英语翻译
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at sunday's graduation,su-kyeong kim will speak to the 385 members of her
class.this might seem like a dream to a girl like her.kim hardly spoke a
word of english when she first arrived in the usa four years ago .but now,her
dream has become a reality.
kim was only 15 years old when she first arrived.within four years,though,she
has managed to become so fluent in english that she doesn't even have a
foreign accent!she has won many awards,and has even written a book about her
experiences in learning english.
kim first saw the need for the book when she began helping korean students at
her school after they had just arrived in the country.she knew they were
having the same troubles that she had experienced.
"you think you are the only person feeling embarrassed when making
mistakes,"she said when we interviewed her,"but everyone does it."she calls
her book looking for trouble.it means that the road to success in learning a
second language can be difficult."i want others to know that it's ok to make
mistakes,"she said,"that nothing can be gained without risk.lots of people
think other people do not make mistakes.it's not true.everyone makes
mistakes.but you can turn those mistakes into a big step toward your
success."
in the book,kim writes about her "terrible"situations:a taxi driver left her
and her mother in a dark parking lot at midnight because they had not been
able to give the driver the right address in english;she gave the wrong
pronunciation of the word"sheet"in asking for a piece of paper,and her
teacher thought that she had said a rudeword;she heard a girl say"do you mind
if i sit with you?"and she answered"yes!"loudly.
these experiences taught kim an important lesson about learning
englishwell:you have to be brave.never be afraid of making mistakes.you have
to dare to learn the language-you can't just sit in your own room and only
study grammar.you have to go and talk to people and listen to them speak.
take a leaf out of kim's book!