But certainlyfor this generation of kids, it would be a really wise choice to start to learnsome Mandarin because it will open such a world to them.

不过，显然对于这一代孩子来说，学习汉语是个明智的选择。 这会为他们打开一个世界的大门。

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But certainly for this generation of kids, it would be a really wise choice to start to learn some Mandarin because it will open such a world to them.

但是对于这一代人来说，选择学习一些中文当然是明智的，因为这会为他们打开一个新的世界。

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I'm learning Mandarin Chinese because it is apparently a very challenging language to learn.

我在学普通话，因为它显然是一门在学习上非常具有挑战性的语言，。

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The rush came because the Mandarin for 4 January 2013 sounds similar to the phrase "I will love you all my life".

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Four, on the other, is traditionally perceived as unlucky because its pronunciation echoes the Mandarin word for "death".

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Those are tiny numbers compared with the four million students studying Spanish in this country, but Mandarin's appeal is growing, both because of economic prospects and because of an expanding Chinese immigrant population here.

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