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作者：Gerhard Uys (Ace)
翻译：潘泽彬
校对：Luz、Zuzana、Joanne
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Football game in Humen, Dongguan
Back in 2017, whenever I heard the word ‘China’ I associated it with an enormous country with countless people and buildings and polluted air everywhere. I wanted to explore this enormous country, but I was also afraid of the unknown.
回到 2017 年，每当我听到“中国”这个词，我都会联想到一个庞大的国家，那里有数不清的人和建筑，受污染的空气弥漫各个角落。我想探访这个庞大的国家，但我也对未知充满恐惧。
Then my brave cousin took a leap of faith and headed to the country of ‘noodles and big buildings’. He was surprisingly happy in China and sent me pictures of nature and clean cities and even beautiful blue skies! After a few video calls and some impressive photos, I was convinced that I would also make China my home for a year or two or three.
我的表弟十分勇敢，他满怀信心，奔赴这个“面条与高楼大厦”之国。出乎意料的是，他在中国非常幸福，给我发来了许多照片：美丽的自然风光、干净整洁的城市，甚至还有湛蓝的天空！几通视频电话、几张印象深刻的照片，让我坚信中国将是我未来两三年的家。

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Mountain climbing in Hefei
In September of 2017, I arrived in the city where I found a job as an English teacher. The city was called Hefei, and located close to the middle of the enormous country. The September weather was warm and there was so much life to be seen everywhere. I looked at the bright lights, the delicious food, the hard-working people, the blue bicycles, the green, well-maintained parks and I knew that I was in the right place!
2017 年 9 月，我来到了一座城市，找到了一份英语老师的工作。这座城市叫做合肥，位于中国的中部。 9 月的天气很暖，生趣盎然。看着明亮的灯光、美味的食物、辛勤工作的人们、蓝色的自行车、郁郁葱葱、精心修缮的公园，我感到自己真是来对了！
I immediately began learning Chinese, and found the language as hard and as fascinating as the culture. I had found a purpose and a goal in China – learn and explore and grow, understanding the culture and the language a little better every day.
我立即开始学习中文，中国的语言和其文化一样难，但也一样迷人。我找到了在中国生活的目标——学习、探索和成长，每天更加了解中国的语言和文化。

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With my ping pong friends in Hefei
After a few months in China I was able to buy in Chinese and even understood quite a few things people said in the streets. I found a park with ping-pong tables and went there almost every morning to play ping-pong and learn Chinese. Life was good and every day was a challenging and beautiful experience.
我在中国的待几个月后，买东西时已经能用中文交流了，街上人们讲话，我也能听懂不少。我发现了一个公园，里面有乒乓球桌，我基本每天早上都会去那里打乒乓球，学习中文。生活是美好的，每一天都充满挑战，每一天都是美丽的体验。