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<正>随着普通话课程在美国一些学校的开设,普通话逐渐成为美国学生外语学习的新宠。Thomas Cheatham had planned to study Latin during his time at Hebron High School in Texas. But when he learned that the school district was going to offer a Mandarin (普通话)class, he quickly changed his mind."I thought Mandarin would be more beneficial than Latin," said Cheatham, who is now in his second year of studying the language.