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I have a talent?
Yesterday, when I walked back to the dormitory after lunch, I occasionly heard a talk between two women. I didn't mean to care about their conversation, I just feel interested in immitating people's accent, especial some interesting ones, you know, like hunan accent. After I immitated it, my roommates smiled, and then said, "you know what, Cindy, you could be more successful if you made your field in language, for I thought you had a talent, you can pronounce every language just like the native." I also smiled, "yes, maybe, but one thing is certain that I have chosen the wrong major, I couldn't be a dragon in this field, but it maybe difficult to change my direction, because when people employ us graduates, they took the major as the only judgement as we have no working experience." Then there came a silence, we have to face thefact.
I suddenly rememered that I occasionly know that Liyang's major is mechanicas some days before, I was suprised but happy somehow, so I wrote this in my QQ signature, then Marklee replied me"you could be Liyang too, but female". Is that true? Was my english that good, I don't think so, they are flatttering me, but it is really true that I didn't spend much time learning it. I remembered when in high school, some students would ask me why I chose this word while not that one, sometime I can't answer, for I thought it is natural to chose that, I just judge it by my feelings, I knew little about the rules of this language, I just feel that it should be like this. And sometimes, when I was writing or speaking, some words will just come into my head when I trying to express it while myself may didn't know its meaning that time, it just came out, I don't know why.
Maybe that is called something like "talent" or else. But it is really true that I like to learn different language. I just want to learn how to speak, while no need to learn about the rules or even how to read or write. People say it could be impossible, while I disagree. See, many people in China can speak chinese quite well, while they can neither read nor write. So it is quite possible, all we need is the atmosphere, the culture.
When watching foreign films, I'd like to immitate their pronounciation, and I believe many people had done so before, at least once. Don't you think it interesting to learn another language?
Post comment Comment (31 replies)
- Reply fairy0612
- DaiMelon:
What's your major now?and how many languages can you speak including dialects? Major, same as Liyang, I refered it in my blog, if you notice. And about the number of language, if you mean completely maste, then only one, chinese. But if you mean one sentence could be okay, then so many. lol
- Reply xuecheng
- Come on--- I have a friend her major is law ,but her english is very good . and now she had a very nice job in Beijing . At that time she told me it is impossible to stay the company .Because they only employ postgraduate no undergraduate. but at last her ability give her a chance . so majoy is not a big question, the most important thing is your ability.
- Reply fairy0612
- Kevin_z: Your English IS good, at least better than many Engish majors.
Thank you for saying that. I would be more happy if my blogs will bring something to the readers
- Reply bluephoebe
- envy you. i can read and write, but my pronunciation is aweful, oh, my god.
- Reply fairy0612
- xuecheng: Come on--- I have a friend her major is law ,but her english is very good . and now she had a very nice job in Beijing . At that time she told me itThank you to tell me the truth, I think someday when I try this field, I will keep yours words
- Reply fairy0612
- bluephoebe: envy you. i can read and write, but my pronunciation is aweful, oh, my god.You don't have to envy me, it doesn't matter if you don't have a good prounciation, it would be okay if people can understand you, right?
- Reply 怡兰
- My majors are Chinese and English (in Italy we have to study at least two foreign languages) and I have come to realize that it should have been better to study something different as a major and study languages in my free time or in summer... it opens up many more job opportunities than just speaking two foreign languages.
- Reply fairy0612
- 怡兰: My majors are Chinese and English (in Italy we have to study at least two foreign languages) and I have come to realize that it should have been betteYou are totally right, I remember someone have said that languages are only tools, but you have to own some diffferent abilities of gain some technique, then it will be easier to seek for a good job.
But as for students like you, majoring in languages, you would also find a good job if you can speak it as your mother tongue, then try to be a translator, or even simultaneous interpretation(maybe I use the wrong words, this I refer to is a job that you translate one language into another at the same time the speakers speaks it out, then listener can hear the words very soon without having to wait.)
- Reply 怡兰
- I hope so... but unluckily in Italy it's very tough to fing such jobs.
By the way, I think simultaneous interpreting is right...
- Reply MRyang
- 怡兰: My majors are Chinese and English (in Italy we have to study at least two foreign languages) and I have come to realize that it should have been betteyou learn chinse...it is difficulty,but really intresting.
- Reply fairy0612
- 怡兰: I hope so... but unluckily in Italy it's very tough to fing such jobs.Don't worry too much about the job, everyone will have his own job, you can also try to be a Chinese teacher in ItalyBy the way, I think simultaneous interpreting is right...
- Reply fairy0612
- DaiMelon:Yes, of course I have, I can speak my own dialect quite wellI think at least two.Don't you have dialect?
And I can speak a little changsha ones
- Reply 怡兰
- thanks! as a matter of fact I already am a Chinese teacher but I teach only a few hours a week! but it is the best possible job... it is so challenging and amusing at the same time! I love it...
