FirstLadyMichelleObamaurgedstudentstovisitChinaatthe"100000Strong"ChinaStudyAbroadforumatHowardUniversityin2011.
PresidentBarackObamaannouncedthe"100000Strong"Initiative(倡议)duringhis2009visittoChina.TheprogramaimstoincreaseanddiversifythenumberofAmericanstudentsstudyinginChinabymakingstudyingabroadmoreaffordable.
DuringtheeventatHowardMrs.Obamaspokeabouttheimportanceofstudyingabroadsomethingsheneverdidwhileincollege."StudyingincountrieslikeChinaisaboutsomuchmorethanjustimprovingyourownprospects(前景)intheglobalmarket.ThefactisthatwitheveryfriendshipyoumakeandeverybondoftrustyouestablishyouareshapinganimageofAmericaprojectedtotherestoftheworld"shesaid.
DavidMarzbanfromPepperdineUniversityrecalledatimewhenheformedacross-culturalbondwithacompletestrangeratarestaurantnearFudanUniversityinShanghai.Henoticedayoungchefsignalinghimtocomeover."Hepressestheplaybuttononhismediaplayerandstartssinging'CaliforniaDreaming'andwantsmetosingalongwithhim"Marzbansaid."AtthistimeIknewagreatfriendshiphadstartedduringmyfirsttwoweeksinChina."
NicoleBadenaseniorcommunicationsmajoratHowardUniversityrecalledhowhertimeinChinareallyhelpedhermasterthelanguage."Youhavetoexperiencetheculturewhilelearningthelanguagetoreallymasteritandtounderstandwhythingsarehowtheyarecomparedtoyourownculture"Badensaid.
Mrs.Obamaencouragedstudentstosetasideconceptthatstudyingabroadisforrichkidsonlyorforthoseattendingcertainschools.InadditionthefirstladyannouncedthattheChinesegovernmentisgiving10000"BridgeScholarships"tocovercostsforAmericanstudentsandteachersstudyinginChina.
Studentsfromseveralschoolsattendedtheforum.12-year-oldSarahDaviswhostudiedinChinalastsummersaidshewasveryexcitedtohearMichelleObamatalkaboutthecountry.“IloveChinese.OutofallthelanguagesI’velearnedChineseisthemostdifficultandinteresting”shesaid.
小题1:Theexamplesmentionedinthepassagemainlyindicatethat_____.A.theUSstudents’lifeinChinaishelpfulandworthwhile