I asked my English teacher this morning, “How do you learn Chinese when you were a child? Think about it, and you’ll find the answer.”
I cannot recall how I studied my native language, but I still remember the way my little cousin learned to speak. He listened to what people said and tried to imitate what he had heard. At two or three years old, he could express himself in simple language. Now, he is five years old, he can speak more perfectly. He is using language, thinking in it and talking in it all the time.
I understand if I use English all the time, it won’t seem so difficult. I will learn it quickly. It’s the best way to learn a foreign language.
今天早上我問我的`英語老師,“你怎麼學習中文當你還是一個孩子?想想看,你就會找到答案。”
我不記得我怎麼學習我的母語,但我仍然記得我的小表弟的方式學會了說話。他聽人說什麼,並試圖模仿他所聽到的。兩到三歲,他可以用簡單的語言表達自己。現在,他五歲,他會說更完美。他是使用語言,思考它,在它所有的時間。
我明白如果我用英語,它不會那麼困難。我很快就會學會的。這是學習外語的最佳途徑。
