1. What foreign languages have you studied?
English. Knowing English means more opportunities while you’re hunting a job in China. Practice makes perfect. Normally I practice oral English by finding conversation partners, either over the internet via Skype, or in the local community.
英語(yǔ)。學(xué)會(huì)英語(yǔ)意味著在中國(guó)找工作的時(shí)候有更多的機(jī)會(huì)。熟能生巧。我通常通過(guò)找口語(yǔ)伙伴來(lái)練習(xí)英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)，要么通過(guò)Skype在網(wǎng)上找，要么在當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)找。
2. Would you say it's a difficult language to learn?
English is a beautiful language to learn but it provides a challenge. Languages are cumulative and everything you learn from day one builds upon itself. English grammar can be rather complicated. Pronunciation can be difficult as well.
英語(yǔ)是一門美麗的語(yǔ)言但學(xué)起來(lái)也有挑戰(zhàn)。語(yǔ)言是靠日積月累的，每天所學(xué)的東西都會(huì)積累起來(lái)。英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法很復(fù)雜。發(fā)音也挺難的。
3. Do Chinese people have many chances to practice oral English?
No. Most of us barely have the opportunities to practice speaking. When you find a face-to-face person to work or live together you can practice your oral English and teach your partner Chinese as an exchange.
沒(méi)有。我們多數(shù)人都很少有機(jī)會(huì)練習(xí)口語(yǔ)。當(dāng)你找到一個(gè)面對(duì)面工作或一起住的人的時(shí)候，就可以練習(xí)口語(yǔ)同時(shí)你也可以教他中文作為交換。
4. Do you think it's important to know more than one language?
Yes. Knowing another language helps you to understand people of other cultures not just verbally but socially. Also, in a growing global economy knowing more than one language gives you more opportunities.
掌握另一門語(yǔ)言不僅僅從書面上，而是交際層面上幫助你了解不同文化背景的人。而且，在全球經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的今天，掌握超過(guò)一門語(yǔ)言就多了更多的機(jī)遇。
5. What is the most difficult part about studying a foreign language?
Grammar rules are hard to remember especially when there’s a huge gap between the mother language and the 2nd language. But the most important of all is determination, though it has nothing to do with the language itself, it really is the thing that decides how fast you are going to learn a language.
語(yǔ)法規(guī)則很難記憶，尤其是這門第二語(yǔ)言和母語(yǔ)之間有較大鴻溝的時(shí)候。但最重要的還是決心，雖然它和語(yǔ)言本身無(wú)關(guān)，但這確實(shí)是決定你多快掌握一門語(yǔ)言的關(guān)鍵。
