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1、MyexperiencesofinterculturalcommunicationI’maChinesestudent,livingwithChinesepeoplearoundme,soIhavefewopportunitiestodowithforeigners.Whilefortunately,I’manEnglishmajor,Ihavetofaceforeignerssoonerorlaterandforthatreason,Ineedtopracticecommunicatingwithpeople
2、fromotherculture.AndIdohave.MyfirstcontactwithaforeignertookplacewhenIwasahighschoolstudent.Itwasasunnyday,andourschoolwasholdingasportsmeeting.Thenuclearfamilywithalovelygirlwereseated,watchingtherunningracewhenIfoundnoseatexceptonenexttotheirs.Mylegswornou
3、tsothatIwaseagertositdownandenjoythewonderfulmatch.Iwantedtositnexttothem.Butthepointis,IwasafraidthatifIsaysomethingwronginEnglish,theymightthinkmeasafreak.Afterall,Iknewlittleabouttheirculturethen.IjustknewtheywerefromtheUSandtheparentstaughtinourschoolasf
4、oreignteachers.Finally,mytirednesspushedmetowalktothem.“MindifIsitthere?”Iaskedwithcare,hopingthatIdidn’tsayanythingwrong,thoughtherewereonlyfivewords.“No,notatall.Sitdown,please.”Saidthemother.Isighedwithrelief,andreplied“Thankyou.”ThenIcouldwatchtheracesea
5、ted,relaxed.I’mgratefultothefamilyfortheirpoliteness.AlthoughIdidnottalkmuchwiththem,Icouldfeeltheirkindness.AsEnglishmajors,wehaveforeignteachers.OneofthemiscalledGreg.Heisanoutgoing,easygoingandhumorousguy.Hedoesn’tgiveclasstous,butsomehowIjoinedareadingcl
6、uborganizedbyhim.Everyweekend,membersoftheclubgoouttovisitaSuzhougardenorjusttalkaboutwhatwe’vereadduringaweekoveracupofcoffee.Irememberthefirsttimewewentouttogether.WevisitedtheLiuGarden.WeintroducedChineseculturetohimonseeingsomeantiques,andhewasquiteinter
7、estedinit.WhatsurprisedmemostwasthatheknewalotofChinesewords,evensomemodernInternetslangssuchas“FuErDai”,referringtothosewhoseparentsarerich.Hekeptaskingquestionslikeacuriouskid.Wetriedtoanswerhimevenwithsomestrangewords.Luckily,duetohisteachingexperienceinC
8、hina,hecouldunderstandus.Whatacleverbigboy!Whenitcomestogardens,IoncecameacrossagentlemanwhileIwasvisitingtheZhuozhengGardenwithmyuncle,anutandmylittlesisterwhowasaone-year-oldbaby.Thegentlemenw