美国老外热爱普通话 倾心于教育事业
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="tones">tones</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span>, <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Oriental">Oriental</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="embodied">embodied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="religions">religions</span>, <span word="kung">kung</span> <span word="fu">fu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="medicine">medicine</span>," <span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="kung">kung</span> <span word="fu">fu</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="Weilong">Weilong</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kung">kung</span> <span word="fu">fu</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kung">kung</span> <span word="fu">fu</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="father">father</span>," <span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="majored">majored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="hesitation">hesitation</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="Hammer">Hammer</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="major">major</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="foreigner">foreigner</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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