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difficult to assimilate (= learn and understand) things quickly, because our minds think in a
different way. I think that when we are older, we want to translate everything, every word. When
we don't understand one little word in the sentence, we focus on it, and we stop thinking about the
meaning of the whole sentence. Adults like to control every detail. Grown-ups are not as flexible
and relaxed as children.
6. How do you communicate with people from other countries?
I must admit I haven't met so many foreigners in my life, but I used English to communicate with
my foreign teacher at university. She was from Canada, and we always used English in and
outside the classroom. Very few foreigners speak enough Chinese to handle a complete
conversation in Mandarin. In addition, English is the international language, and if I met people
from Japan or the Philippines, we would also most probably converse in English.
7. What do you find especially difficult when learning English?
I find it hard to write in an elegant way. When I write, it's challenging to organize my sentences
together. In addition, the grammar is sometimes quite complex, especially with the tenses and
prepositions. It's so hard to remember when I should use "of" or "by", "for" or "to". Like for
example, you say "I want to go TO Beijing" but you can't say "I want to go TO there." These small
things make English complicated.
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