IwishtherewouldbeawaytodescribeChinainsimpletermsbutthat’simpossible.ForthemostpartChinesepeoplearefriendlyeasy-goingandoptimistic.Theyarecuriousandunusuallypatientandtheyarealsothehardest-workingpeopleIhaveevermet.
InChinafamilyiseverything.InmyEnglishclasseswhenthestudentswereaskedwhattheywoulddoiftheyonlyhadafewhourstolivemoststudentstoldmehowtheywouldspendtheirlastfewhourswiththeirfamiliesandparents.Manytimesthesubjectsintheclassescenteronfamiliesandfriends.Iteachmanystudentsayeartalkingtothemfreely.
ThecostoflivinghereisverylowcomparedwiththatoftheUS.ThecityofXiangFanIliveinisn’tlargeandIlivebetter.Non-imported(非出口的)foodsareverycheapsoareclothingandarticlesofeverydayuse.Thecostofpublictransportationisverylowtoo.Chinesevalueeducation.Howeveritisreportedthatmanychildrencan’taffordtheexpensesofschoolingandareforcedtoleaveschoolinsomepoorareainChina.ButtheyorganizedProjectHopemanyyearsage.Itcreatesconditionsforthepoorchildrentogobacktoschool.InmyopinionProjectHopeisofgreatimportancetothedevelopmentoftheruraleducation.
WhenwereadnewsofChinainthewestrarelyifeverwillweseeanythingmentionedofthepositivechangesChinahasgonethrough.WhileitistruethateconomicmiracleshavenotreachedmanyareasofChinabutwealsohavethesameproblems.
WhenIamaskedwhichcountryIconsiderbetter.ChinaortheUSmyanswerhasalwaysbeenthesame“Wearenotworseorbetterthaneachotherweareonlydifferent.”
小题1:WhatdoestheauthorthinkofChinesepeople?