If life can be compared to a meal, I think the mistakes are like salt and the success is a candy.
“Hey,” said the boy whose name I couldn’t remember, sitting next to me. “Don’t worry. Take your time.” And so I did. But I still couldn’t correctly pronounce my Chinese name that was given by the teacher. I was so embarrassed on my first day of learning Chinese. I was so worried that I didn’t sleep well that night. I couldn’t stop thinking what would happen in my Chinese class in the following days.
I took Chinese classes during my summer vacation. Every morning I walked for 25 minutes to the class while having a Chinese pancake from one of the breakfast carts（推车）on the way. Learning Spanish in school was a cushy job for me, because I could speak French and Italian which helped me with it. However, learning Chinese was difficult at first. As a boy who was born in America and grew up in America, I knew nothing about the language and had no experience of learning the language. I chose it mainly because my goal was to work and teach home and abroad. It is necessary for me to master different languages.
As the classes went on, I slowly found that I was making connections. My 10 years of playing the piano has allowed me to perform for others. My several years of writing has led me to become a school reporter. I knew that my Chinese classes would allow me to speak Chinese well. As the teachers helped me build up the confidence, I soon began tasting the sweetness.
So what did my summer really taste like? It tasted like the Chinese food that, for the first time, I did not order in English, my mother language.
【小题1】Why did the writer feel embarrassed in his first Chinese class?| A．Because he didn’t remember his friend’s name. |
| B．Because he couldn’t write his Chinese name. |
| C．Because he had poor Chinese pronunciation. |
| A．difficult | B．easy | C．meaningful |
| A．Because Chinese is one of his school necessary subjects. |
| B．Because he wanted to teach and work internationally. |
| C．Because he was interested in all kinds of Chinese food. |
| A．An American girl who loves China. |
| B．How to learn Chinese well. |
| C．A sweet experience of learning Chinese. |
