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Culture

Culture

　1.Whatforeignlanguageshaveyoustudied?

　　English.KnowingEnglishmeansmoreopportunitieswhileyou’rehuntingajobinChina.Practicemakesperfect.NormallyIpracticeoralEnglishbyfindingconversationpartners,eitherovertheinternetviaSkype,orinthelocalcommunity.

　　英语。

学会英语意味着在中国找工作的时候有更多的机会。

熟能生巧。

我通常通过找口语伙伴来练习英语口语，要么通过Skype在网上找，要么在当地社区找。

　　2.Wouldyousayit'sadifficultlanguagetolearn?

　　Englishisabeautifullanguagetolearnbutitprovidesachallenge.Languagesarecumulativeandeverythingyoulearnfromdayonebuildsuponitself.Englishgrammarcanberathercomplicated.Pronunciationcanbedifficultaswell.

　　英语是一门美丽的语言但学起来也有挑战。

语言是靠日积月累的，每天所学的东西都会积累起来。

英语语法很复杂。

发音也挺难的。

　　3.DoChinesepeoplehavemanychancestopracticeoralEnglish?

　　No.Mostofusbarelyhavetheopportunitiestopracticespeaking.Whenyoufindaface-to-facepersontoworkorlivetogetheryoucanpracticeyouroralEnglishandteachyourpartnerChineseasanexchange.

　　没有。

我们多数人都很少有机会练习口语。

当你找到一个面对面工作或一起住的人的时候，就可以练习口语同时你也可以教他中文作为交换。

　　4.Doyouthinkit'simportanttoknowmorethanonelanguage?

　　Yes.Knowinganotherlanguagehelpsyoutounderstandpeopleofotherculturesnotjustverballybutsocially.Also,inagrowingglobaleconomyknowingmorethanonelanguagegivesyoumoreopportunities.

　　掌握另一门语言不仅仅从书面上，而是交际层面上帮助你了解不同文化背景的人。

而且，在全球经济增长的今天，掌握超过一门语言就多了更多的机遇。

　　5.Whatisthemostdifficultpartaboutstudyingaforeignlanguage?

　　Grammarrulesarehardtorememberespeciallywhenthere’sahugegapbetweenthemotherlanguageandthe2ndlanguage.Butthemostimportantofallisdetermination,thoughithasnothingtodowiththelanguageitself,itreallyisthethingthatdecideshowfastyouaregoingtolearnalanguage.

　　语法规则很难记忆，尤其是这门第二语言和母语之间有较大鸿沟的时候。

但最重要的还是决心，虽然它和语言本身无关，但这确实是决定你多快掌握一门语言的关键。

..........................................................................................................................................　1.Doyouthinkit'simportanttostudyaforeignlanguage?

　　Learninganotherlanguagegivesthelearnertheabilitytostepinsidethemindandcontextofthatotherculture.Withouttheabilitytocommunicateandunderstandacultureonitsownterms,trueaccesstothatcultureisbarred.Inaworldwherenationsandpeoplesareevermoredependentupononanothertosupplygoodsandservices,solvepoliticaldisputes,andensureinternationalsecurity,understandingotherculturesisparamount.Apersoncompetentinotherlanguagescanbridgethegapbetweencultures,contributetointernationaldiplomacy,promotenationalsecurityandworldpeace,andsuccessfullyengageininternationaltrade.

　　2.Whydoyouthinksomepeoplearebetterthanothersatlearningaforeignlanguage?

　　Idonotthinkpeoplearebetterthanothersatlearningaforeignlanguage.Ibelieveitdependsoncircumstancesandbenefitsthatcertainpeoplehave.Forexample,ifyouareplacedinasituationwhereyouarecompletelydeepinasurroundingthatforcesyoutolearn,youwillcertainlylearnfaster.Somepeoplearemorecommunicativeingeneral,sohavingthisskillgivesyoumoreconverseaboutandleavesyouopentohavemorepractice.Alsosomepeoplearemorededicatedthanothers,andhavebetterstudyskills.Thentherearepeoplewhohavemorefreetimetospendlearning,whileothershavemajorresponsibilitiestoattendto.

　　3.Howwouldyouassessyourownlanguageability?

　　IfindasmanychancesasIcantousewhatIalreadyknowbyfindingfriendsthatcanhelpmepractice.IembraceeveryopportunityIget,andIsurroundmyselfwithasmuchaspossibletelevision,music,andbooksasIcan.Ipracticeandpracticeandrepeat.Theonlywaytogrowistocomposeaplanandaroutinethatyouwillfollowthroughwith.Youhavetoreallypushyourselfandbededicated.Hardworkanddedicationisthekeytosuccessinanythingyoudo.

　　4.Whodoyouthinkisbetteratlearningalanguage,boysorgirls?

　　Peopleusuallybelievethatgirlshavemoreadvantagesinlearninglanguage,becauseitrequiresmorepatience;theydon’tgetdistractedaseasy.Alsoitisnotthatgirlsaresmarter,theyjustusuallyhavebetterstudyhabitsthanboys.Girlsaremorecommunicativeandtalkativethanboys,sotheygetmorepractice.Ontheotherhand,mostoftheleadinginterpretersandspokespeopleinChinaaremen.

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InChina,manypeopleenjoytraditionalChinesepaintingandChinesecalligraphy. 

