Saturday, February 26, 2011

A British Guy Who is Learning Mandarin

最近我有一个新的学生T。T 是英国人,高高的个子,很绅士的样子。读中学的时候他开始接触中文,从此爱上了这门语言。他去过中国的很多地方,颇懂得一些中国的传统文化。

T希望提高中文的口语能力,于是我建议他尝试说一些话题,比如爱好、经历、理想、工作、生活等。然后,我帮他写下一些常用的句子,讲解用法,让他练习。他很努力,不断取得进步。


Recently I got a new student T, a tall gentleman who came from England.   T began to learn Chinese in high school and was fascinated by this language.  He has been to many places in China, and learned about some Chinese traditional cultures.

T hopes to improve his listening and speaking skills in Mandarin. Therefore I suggest he talking about topics such as hobbies, experiences, ideal life, working and life.   Then  I write down commonly used sentences, explain the usages and ask him to practise.  He is very diligent and keeps making improvements.