“For me it was a really transformative experience,” says Fravel, who began to learn the language in Chinese-speaking Taiwan while attending an American school.

“对我来说，这个经历是变革性的，”傅瑞威尔说到，那时，我一边读美国的学校一边学习汉语。

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“For me it was a really transformative experience, ” says Fravel, who began to learn the language in Chinese-speaking Taiwan while attending an American school.

“对我来说，这个经历是变革性的，”傅瑞威尔说到，那时，我一边读美国的学校一边学习汉语。

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"Some words come across a lot harsher in English than when said in Chinese, " said Kevin Jones, 23, an American student at the International School of Business and Economics in Beijing.

23岁的凯文•琼斯来自美国，现就读于北京对外经贸大学，他表示：“一些词用英文表述要比中文刺耳得多。”

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Jeff Bissell, head of the Chinese American International School in San Francisco, says teaching is "evolving" as metrics and standards are established.

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Both my parents were Chinese, but I couldn't understand a word these relatives were saying growing up in California, I was so determined to be American that I refused to attend Chinese language school, and I didn't pick it up from my parents' conversations.

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If you are looking to sell your American business to a Chinese company, start looking for potential buyers with young kids and start touting your local school system.

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