开罗——上个月新学年伊始，埃及部分初中和高中学生开始学习日语。
Cairo – Japanese-language classes were introduced for some junior high and high school students in Egypt at the start of the new school year last month.
日语课程在部分“埃及-日本学校”开设。这些学校是根据埃及总统阿卜杜勒-法塔赫·塞西与时任日本首相安倍晋三于2016年达成的协议在全国范围内建立的，学校融入了日本的教育做法，如课堂清洁和学生值日轮换。
Japanese lessons began at select “Egypt-Japan Schools,” which were established across the country under a 2016 agreement between Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The schools incorporate Japanese school practices such as classroom cleaning and student duty rotations.
日语作为第二外语教授，英语之后。位于埃及北部苏伊士的一所学校的一个日语班级在周一向媒体展示。
Japanese is taught as a second foreign language, after English. One such class at a school in Suez, northern Egypt, was shown to the media on Monday.
在这堂课上，相当于日本初中一年级的49名学生在接受过日本国际交流基金会支持的日语教育培训的埃及老师指导下，练习了用日语进行自我介绍和电话交谈。
In the lesson, 49 students in a grade equivalent to the first year of junior high school in Japan practiced introducing themselves and holding phone conversations in Japanese under the guidance of an Egyptian teacher who had received Japanese-language education training with support from the Japan Foundation.
其中一名学生法里达·萨伊德，12岁，她在社交媒体上看到东京的照片后对这座城市着迷，她说学习日语虽然困难但很有趣，因为她热爱这门语言。
One student, Farida Said, 12, who became fascinated with Tokyo after seeing photos of the city on social media, said that studying Japanese was difficult but enjoyable because she loved the language.
她说自己将来想成为一名翻译，不仅要传达语言，还要传达日本人的优点，比如他们有条不紊的特点。
She said she wants to become an interpreter in the future and convey not only the language, but also what is good about Japanese people, such as how organized they are.
该校校长苏珊·优素福对地区城市中日语教育的强烈需求表示惊讶。优素福希望学生除了学习日语之外，还能向周围的人传播日本文化的积极方面，如守时和捡拾垃圾的习惯。
Suzan Youssef, the school’s principal, voiced surprise over the strong demand for Japanese-language education in regional cities. Youssef expressed hope that, in addition to learning Japanese, students would share with those around them positive aspects of Japanese culture, such as punctuality and the habit of picking up litter.
目前，埃及10所“埃及-日本学校”约有400名学生在学习日语。
About 400 students at 10 Egypt-Japan Schools take Japanese-language classes.
“希望他们将来能在国际舞台上发挥积极作用，”日本国际交流基金会开罗办事处主任桥本步美说。“我认为会有时刻，日本人能够得到他们的帮助。”}
“I hope they will play an active role on the global stage in the future,” Ayumi Hashimoto, head of the Japan Foundation’s Cairo office, said. “I think there will be times when Japanese people can be helped by them.”