Languages bind China, Russia closer
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📄 Yi,er,san,si,wu,liu,qi,Wodeliwuzaizheli.
AjumbleofstrangesoundsforeigntomillionsofAnastasiaPrytkova'sRussiancompatriotsslipoffhertongueaseffortlesslyasifshehadbeenutteringthemsinceshewasababy.Throwinadelightfulmelody,andsuddenlytheChineselanguagedoesnotseemasintimidatingandasdifficultasitisusuallycrackeduptobe.
Whatshespeaksmeans"One,two,three,four,five,six,seven,mygiftishere."
Andwhatagiftthisis,onethathasputninth-graderAnastasiafromNovosibirsk,Russia,onapaththatislikelytoshapeherlife.
ForthepastthreeyearsshehasbeenstudyingMandarinonlinewithaRussianteacher,cultivatingherfascinationwithacountryshehassofarhadnophysicalcontactwith.
"Myfavoritefoodiskungpaochicken,"shesaidinChinese.ThedishisafavoriteinSichuanprovince,thehomeofspicyfood,andisaplaceshedreamsofvisiting.SeeingtheGreatWallandtheTerracottaWarriorsisalsoonherwishlist,butfornow,thereisstillplentyofChineselearningtodo.
Anastasiaisawareofthechallengeahead,evenasshesensestherichrewardsthatawaither.Heraimistobecomeatransportationengineerandtopursueamaster'sdegreeataChineseuniversity.
Hermother,OksanaPrytkova,viewsChinaastheidealtraininggroundfortheskillsAnastasiawantstomaster.Pointingtoherdaughter'spassionforroboticsandprogramming,shesaid:"InthesedisciplinesitmakessensetostudyChinese,becausethereisalotworthlearninginChina."
来源: China Daily
编辑:何颖