Why More And More Foreigners Like China

宁静

文章讲述的是越来越多的中国故事被外国人通过互联网传播，越来越多的外国人喜欢在中国生活，喜欢中国。

More and more foreigners like China.Do you know why？ Let me tell you. Please follow me.

1. A growing number of Chinese stories are being told by foreigners through the Internet.

2. Recently， a video made by an Australian on Douyin swept the screen， followed by more than 2 million zans and 110， 000 comments （评论）. In the video he said. “I’m pleased with the Chinese lifestyle. It’s really difficult to live in a country like Australia， especially after you have spent so much time in China. If you don’t drive a car in China， you just ride a bike. You can get anywhere easily， and there are subways. But in Australia， if you don’t have a car， you can do nothing.”

The Australian uncle also complained about （抱怨） the price of Uber， an Australian taxi-hailing software. “My God， one kilometer is almost 20 Australian ollas （about 97 yuan RMB）.”

The blogger of Beijing Expat Guide， Paul Stoker， compared life in Beijing with life in America. He said： “Life is usually controlled by cars in the US. There’s no cheap and good public transportation， so it’s so difficult to get somewhere. You always have to borrow or rent a car or ask for a ride.”“Compared to the colorful life in Beijing， life seems so boring in America. It seems nothing has changed at home， except for you.”

Coming back to America， Cynthia Lopez said at eChinacities. “The number of mass shooting in the US has quickly increased in recent years. You don’t have to worry about your safety in China—guns are not allowed by law in China. Because of America’s gun culture， guns will never be illegal in the US.”

跟踪练习：

根据短文内容，在空格上填入与短文意思最符合的单词，每空一词。

Many foreigners who have spent so much time in China are happy about the Chinese lifestyle. And they 1 living in China. They think public traffic in China is very fast and cheap， which can take them anywhere 2 . However， in their hometowns like Australia and America， public traffic is not so convenient， but 3 . They can hardly go anywhere without a car. In their eyes， life in China is 4 while the lifestyle in their own countries seems so boring. Another good thing in China is that they don’t have to worry about their 5 because guns are not allowed by law.

In fact， there must be something good both in China and any other foreign country. It’s important to understand and learn from each other.

難点解读：

1. A growing number of Chinese stories are being told by foreigners through the Internet.

越来越多的中国故事被外国人通过互联网讲述。

①A growing number of越来越多;越来越多的，例如：

A growing number of people are returning to full-time education.

越来越多的人重返学校接受全日制教育。

②are being told by 是现在进行时的被动语态，其结构为：助动词be（am/is/are+being+及物动词的过去分词），例如：

The students are cleaning the classroom now. → The classroom is being cleaned by the students now.

现在学生们正在打扫教室。 （are cleaning变为is being cleaned）

The boy is counting some eggs.→Some eggs are being counted by the boy.

那男孩正在數鸡蛋。 （is counting 变为 are being counted）

2. Recently， a video made by an Australian on Douyin swept the screen， followed by more than 2 million zans and 110， 000 comments .

最近，一个澳大利亚人在抖音上制作的视频横扫屏幕，随后有200多万个赞和11万条评论。

句式剖析：a video made by an Australian on Douyin作主语， swept作谓语 ，the screen作宾语， followed by more than 2 million zans and 110， 000 comments 是过去分词短语作伴随状语。

①a video made by an Australian on Douyin 一个澳大利亚人在抖音上做的视频

②followed by 紧随其后，例如：

Potatoes are still the most popular food， followed by white bread.

马铃薯仍然是最受欢迎的食物，其次是白面包。

《跟踪练习》 答案：

1. like/ love/ enjoy/ prefer 2. easily/ conveniently 3. expensive/ dear 4. colorful 5. safety