If not this year, then next
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="Alice">Alice</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="translation">translation</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="date">date</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="translation">translation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="enlarge">enlarge</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Thanks">Thanks</span>, <span word="Alice">Alice</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="general">general</span>-<span word="question">question</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yours">yours</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="general">general</span>-<span word="question">question</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yours">yours</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> – <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Secondly">Secondly</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bull">bull</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="umpteenth">umpteenth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p>
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