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Trump's Comment on Liberian President's English Sparks Heated Discussion Among African Netizens
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měi guó美国zǒng tǒng总统tè lǎng pǔ特朗普zàibái gōng白宫huì jiàn会见fēi zhōu非洲lǐng dǎo rén领导人shíchēng zàn称赞lì bǐ lǐ yà利比里亚zǒng tǒng总统deyīng yǔ英语hěnhǎobìngwènzàinǎ lǐ哪里xuédeyīng yǔ英语

When U.S. President Trump met African leaders at the White House, he praised the Liberian president's English and asked where he learned it.

lì bǐ lǐ yà利比里亚zǒng tǒng总统huí dá回答shuōshìzàilì bǐ lǐ yà利比里亚xuéde

The Liberian president replied that he learned English in Liberia.

tè lǎng pǔ特朗普shuōhěnyǒu yì sī有意思háishuōyǒu xiē有些rényīng yǔ英语shuōméihǎo

Trump said it was interesting and added that some people speak English not as well as him.

suī rán虽然lì bǐ lǐ yà利比里亚zǒng tǒng总统méi yǒu没有shēng qì生气dànhěnduōfēi zhōu非洲wǎng yǒu网友jué de觉得tè lǎng pǔ特朗普dehuàtàihé shì合适

Although the Liberian president was not upset, many African netizens felt Trump's words were inappropriate.

tā men他们rèn wéi认为fēi zhōu非洲yǒuhěnduōguó jiā国家deguān fāng yǔ yán官方语言shìyīng yǔ英语tè lǎng pǔ特朗普zhè yàng这样wènràngrénjué de觉得liǎo jiě了解fēi zhōu非洲

They believe that since many African countries have English as an official language, Trump's question made it seem like he doesn't understand Africa.

yǒu rén有人zàiwǎng shàng网上shuōlì bǐ lǐ yà利比里亚deguān fāng yǔ yán官方语言jiù shì就是yīng yǔ英语tè lǎng pǔ特朗普yīng gāi应该zhī dào知道

Some people online said that English is the official language of Liberia, and Trump should know that.

hái yǒu还有rénshuōkuāfēi zhōu rén非洲人yīng yǔ英语hǎoqí shí其实bú shì不是zàn měi赞美ér shì而是jué de觉得tā men他们yīng gāi应该huìshuōyīng yǔ英语

Others said that praising Africans for speaking good English is not really a compliment, but implies they shouldn't be able to speak English.

hěnduōwǎng yǒu网友xī wàng希望gè guó各国lǐng dǎo rén领导人nénggèngzūn zhòng尊重bù tóng不同dewén huà文化yǔ yán语言

Many netizens hope that leaders of all countries can show more respect for different cultures and languages.

By Pamela Ephraim / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted