老外在中国：我在中国的KFC过感恩节
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2004, <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lianyungang">Lianyungang</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>2004年夏末，也就是在去中国连云港任教一年英语的几天前，我向一位在中国呆过几年的朋友了解情况。</p><p>"<span word="Holidays">Holidays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="oddly">oddly</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>."</p><p>他说：“那里假期很难熬，不过奇怪的是，圣诞节倒也还行，糟糕的是感恩节。”</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="worries">worries</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span>—<span word="Lianyungang">Lianyungang</span>—<span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="online">online</span>.</p><p>当时，假期并不是最令我担心的事情。我就要去中国了，可我根本不会讲汉语，也不了解中国文化或历史，而且我以前从没教过英语，压根儿不知道该怎么做；不仅如此，我要去的那个叫连云港的城市，连听都没听过，网上也查不到相关信息！</p>
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