Sheldon: Hello my audience, welcome to today’s Campus Interview from VOE Foreign Language Radio. I’m your old friend Sheldon.
Latisha: Hi 大家好，欢迎翻开今天的校园访谈录，我是你们的老朋友费丹力。今天来到我们演播室的是又一位来自美国的朋友，他将和我们谈谈在中国六个月里的所闻所感。
Sheldon: Hello Sir! Welcome to China! And may I have your name?
Gary: Sure, my name is Gary Wright.
Sheldon: And where do you come from?
Gary: I came from Missouri in the United States, which is central of United States.
Latisha: 哦~原来你的家乡在密苏里州啊。那最初是什么原因让你来到中国的呢？And What brought you to China in the first place?
Gary: Well, I came to China for many reasons. Umm…mostly because I want to familiar eyes myself with Chinese culture Chinese history and most importantly is the Chinese people.
Latisha: Oh it’s nice. 说到中国文化你对它了解多少呢？
Gary: Unfortunately very little. I’ve been here about 6 months and my friends do enjoy educating me. Regarding Chinese culture, but unfortunately I have not really learned as much as I would like yet.
Sheldon: Oh it’s doesn’t matter. We Chinese people are willing to share the culture with you. And could you tell us which part of China culture do you like best and you want to learn? The literature the art the food or the martial art… （文学、艺术、食物、武术）oh you know there are many areas.（嗯，还有很多）
Gary: All of it! It’s not possible to really to say this is what I want to learn or that is what I want to learn. That’s not possible because there are so many areas that are fascinating. I can’t just limited one or two. I want to learn as much as I can learn in the time that I’m here. Umm…because of that I planned to stay in China for a long time.
Latisha: Wow, 希望你在中国能度过一段美好的时光! (Thank you) And live in China, you must have eaten some Chinese food, so do you like it?
Gary: Ah…I’m extremely picky eater. I don’t eat vegetables so it is incredibly difficult for me to find food that I really enjoy here. But I’ve found some unfortunately. But to be honesty I typically tend to what more eat western food because of that.
Latisha: 这样啊，我听说许多外国人都很喜欢中国菜的啊…
Gary: Yes! My entire family love Chinese food. I’m the only one who doesn’t like vegetables.
Sheldon: OK… What sort of food do you like?
Gary: Red meat. Red meat, yes, like steak beef pork… chicken duck lamb. I enjoy most meat or bases meat foods.
Latisha: How about fruit?
Gary: I love fruit!
Sheldon: OK, another question, how many cities have you been to in China?
Gary: I so far have only been to two cities, here obviously and Dandong it’s very close train ride but beautiful place. I really enjoyed it. Umm… I didn’t its as much as I enjoy Shenyang than though. This is… I love the city.
Sheldon: And what is the reason that you like the city?
Gary: Part of is the sights. I love the good sights city. Part of is also the people. Since I been here I have encountered countless very friendly very easy-going people who really take the time to help me out. Umm… educate me and become my friend.
Latisha: 嗯，那你一定交到不少中国朋友吧？Do you have any close Chinese friends?
Gary: Yes, I have several close Chinese friends. As matter fact I would say I have more Chinese friends than I do foreign friends.
Latisha: Wow虽然我知道探听别人的隐私不好但是我还是很好奇诶~在你的several close Chinese friends 中是不是有一个女生已经变成了你的girlfriend? You’ve found a Chinese girlfriend yeah?
Gary: YES! YES, I did.
Sheldon: Oh cool! And could you tell us how you met each other?
Gary: We met at a pizza restaurant but I can’t remember the name… Oh Green Mile. We met at Green Mile.
Latisha: 哦！原来是在沈阳和平区的那个绿里酒吧啊！
Gary: Yes in Shenyang. And we started to talking and really well. So we start to seeing each other.
Latisha: Wow那你有没有和你的女朋友讨论有关英语学习的问题啊？今天也和听众朋友们一起分享一下学习英语的好方法吧~
Gary: Well, I honestly say the most important thing to practice speaking it. Umm.., many students try to get better just by watching television or listening to music and that dose work? But nothing work better than just getting together with your friends and speaking English to each other. That is the best way to learn. Even if you don’t have any native English speakers around. It doesn’t matter. Just get one of your friends who also speak little English and speak to each other. You will get better quickly.
Sheldon: So practice makes perfect?
Gary: Yes much better than more passive approaches which is like I said watching shows or movies or listening to music.
Sheldon: So do you mean speaking is more significant than reading writing and listening?
Gary: Well listening is obviously huge of importance whenever you are speaking. Without listening ,there is no speaking. As far as what’s more important? That’s depend on what your goal is. If you want to develop friendships with using English prominently. Then speaking and listening are more important. If you are wanting to develop yourself academically then reading and writing is more important.
Latisha: 的确，在不同的目标下听说读写有着不同的重要性。那你觉得通过听外语广播来学习英语的这个方法怎么样呢？
Gary: I think it is a good way. Especially practicing the listening ability, broadcasting gives more students opportunity to listen to English been spoken, which is a huge of importance. As matter facts, today this week we’ve been practicing our listening skills in class and broadcasting plays an important part on that.
Sheldon: Oh, that’s great! In addition, you know nowadays in China more and more students choose to study abroad. So do you want to say something to the students who are going to study to America?
Gary: Well I think the most important advice I could give is forget what you think you know about Americans. Everything you think you know is probably wrong. Just like my thoughts regarding China was completely wrong. For the most part have fun! Go to America study and learn but don’t forget to make friendships don’t forget to have fun because without those things it’s not all about hard work about rewarding friendships and have a good time.
Latisha: 没错，出国留学，不能让学习成为你的全部，广交挚友也是必不可少的一部分。Well that’s almost today’s questions. Thank you very much.
Gary: Thank you.
Sheldon: Bye
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