenon [fin?min?n, f?-] ：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 [f?uk?s]n. 焦点；中心；清晰；focus on 集中于 pressure [pre??] n. 压力；压迫，压强politician [,p?liti??n] n. 政治家，政客produced [pr?udju: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 students in 20 schools, with more schools on a waiting list.芝加哥市政府官员努力地将汉语纳入公立学校的课程，他们的项目已经扩大到包括20所学校在内的3000名学生，且还有更多学校已列入候选名单。effort [ef?t] n. 努力；成就great effort 巨大努力 officials [?fi?lz] n. 裁判，官员；行政人员 Programs have also spread to places like Los Angeles, New York City, and North Carolina.汉语项目也已经推广到了洛杉矶、纽约市和