Chinesepeoplethinkwritingisanart,andthatyourhandwritingrevealsmuchaboutyourpersonality.Goodhandwritingreflectsagoodpersonalityandaneducatedbackground.Chinesepeoplealwayssaytowriteawordistolivealife,youhavetoseriouslytreateverymoveyoumake.Chinesecharacterslookslikeasquare,andsodoesaperson’slife,wejustmakeourselvesliveinthissquarewithlawsandmoralprinciplessowedon’tdoanythingbadtoharmthesociety.

2.Doyoungpeopleandolderpeoplehavethesametastesinart?

　　SinceChinahasbecomemoredevelopedinrecentyears,youngpeoplehavebeguntoknowalotmoreaboutwesterncultureandassuchtheyhavedifferenttastesaboutart.Theoldergenerationisstillsomewhatstuckintheirwaysandfocusmoreontraditionalartssuchaspaintingandcalligraphy.Youngpeopletheyaremoreinterestedincontemporarywesternart,westernmusicandfashiondesign.Youngpeoplefeelmoreindividualistic:

theydon’twanttobehelddownbyrules,butwishtocreatetheirownwayoflife.NowyoucanseemanyofyoungartistsgatheringinanartdistrictcalledFactory798talkingaboutandexchangingideasaboutart.Someoftheartondisplaywouldbebeyondthepaletoolderpeople;thereisoneexhibitthathasgirlslayinginacagenakedtoraisetheissueofanimalcruelty.Contrastsbetweenoldandmodernlikethisdemonstratetheextenttowhichyoungpeoplearemoreopenmindedaboutartsthesedays,andhavemanydifferentwaystoexpresstheirwayofthinking.

　3.Doyoungpeoplegotoartexhibitions?

Arthasbecomeanimportantpartoflifeinmodernsociety,withmanyparentsgettingtheirchildrentotakeartcoursesbecausetheybelievethatachildwholearnstodoartwhentheywereyoungwillgrowupbecomingmorethoughtfulandhavingagreaterunderstandingofsubtleideas.It’sbecauseofthisthatChinaisdevelopingmoreandmoreartmuseumsandartdistrictslikeinthe798areainBeijing.Therearemanyyoungpeopletherewhowishtotakealookatplaceslikethesebecausetheyallthinkarthasbecomeanimportantpartoftheirlives.

4.Doyouthinkartplaysanimportantroleinsociety?

　　Yes,thereisnodoubtthatartcaninfluencesomeone’sthinking.Agoodartworkcouldhelpapersontofulfillthemselves.Artisasign,itshowspeopleideas,it’snotlikeawordorasentencethatmightbeforgottenafterafewyears,buttouchespeople’sheartsstraightawayandmakesthemrememberitforever,andsometimesitcanevenchangesomeone’slife.TheArtsalsoreflectsomeone’spersonality:

differentpeopleenjoydifferenttypesofartworksandtheyusedifferentwaystoexpresstheirwayofthinking.Artcanbeapowerfulwayofgettingyourpointacrossanddisplayingwhat’sinyourhead.Manypeoplebelievethatartissomethingevenstrongerandmorepowerfulthanafamousquoteorapassionatespeech.

5.Doyouthinkit’spossibleforeveryonetobecomeanartist?

　　PersonallyIthinkit’sperfectlypossibleforeveryonetobecomeanartist.Peopleareborngifted;theyjustshowitindifferentways.Somepeoplearegoodatpainting,somepeoplearegoodatdesigning,andsomeothersmightgoodatsomethingelse.Everyoneisanartistinsomeway,andIbelievethateveryonetriestheirbesttomaketheirlivesmorebeautiful.It’struethatnoteveryonecanbefamousandpopular,butthatdoesn’tmeantheyarenotagoodartist.Aslongastheyaregivenachancetoshinetheycansurpriseeveryonebyhowwonderfultheycanbe.

7.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenmodernartinChinaandtraditionalChineseart?

　　Traditionalartsinchinaaremorepeacefulandcalm,likeawaterinkpaintingofamountain,orariver.It’smorelikelytoappreciatethebeautyofnature,becauseintheolddays,peopledon’tknowasmuchabouttheworldandcouldonlyfocusonthosethingsaroundthemlikenature.ModernartistsinChinapeoplecaremoreaboutsociety,therelationshipbetweenpeopleandnature,andbetweenpeople.Alsotheyputmoreoftheirownthinkingintotheirworktoexpresstheirownwayofthinking.Peoplenowadaysdon’tliketojustfollowrigidideasbuthavetheirowncreations.Thewaysandmethodsofcreatingarthavealsobecomemorevaried.Contemporaryartcanincludesculpturesmadefromrubbish,householdobjectsorevenactualpeople.

　　8.Whatisthevalueofartforsociety?

　　Artisawaytoexpressideasandprovokeemotionalresponseinthosewhoexperienceit.Peopleusedifferentartworkstopasstheirideastothepeople.Artislikeatranslator,ittransfersthemundanephysicalmaterialsintoabeautifulworkofarttoshowinfrontofeveryone,allowingthemtogetanideaofwhattheartististryingtosaybutinamuchmorenuancesway.Wordsmaynotstickinone’sheadforever,butanartworklikeabeautifulpaintingoftencan.

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1.Doyouthinkit'simportanttohaveonemainworldlanguage?

　　Aninternationallanguagewouldbeveryusefulforcommunication,politics,tradeandsecurity,butatthesametimeweshouldbeworriedaboutthemanyharmsitwouldcause.Therewouldbeadvantage