Ma Jieyao is a trader （商人）. She has a big shop in Guangzhou. She couldn't 1 English two months ago. After taking a few lessons in "Shop English", she's not2of talking to foreigners now.
"Shop English" is just for traders. It is 3from the English lessons for school children. Its lessons are all about4between traders and customers.
"Now when I meet foreign customers, I will say, 'Welcome! Please have a5'. And I know how to show them new things. I also6English numbers in my lessons. " Ma said.
Now more and more Chinese traders choose to learn English to talk with foreign people. Xia Mingyue, another trader, said, "If can talk to foreign people myself, I can7time and money. A translator （翻译） needs much money. Why not spend8on the lessons? " Xia seldom watched English movies in the past. After taking "Shop English" lessons, she can understand some of them 9 now. She can also sell her clothes online to the customers from Europe.
More than 2000 traders took the "Shop English" lessons last year. The oldest student was 73 years old. It's never too10to learn. " the man told a reporter.
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