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"美國留學記：風和日麗"千計的美國人走來走去、口裡說著英語，終於讓我體認到，的已經來到美國──一個陌 etoStudioClassroomWorldwide.MynameisSteve.AndI'mhappytoannounceournewblogseriescalledLuke'sBlog.It'sablogwrittenbyayoungmannamedLukeWang,andhe'sa esestudentstudyinginCalifornia.Actually,Lukeishererightnowtosayo.Hi,Luke.o,I'mLukeWang.I'mstartinganewseriesaboutmylifeandstudyinLosAngeles.Sohopeyouenjoyit.Well,LukehasaverygoodEnglishvocabulary,solet'sgostraighttotheWordBank,wherewefindtheadjective:academic.DoesMichaelhavetheacademicqualificationsthatarenecessaryforthisjob?Nextisthefive-syllableword:orientation,asin:Allnewemployeesmustattendatwo-dayorientationbeforetheybegintoworkhere.Finally,thewordfreshman.Allofthefreshmenatouruniversitymusttakeaclassinculturalstudies.OK.Thesunisshiningandthewindsareblowingonpageforty-six.Pleasejoinusnowasweread.TheSunIsShining;TheWindsAreBlowing.HereIaminSouthernCalifornia-LosAngeles.IstillrememberearlylastmonthwhenIsaidgoodbyetomyparents,steppedontheairne,andstartedmyjourneytoAmerica.Ofcourse,everyonegetsexcitedwhentravelingaround.Forme,however,thistripwasdifferent-Iwastravelingforacademicpurposes.Filledwithananxiousexcitement,Ibeganmyyearwiththenewstudents'orientation.MeetingallthefreshmenfromdifferentpartsofAmericawasreallyexciting.WatchingthousandsofAmericanswalkingaround,speakingEnglish,IfinallyrealizedthatIwasinAmerica-aforeigncountry.Hi,friends.I'mChip.AndI'mChelsea.AndthanksforjoiningustodayforournewandexcitingmonthlyfeaturecalledLuke'sBlog.NowLukeisayoungmanfromwhoiscurrentlystudyingabroadinAmerica.Andthroughthismonthlyfeature,wearegoingtobeabletogethisthoughts,hisideasashe'skindofwrittentheminblogform.Mostofyouknowthatablogiskindofanonlinejournal.It'sacewherepeoplegoontheInternetandtheycanwriteaboutreallyanythingtheywanttowriteabout.AndinLukeWang'scase,heisgoingtobewritingabouthisexperiencesasstudentoverseas.OK.AndthetitleofthisblogiscalledTheSunIsShining;TheWindsBlowing.Soitsoundslikehe'stalkingabouttheweatheruh,whichisprettytypicalweatherinSouthernCalifornia,wherethesundefiniyshinesandthewindsdefiniyblows.Well,let'sseewhatLukehastosayabouthisexperiencesasastudentinSouthernCalifornia,morespecifically,LosAngeles.Whatabigandexcitingcity.Hestartsoutbysaying:IstillrememberearlylastmonthwhenIsaidgoodbyetomyparents,steppedontheairne,andstartedmyjourneytoAmerica.Nowifyou'veevertraveledoverseas,youknowthatit'sveryexcitingtogoandseeanewceandanewculture.Butit'salittlebitdifferent,Iimagine,whenyou'regoingtolivethereforseveralmonthsorseveralyears.I'msurehewasexcitedandmaybeevenalittlebitnervous.Iwouldthinkso.Iwould...It'sadifficultthingtosaygoodbyetoyourparentswhenyou'regoingofftocollegeorofftoauniversity.Andhesays:Ofcourse,everyonegetsexcitedwhentravelingaround.However,forme,thistripwasdifferent.AndLukesays:Hewastravelingforacademicpurposes.Nowthatwordacademicisanimportantwordtoknowwhenwe'retalkingaboutcollegeortimeoftheuniversity.Chelsea,whatdoesacademicmean?Well,academicreferstoeducationorofficiallearning.Wesaythataschool'sprimarypurposeisacademic.It'stoteachtheirstudentsdifferentthingsandtoeducatethem.SoLuke'spurposeontravelingisnotjustforvacation;it'snotjustforfun,butit'stogoandlearnandstudyataschool.AndIlikehisnextsentence.Hestartsoutbysaying:Filledwithanxiousexcitement.Thosekindofgivetwodifferentideasthere.Ifyou'reanxiousaboutsomething,youarenervous.Youhaveanxietyaboutit.Butexcitementistheopposite.You'reveryhappyandlookingforwardtosomething.Sohe'sshowingusthathekindofhavebothofthosefeelings,thoseoppositefeelings,kindofbuttingheads,kindofmeetinginthemiddle.That'sright.IcertainlycanidentifywithLukeherebecausemyfirstexperiencein...incollegeoratmyuniversitywascertainly...filledwithamixoffearandexcitement.Lukesayshebeganhisnewyearwiththenewstudents'orientation.Nowanorientationisaneventthat'sverycommonatthebeginningofaschoolyear,whereweneedtointroducethenewstudentstothecampus,whereweintroducethenewstudentstouh...the...thewaythattheschoolworks.AndhegoesontosaythatmeetingallthefreshmenfromdifferentpartsofAmericawasreallyexciting.Nowafreshmanisafirst-yearstudentatacollegeoruniversity.Wecallsecond-yearstudentssophomores,third-yearstudentsjuniors,andforth-yearstudentsseniors.SoLukeisverynew.Heisafreshman.Andhe'smeetingotherfreshmenfromalloverAmericaandprobablyallovertheworldwhohavecometostudyatthisschool.Andnowthey'reattendingtheirfreshmanorientation.Yeah,that'sright.SowatchingthousandsofAmericanswalkingaround,speakingEnglish,Lukesays:IfinallyrealizedthatIwasinAmerica-aforeigncountry.Sothatdefiniysoundsexcitinganditcertainlysoundsmaybealittlescary.Youknow,I'mreallyexcitedtohearmoreaboutLuke'sexperiences.Icanrememberbeingafreshmanmyself.ButIdidn'tgotoschoolthatfarawayfromhome.SoforLuke,travelinghalfwayacrosstheworldtogotoschoolisaverybravestep.AndI'msurethathisexperiencesturnouttobegreatandthatheprobablywilllearnalotandmakemanynewfriends.Butrightnowwe'regoingtotakeabreak.We'regoingtogototheChatRoom.Andthenwe'llbeback.SostaywithusandwewillhearmorefromLukeandhisexperiencesasastudentoverseas. o,everyone.And etotheChatRoom.I'mBrandon.AndI'mKen.SoBrandon,whatwouldyouliketochatabouttoday?Well,Ithinktoday'sarticlebringsupagreattopicforustodiscusstoday,Ken.Ithinkweshouldtalkaboutwhatit'sliketotravelfromyourhomecountrytoliveinaforeigncountry.WellBrandon,AmericaisyourhomecountryandyoucametoAsiatolive.Whataresomeofthechallengesthatyouhavefaced?First,ofcourse,Ihadtogetusedtothedifferentlanguageandthedifferentkindsoffood.Well,today'sarticletalksaboutgettingusedtothelanguageinAmerica.Brandon,doyouhaveanytipsforpeoplewhoaretravelingtoAmericaandlivingthereforthefirsttime?Icanthinkofafewthingsthatmightbehelpful,Ken.First,therewillbealanguagebarrier,somakesureyourealizethatbeforegoing.Alanguagebarrier?Yes.Thisjustmeansthatit'shardforpeopletocommunicatewitheachotherbecausetheyspeakdifferentlanguages.This,ofcourse,isdifferentforeach becausesomepeoplemayknowtheirforeignlanguageorlanguages.Well,herethewordbarriermeanstokeepsomeonefrombeingabletodosomething.Likeafencekeepscriminalsfromcomingontoprivateproperty,sothefenceservesasabarrier.Sohowcanyouethisbarrier?Youcanpracticelearningthelanguageasmuchaspossiblebeforegoingtotheforeigncountry.Butyouneedtoremembertobepatientwhenyougettothecountry.Don'texpecttounderstandeverythingatonce.Arethereotherbarriersthatweshouldknowabout?Yes.Thereisalsoaculturalbarrier.Thismeansthata comingfromoneculturetoanothermayfacechallengesbecauseheorsheisinadifferentculture.Andwhatshouldthis whenyougotoaforeignculture,it'sagoodideatogettoknowthecultureyou'rein.Youcandoresearchtofindoutwhatpeopleliketodoandtofindoutthedifferentcesyoucangotolearnabouttheculture.Butmysuggestionistogowiththepeopleofthecultureandletthemintroduceyoutohowtheylive.Greatsuggestions,Brandon.