A: As Taiwan’s TOEIC scores continue to progress, a Chinese learning trend has swept across the world.
B: Data shows that Mandarin, with 1.18 billion speakers, ranks second only after English, which has 1.49 billion speakers.
A: Not long ago, the reality competition “Mandarin Monster” — produced by French YouTuber Ku — also caused a sensation in Taiwan.
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B: The show invited 100 foreigners to compete weekly, and South Korean Sean Shin defeated American Andrew Argue to claim the title of “Mandarin Monster.”
A: The Taipei Times also publishes a Mandarin learning page every Tuesday. Keep reading and maybe you’ll be the next winner.
A: 台灣多益測驗持續進步的同時，全球也掀起一股學中文的風潮。
B: 據統計全球華語使用人口超過11.8億，僅次於英語使用人口14.9億。
A: 最近法國網紅「酷」製作的實境秀《中文怪物：全球中文挑戰賽》就大受歡迎。
B: 該節目邀集在台灣的100位外國人參賽，而韓國的申聖贊最終險勝美國的高安德奪冠，成為最強的「中文怪物」。
A: 《台北時報》每週二就有華語學習單元，你多看看或許也能成為下一屆「中文怪物」！（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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