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Hello Everybody my name is Brian and I’m from the US. I arrived in Qingdao last summer, and I』ve loved my time here very much. China has been an awakening experience for me. In China, I enjoy studying and resting. I really enjoy eating all the different types of Chinese food, in fact it one of the most important reasons I came to China. I feel that Chinese food is not only very healthy, but also very tasty and quite cheap too. Hunan Cuisine is perhaps my favorite type of Chinese food, but I also love Qingdao cuisine very much too. My goal in China is to find a suitable Chinese wife to take with me to the United States one day, to help me run my business, and to share a future family in the US and to cook wonderful Chinese.
哈嘍大家好，我的名字叫「秋霖「 ，我是從美國來的。去年夏天我到達了青島 ，自從那時候我一直珍惜住在青島的經歷，讓我大開眼界。在中國我每天平時學習，休息。我真的喜歡吃各種各樣的中國菜，實際上這是我來中國最重要的原因之一。我感覺中國菜不但對於健康很有好處，而且又便宜又好吃。我特別喜歡的是湘菜，可是我也挺喜歡青島菜。我在中國的最重要的目標就是找到個適合我的妻子，想回去美國幫助我做生意，分享個小的家庭，做好吃的菜給我吃。
【Vocabulary】
- 珍惜 zhēnxī to treasure; to cherish
- 大開眼界 dàkāiyǎnjiè eye-opening
eg: 這次經歷讓我大開眼界。It was an eye-opening experience.
- 湘菜 xiāngcài Hunan Cuisine
- 做生意 zuò shēngyì to do business
In the US, my parents had a huge family! But I am the youngest boy, and so I am very independent. My parents raised me in Californiain a city not far from San Francisco. Just as soon as I had grown up I left my home and began a very long journey. During this journey, I started a business in the US, and then later purchased my own home. Shortly after I bought my homeI felt lonely, and so I decided I would learn Mandarin Chinese.
在美國，我小的時候我爸爸媽媽有一個真的很大的家庭！原來我有四個兄弟姐妹，可是我是最年輕的弟弟，所以我的性格是挺獨立的。我的父母養育了我在加利福尼亞州，離舊金山不遠的一個城市。等我長大以後我及時地離開我的父母，開始很長很長的旅程。幾年以後我先創辦小的企業，然後買自己的小房子。買到房子以後我感覺有點兒孤單，於是我暗暗下定決心要學會說漢語。
【Vocabulary】
- 獨立 dúlì independently
- 創辦 chuàngbàn establish; set up; found
eg：創辦一家學校 ； 創辦一家企業； 創辦一家公司
- 暗暗下定決心 àn』àn xiàdìng juéxīn Secretly made up one's mind
In the United States, I loved my little home. I never felt any stress or anxiety in my home. I was especially fond of reading books and tending a large garden in my huge backyard. At that time, I had two small dogs and they made me so happy, and they accompanied my everywhere. Dogs in China are often quite disgusting and ugly, but my dogs were clean and very well trained, and would often sleep on my bed. After all, they were getting a little old.
在美國我愛我自己的小房子，在那裡我沒有壓力。 我喜歡在房子寬敞的後院很大的園圃種植物，也喜歡每天閱讀有趣的書。我有兩隻小狗，無論我去什麼地方它們都一直陪著我。在中國十有八九的狗又調皮又髒。我們美國人對狗的觀念是正好相反的。這些狗是很乖的，又很乾淨，我甚至經常允許它們在我自己的床上睡覺，畢竟它們有點兒老。
【Vocabulary】
- 壓力 yālì pressure; stress
- 十有八九 shíyǒubājiǔ nine times out of ten --- most likely
eg：他十有八九會遲到 = 他很可能會遲到。
- 觀念 guānniàn concept
- 允許 yǔnxǔ permit
Surrounding my little home was a quiet little city, not far from the Canadian Border. There are many activities to do, especially in the mountains so impossibly tall, or on the spectacular rivers, and in the vastdesert areas, all within just a few minutes access of my city.
But spending time in Qingdao also makes me happy.
我的小房子周邊搞的活動並不少，尤其是如果你喜歡自然景點的話。四面八方你開車幾分鐘就能到，就能進去很茂密的森林，非常廣闊的沙漠地區，不可思議的高大的山，還有最乾淨的河。
我想念我美國的城市。
不過，在青島的時光也讓我感到快樂。
【Vocabulary】
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng all directions
- 茂密 màomì dense
eg：我家後面有一片茂密的森林。
- 廣闊 guǎngkuò vast
- 不可思議 bùkěsīyì inconceivable; incredible
eg：真是不可思議啊！
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