().Rightnowit'stimeforabreak.Butdon'tgoanywherebecauseStudioClassroomwillberightback.Hi,everyone. ebackfromthebreak.LukeWangislingusabouthisreal-lifestudyabroadexperience.He'safreshmanataschoolinLosAngeles,CaliforniacalledAzusaPacificUniversity.Visitingaforeigncountryfortravelandpleasurebringsacertainkindofadventure.Butwhataboutgoingoverseastostudy?Stillexcitingbutmaybesomefeelingsofnervousnessandanxietytoo,right?Let'stouchonourlastkeyword.Theadjective:unique.Every intheworldisunique.Notwopeopleareexactlyalike.OK.Let'sresumeLuke'sblog.Thereadingcontinuesonlinefifteen.TheSunIsShining;TheWindsAreBlowing.Duringtheorientation,ItriedtomakesomenewAmericanfriends.Unfortunay,itishardformetomakefriends.MyEnglishskillswerepoorerthantheAmericans'.Andmyculturealsomademedifferentfromtherestofthestudentshere.Ontheotherhand,mydiversebackgroundwasagoodthingasitmademeunique.SomewereinterestedtoknowthatI'mfromTaipei.ManyaskedtonsofquestionsaboutthedifferencesbetweenTaipeiandLosAngeles.Funtimesalwayspassedbyquickly.Afterafewdaysoforientation,schoolstarted,andthatwaswhentherealbattlebegan.Tobe back.SoLukeisbeingintroducedtothecampus.Heisuh,thereatAzusaPacificUniversityandheisinthefreshmanorientation.That'stheorientationuh,eventthatisintroducingthefirst-yearuniversitystudentstothecampus.Andprobablyliketherestofthenewstudentswhowerethere,LukedecidedthathewantedtotrytomakesomenewAmericanfriends.Thiswashisfirstgoal,perhaps.NowIknowwhenanyonegoestocollege,that'softenafirstgoal.You'reawayfromyouroldfriendsandyou'reprobablyalsoawayfromyourfamily.Andsothefasteryoumakenewfriends,theeasierthetransitiontothisnewlifemightbe.ButforLuke,Chip,heexinshowitwent.Howdidthingsgoforhim?Well,Lukesays:Unfortunay,itwasalittledifficultforhimtomakenewfriends.Andheexins:MyEnglishskillswerepoorerthantheAmericans'.Andofcourse,um,ifEnglishisyoursecondorthirdlanguage,it'sprobablynotgoingtobeaseasyforyouasifitwereyourfirstlanguage.SoofcoursethereisalittlebitofdifficultyinsimplyspeakingEnglishwiththerestoftheAmericansthere.HealsosaysthathisculturealsomadehimdifferentfromtherestofthestudentshereorthereatAzusaPacific.Andthatisalsosomethingthatmanypeopledealwith.IknowtherearelotsandlotsofinternationalstudentswhogotoAmericatostudy.AndoneofthefirstthingstheyrecognizeistheAmericancultureisverydifferentthantheirown.NowChip,IknowthatwemovedawayfromAmericaandwemovedtoaforeigncountryinAsia.Andthat'soneofthethingsthatwehadtodealwithaswellasrealizingthatwehadtofitintoanewcultureherenow.Anditwasalittlebithardatfirst.Itcertainlywas.It'sadifferent...adifferentculture,adifferentwayofthinking,adifferentwayofliving.AndIthinkthehardestthingforushasbeenuh,thedifferentlanguageandthelanguagedifficulties.Itis...itisverydifficultto...uh,topracticeum,the...the...theforeignlanguagethatyou'relearningbecauseyoumakealotofmistakes.Butit'salwaysbesttopractice.Yes.Andwewillkeeppracticingoursecondlanguageskillsoverhere.NowLukedidhavesomeluckalittlebitlater.Eventhoughit'shardtomaybeinitiallymakesomeAmericanfriendsbecauseofhisculturaldifferencesandlanguagedifferences,hegoesontosay:Ontheotherhand,oron...ontheotherside,mydiversebackgroundwasagoodthingasitmademeunique.I'msogladthatLukerecognizesit.Andwhenwe'retalkingaboutsomeone'sdiversebackground,Chip,whatarewetalkingabout?Well,we'retalkingaboutuhabackgroundthat'smadeupofseveraldifferentparts,adiversityora...avarietyofdifferentparts.Soherehe'sgotseveraldifferentexperiencesgrowingupinTaipei.AndhehasexperiencesthatareverydifferentfromthetypicalAmericanstudentexperiences.Sothatmakeshimveryunique.Yes,itdoesmakehimveryunique.Thesediversebackgroundexperiences.Andthatword:unique,uh...itmeansspecial.Itmeansdifferentfromothersornotlikeanyoneelse.Asachildormaybeinyourteenageyears,youmightoftenhearparentsorteacherslingyoungpeoplethatitisOKtobedifferent;itisOKtobeunique.Thatmeansthatyou'respecial.SoitsoundslikeLukeisfinallystartingtorealizethat.Justbecausehe'sinAmericadoesn'tmeanthathehasto eanAmerican.Itdoesn'tmeanthathehastobelikeeveryoneelsewho'salreadythere.It'ssoimportant,ifyoutraveltoadifferentcountry,toalsobringapartofyouwithyouandtrytoleavesomeofthatforthepeoplethereinthenewcountry.Sure,sure.AndLukeactuallysaysthatsomepeoplewereveryinterestedtoknowthathewasfromTaipei.AndmanypeopleaskedtonsofquestionsaboutthedifferencesbetweenTaipeiandLosAngeles.Solet'stakealookatthe...oneofthephrasesinthatsentencewithLizinGr rontheGo. o,there,etoGr rontheGo.MynameisLiz.AndI'mbackinSouthernCaliforniaagain.It'sgreattobeback.OurarticleisaboutLukeandhisexperiencestudyingatAzusaPacificUniversityhereinSouthernCalifornia.Likemanyinternationalstudents,Lukehashadquiteanexperiencestartingschoolhereandmeetingpeople.Asthearticlestates:ManyasktonsofquestionsaboutthedifferencesbetweenTaipeiandLosAngeles.Andthat'sourgrrtipsentencefortoday.Noticetheword:tons.Itjustmeansalot.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanywaystosay"alot"or"many".Forexample,wecansay:plenty,asinplentyofchoices,orloads,asinloadsoffun.masses,asinmassesofpeople.piles,asinpilesofclothes,orheaps,asinheapsofjunk.Whenyou'recommunicatingandneedtotalkaboutthereare...howtherearealotofcertainthings,tryusingthesedifferentwordstoaddavarietytoyourmessage.Trynottorepeatthesamewordsagainandagainbecausethiscouldmakeyourwordssoundboringoruninteresting.Well,that'sallthetimewehavefortoday.Timeformetogoandlookaround.ThisisLizwithGrrontheGosigningoffinSouthernCalifornia.Seeyounexttime.Bye-bye.Thanks,Liz.Well,Lukefinishesupbysayingthatfuntimesalwayspassedbyquickly.Icouldn'tagreemore.Theyreallydo.Whenyou'rehavingfun,onesecond,thenextsecond,it'soveralready.Soafterafewdaysofthisfundorientation,schoolstarted,andthatwaswhentherealbattlebegan.NowIlikehowheendsthis.Itkindofisacliffhanger.Hewantsusto...Wewanttokeepreadingandfindoutwhathappensnext.That'swhentherealbattlebegan.Sure,sure.Andourarticlessaysherethatit'stobe.Soweknowthatwewillhearmoreaboutthisstoryin...intheweeksandmonths...inthemonthstocomeuh,hereinLuke'sblog.Somaybenextmonth,we'llbeabletohearalittlebitmoreaboutwhatthisrealbattleorrealstrugglewasgoingtobe.Butfornow,