国内英语资讯:The American who wants to be Chinese
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 27-- <span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="armband">armband</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> 62-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Tianrui">Tianrui</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seem">seem</span>: <span word="Gao">Gao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="Crossman">Crossman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>: <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Xicheng">Xicheng</span> <span word="Dama">Dama</span> (<span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Xicheng">Xicheng</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span>.</p><p><span word="Xicheng">Xicheng</span> <span word="Dama">Dama</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="age">age</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="roam">roam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Xicheng">Xicheng</span> <span word="district">district</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="Crossman">Crossman</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="club">club</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="viral">viral</span>, <span word="Crossman">Crossman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dama">dama</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="busybodies">busybodies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Gradually">Gradually</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footage">footage</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="yogurt">yogurt</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="others">others</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hutong">hutong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> ... <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="home">home</span>."</p><p><span word="Crossman">Crossman</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Ching">Ching</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Laozi">Laozi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="Ching">Ching</span>."</p><p><span word="At">At</span> 18, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p>
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