英语翻译

ifyoudon'tmakemistakes,youwon'tlearn!

1.Atsunday'sgraduation,SU-KyeongKimwillspeaktothe385membersofherclass.thismightseemlikeadreamtoagirllikeher.KimhardlyspokeawordofEnglishwhenshefirstarrivedintheUSAfouryearsago.Butnow,herdreamhasbecomeareality.

2.Kimwasnoly15yearsoldwhenshefiestarrived.Withinfouryears,though,shehasmanagedtobecomesofluentinenglishthatshedoesn'tevenhaveaforeignaccent!Shehaswonmanyawards,andhasevenwrittenabookaboutherexperiencesinlearningEnglish.

3.Kimfirstsawtheneedforthebookwhenshebeganhelping

Koreanstudentsatherschoolaftertheyhadjustarrivedinthecountry.Sheknewtheywerehavingthesametroublesthatshehadexperienced.

4."Youthinkyouaretheonlypersonfeelingembarrassedwhenmakingmistakes,"shesaidwhenweinterviewedher,"buteveryonedoesit."Shecallsherbooklookingfortrouble.Itmeansthattheroadtosuccessinlearningasecondlanguagecanbedifficult."Iwantotherstoknowthatit'soktomakemistakes,"shesaid,"thatnothingcanbegainedwithoutrisk.Lotsofpeoplethinkothrepeopledonotmakemistakes.It'snottrue.Everyonemakesmistakes.Butyoucanturnthosemistakesintoabigsteptowardyoursuccess."

6.Inthebook,Kimwritesabouther"terrible"situations:ataxidriverleftherandmotherinadarkparkinglotatmidnightbecausetheyhadnotbeenabletogivethedrivertherightaddressinenglish;shegavethewrongpronunciationoftheword"sheet"inaskingforapieceofnpaper,andherteacherthoughtthatshehadsaidarudeword;sheheardagirlsay"Doyoumindifisitwihtyou"andsheanswered"Yes!"loudly.

6.TheseexperiencestaughtKimanimportantlessonaboutenglishwell:Youhavetobebrave.Neverbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Youhavetodaretolearnthelanguage--youcan'tjustsitinyourownroomandonlystudygrammar.Youhavetogoandtalktopeopleandlistentothemspeak.

7.TakealeafoutofKim'sbook.