English is getting more important
The past year 2001 was a great year in the history of China. Inspiring events occured one after another. For example, in July 2001, China succeeded in winning the right of holding the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. In Nov of the same year, China joined in the WTO. At last, that means we Chinese have more chances to communicate with people from all parts of the world. Therefore, English is getting more and more important. It is said that in Beijing more and more people are leanring English in their spare time. The number of people learning English is nearly 70% larger than that of last few years. Even the taxi drivers have been asked to be able tospeak 100 words and expressions of everyday English. Nowadays, we Chinese are crazy about English learning.
英语变得越来越重要
过去的2001年对于中国来说是伟大的一年。中国接二连三的发生了让人激动人心的事件。例如，2001年7月，北京成功获得申办2008年奥运会的主办权。同年11月，中国进入了世界贸易组织。总之，中国获得了更多与世界交流的机会。所以，英语变得越来越重要。据说在北京，越来越多的人开始在闲暇时间学习英语。学习英语的人数比前几年增长了将近70%。出租车司机也要学习100句日常用语。如今，中国人正在疯狂学习英语。