Starting from this month, you won't be hearing the word "NBA" on sports programs on CCTV.
Starting
from
this
month
,
you
wo
n't
be
hearing
the
word
``
NBA
''
on
sports
programs
on
CCTV
.
Instead, sport hosts will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA - National Basketball Association.
Instead
,
sport
hosts
will
give
the
full
Chinese
name
when
they
refer
to
the
NBA
-
National
Basketball
Association
.
You also won't hear any other English abbreviations on CCTV's Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product) or WTO (World Trade Organization).
You
also
wo
n't
hear
any
other
English
abbreviations
on
CCTV
's
Chinese
programs
,
such
as
GDP
(
gross
domestic
product
)
or
WTO
(
World
Trade
Organization
)
.
You will hear their Chinese translations.
You
will
hear
their
Chinese
translations
.
CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the "purity" of the Chinese language.
CCTV
received
a
notice
from
the
State
Administration
of
Radio
,
Film
and
Television
,
telling
it
to
avoid
using
English-language
abbreviations
in
their
reports
to
protect
the
``
purity
''
of
the
Chinese
language
.
A few other TV stations also received the notice.
A
few
other
TV
stations
also
received
the
notice
.
Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People's Daily, is one of the people who proposed the change.
Fu
Zhenguo
,
an
editor
of
People
's
Daily
,
is
one
of
the
people
who
proposed
the
change
.
"Using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law," he said.
``
Using
English
in
a
Chinese-speaking
environment
is
against
Chinese
law
,
''
he
said
.
"Using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don't understand English.
``
Using
English
on
Chinese
TV
programs
is
unfair
to
people
who
do
n't
understand
English
.
It will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers."
It
will
have
a
bad
language
influence
on
kids
and
teenagers
.
''
But some experts have a different opinion.
But
some
experts
have
a
different
opinion
.
Liu Yaoying, a professor at the Communications University of China, said the move shows cultural conservatism.
Liu
Yaoying
,
a
professor
at
the
Communications
University
of
China
,
said
the
move
shows
cultural
conservatism
.
"If Western countries can accept some Chinglish words, why can't the Chinese language be mixed with English?"
``
If
Western
countries
can
accept
some
Chinglish
words
,
why
ca
n't
the
Chinese
language
be
mixed
with
English
?
''
Liu said.
Liu
said
.
A lot of people have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.
A
lot
of
people
have
criticized
the
move
,
saying
that
it
will
cause
problems
for
them
.
"I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them.
``
I
understand
what
CD
,
VCD
and
DVD
mean
when
I
hear
them
.
But I won't know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products' full Chinese names," a person wrote in a BBS post.
But
I
wo
n't
know
what
the
TV
programs
are
talking
about
if
I
hear
those
products
'
full
Chinese
names
,
''
a
person
wrote
in
a
BBS
post
.
Following the same post, another person wrote jokingly: "I'm not listening to my MP3 now.
Following
the
same
post
,
another
person
wrote
jokingly
:
``
I
'm
not
listening
to
my
MP3
now
.
I'm listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3.
I
'm
listening
to
my
Moving
Picture
Experts
Group-1
Audio
Layer
3
.
Some people also question why CCTV is keeping its logo, since it is also an English abbreviation.
Some
people
also
question
why
CCTV
is
keeping
its
logo
,
since
it
is
also
an
English
abbreviation
.
Starting from this month, you won't be hearing the word "NBA" on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport hosts will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA - National Basketball Association. You also won't hear any other English abbreviations on CCTV's Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product) or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations.  CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the "purity" of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.  Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People's Daily, is one of the people who proposed the change. "Using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law," he said. "Using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don't understand English. It will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers."  But some experts have a different opinion. Liu Yaoying, a professor at the Communications University of China, said the move shows cultural conservatism. "If Western countries can accept some Chinglish words, why can't the Chinese language be mixed with English?" Liu said.  A lot of people have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.  "I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won't know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products' full Chinese names," a person wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post, another person wrote jokingly: "I'm not listening to my MP3 now. I'm listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3.  Some people also question why CCTV is keeping its logo, since it is also an English abbreviation.