迷恋中国文化的美国夫妇
<p><span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>. <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="hair">hair</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="amiable">amiable</span>. <span word="Emma">Emma</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talkative">talkative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="Blonde">Blonde</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brown">brown</span>-<span word="eyed">eyed</span>, <span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>.</p><p><span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>; <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>. <span word="Aside">Aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="pronunciation">pronunciation</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="mastered">mastered</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="squares">squares</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandchild">grandchild</span>, <span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="knowledgeable">knowledgeable</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unspoken">unspoken</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interpersonal">interpersonal</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="conversations">conversations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Emma">Emma</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span>.</p><p><span word="Emma">Emma</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Slater">Slater</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="graphic">graphic</span> <span word="design">design</span>. <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cashier">cashier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>.</p>
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