2012年09月29日
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Tatiana Karpova,A Police State, a young Russian woman who fought her fear of mass transit to take a four-day train ride to China to join in a national language contest,electronic bus stop board - Whats On Xiamen, has dreamed of competing in the country for years.
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Karpova and another 116 students from 70 countries around the world are currently competing in Changsha,polo ralph lauren pas cher, capital of central China's Hunan province. They will showcase their Chinese language ability and knowledge of Chinese culture over the course of the 20-day competition.
"A Chinese TV journalist helped me practice Chinese tongue-twisters," Karpova said. "I have strived for years to reach the Chinese Bridge."
Karpova has been previously commended for her Chinese mastery, receiving two scholarships from China's Confucius Institute. She plans to start working on a master's degree at the Communication University of China in the fall.
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"The Chinese Bridge gives me a stage to show myself and get to know many fans of the Chinese language around the world," she said.
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Karpova overcame psychological trauma caused by two childhood car accidents to compete in Chinese Bridge,sac longchamp pliage,ralph lauren, a Chinese language competition for foreign college students.
"The two tragedies in the childhood made me shy and self-abased. It is the Chinese language that helped me overcome myself,polo ralph lauren,polo ralph lauren outlet," said the 22-year-old.
Karpova and another 116 students from 70 countries around the world are currently competing in Changsha,polo ralph lauren pas cher, capital of central China's Hunan province. They will showcase their Chinese language ability and knowledge of Chinese culture over the course of the 20-day competition.
"A Chinese TV journalist helped me practice Chinese tongue-twisters," Karpova said. "I have strived for years to reach the Chinese Bridge."
Karpova has been previously commended for her Chinese mastery, receiving two scholarships from China's Confucius Institute. She plans to start working on a master's degree at the Communication University of China in the fall.
Nearly 150,ralph lauren femme,allergies - Whats On Xiamen,polo ralph lauren pas cher,000 college students from across the world have participated in preliminary,polo ralph lauren, semi-final and final Chinese Bridge competitions in various countries over the last 10 years. The competition,polo homme, sponsored by the Confucius Institute,sac longchamp,Symphony Space Plans a Series Inspired by John Cage - NYTimes.com,polo femme, has been held annually since 2002.
Hungarian competitor Rita Vizer said she would dig holes in her yard at night when she was four years old,polo femme, as she was intensely curious about people who "lived on the other side of the Earth."
She said her mother told her China was on the other side,ralph lauren pas cher, satisfying her curiosity by buying books about China for her to read.
"It has been my dream to come to China. I chose a university major related to China as well,ralph lauren pas cher," said the 21-year-old woman.
"The Chinese Bridge gives me a stage to show myself and get to know many fans of the Chinese language around the world," she said.
French competitor Aventurina King's curiosity about China was stoked by her mother as well, an architect with a passion for traditional Chinese culture.
"In my family,Tanglewood Revisits Its Past, for All to Hear - NYTimes.com,ralph lauren femme, we talk about the Chinese Zodiac,ralph lauren, but not the constellations. I was born in the Year of Tiger,polo ralph lauren,polo," said the 25-year-old woman.
King said she fell in love with the Chinese language during her first Chinese class at Columbia University,ralph lauren,Xiamen C&D ranks 57th on list of Fortune China 500, spending her summer vacations in China to further her studies and get to know the country.
King said she wishes to become a professional singer, having already composed a Chinese tune of her own and performed in a music video in Beijing.
"It's China that gives me a sense of home,ralph lauren femme," said King.
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