沒有中文的生活不可想象

在我讀高二時，父親建議我選漢語作為第三外語，因為學(xué)習(xí)中文可以進(jìn)入聲譽更好的學(xué)校。我還記得他總是對我說：“你學(xué)一年的中文就行了。”我有時會和學(xué)生講起這個故事，希望他們能盡早根據(jù)自己的興趣和學(xué)習(xí)動機(jī)選擇要學(xué)的外語。

During my second year of high school， myfather suggested that I choose Chinese as my thirdforeign language， believing that it would improve mychances of gaining entry to a prestigious university;I remember his constant saying： “You only need tostudy Chinese for one year.” Today， I often share thisstory with my students， hoping that they are ableto choose a foreign language based on their owninterests and motivations as early as possible.

事實上，中文是偶然走進(jìn)我的生活的。（剩余3987字）