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International vs. Local Schools

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ID: 1590 Upper Intermediate
Foreigners raising their young children in China face a very difficult choice regarding schooling. Is it better to send one's child to a local school to learn along with all the Chinese kids and grow up culturally Chinese, or to attend an international school where English is used much more often and Chinese language is not emphasized? Learn to discuss these issues with this lesson.
Thu Jan 20 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
小不点儿 xiǎobùdiǎnr tiny little thing, 'baby'
发愁 fāchóu to worry about
本地学校 běndì xuéxiào local
国际学校 guójì xuéxiào international
你们家娇娇长这么大了？真是个可爱的小不点儿。
nǐmen jiā Jiāojiao zhǎng zhème dà le ？zhēn shì ge kě\'ài de xiǎobùdiǎnr 。
Your Jiaojiao has gotten this big already? She really is a cute little thing.
是啊，五岁半了。
shì a ，wǔ suì bàn le 。
Yeah, she's five and a half now.
我儿子也快五岁了。我现在都发愁他上小学的问题了。
wǒ érzi yě kuài wǔ suì le 。wǒ xiànzài dōu fāchóu tā shàng xiǎoxué de wèntí le 。
My son is almost five as well. Now I'm all worried about him going to school and such.
嗯，我也发愁。不知道该让她上本地学校还是国际学校。
ng4 ，wǒ yě fāchóu 。bù zhīdào gāi ràng tā shàng běndì xuéxiào háishi guójì xuéxiào 。
Yeah, I'm worried about it too. I don't know if I should have her go to a local school or an international school.
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