Little Talk

今天上午在健身房遇到一位外国朋友,当时我正准备使用她身边的动感单车,她主动用中文告诉我说:这个,不好,那个,好。

我这个激动啊,这可是我第一次认认真真和老外朋友交流呀。记录下来做个印记。

我:“Thank you, how’s your feeling?”

她:“so tired, and you?”

我:“me too ……..I never talk to somebody in English before, you are the first one.”

她:“really? It makes me feel
special.”

我:“I was always nervous when I speak English with someone.”

她:“Be sure not to be nervous when you made mistake, nobody cares about it, because this is the second
language, just say it.”

我:“I’ve been studying English over two years, by myself. I have no chance to speak in English. In the other side, I’m really afreid be rude if I made some mistake in a impolite way.”

她:“I can understand what you mean even through you have mistakes in your sentences. I would never blame you, it’s all chinese teacher’s fault, they told their students be perfect. Who can always be perfect? English is simple, many people over the world learn it. It doesn’t like chinese, if I speak wrong words in chinese, you don’t understand. Study is boring, why don’t you take some English classes or get to English corner and make friends who can learn with you together?”

我:“You are right, I’ll think about it. I’m so glad you encourage me.”

她:“Anyway, don’t worry. I used to take my students with me on business trip. Many people, from Japan, Spain, Italy, France, speak English and made lots mistake. My students said that heard that makes them feel good, they don’t worry about their poor English at all.”

她在跟我进行这段对话时,我感觉到她是故意放慢了语速,好让我听得清楚她说的每个单词。感谢她和我自己,我居然一字没差地全听懂了。原来每天对自己实行的狂轰烂炸式英语听力还真没有白听。