又非常枯燥，所以提高很慢。尤其在非汉语环境中学习汉语，还有一个应用和语感的问题。我们在多年的中文教学实践中发现，加强阅读，多读，在兴趣中阅读，不但能迅速增加词汇，还能改善语感，提高语言的应用能力。为此，我们特意举办一系列的
“黄河杯汉语阅读竞赛”活动，用来提高孩子们学习汉语的效率。望家长和老师鼓励自己孩子、学生，或朋友们的孩子们参加。

通知 -首届北美“黄河杯”中文阅读竞赛:

The First "Yellow River Cup" Chinese Reading Contest is open to all
North American young Chinese learners. This is a great opportunity for
students to familiarize themselves to all the vocabulary that they
have learned in class. They can increase their vocabulary by reading
all 101 selected essays, written by fellow Chinese-studying peers.

The contest officially kicks off today, and will end on August 15th.
Students have several months to read at their pace and answer
questions online. All students between 9 to 15 years of age and have
an eWrite Chinese account are eligible to enter the contest. To
register, "purchase" the contest from the eWrite Chinese online store
and complete the required registration. The first Chinese Reading
Contest is free for all participants.

All participants will receive a free copy of《海外学生学中文100个常用句型总结》.
Students will find it very helpful in their future Chinese writing. In
addition, the top 11 winners will be granted: one 1st place award of
$100; two 2nd place awards of $50 each, and eight 3rd place awards of
$25 each. Contest details can be found online at
http://www.ewritechinese.com/contestFAQ/.

The official reading material for the contest is the Tenth