The other day I announced that I would go abroad for further studies right after my college education. My decision evoked the immediate objection of my family： Why？ Why should I borrow a huge sum of money for overseas studies while I might receive the same education at home at relatively low cost？ My answer is： in addition to knowledge， I can gain experience that those who stay at home will never have.
First， experience is the opportunity for the real-life use of foreign languages. While a person can study a foreign language at home， the effect can never be compared with constant use of the language in academic and everyday life. There is no better opportunity to improve second-language skills than living in the country in which it is spoken. Living in English-speaking countries such as America and Australia for several years， for example， my English will be as perfect as native speakers.
Second， living and studying abroad offers me a different perspective of the world. On a university campus， foreign students are likely to encounter their counterparts from different countries and areas and are exposed to different ideas and values. This helps me to have a meaningful understanding of different societies and inevitably sees my own country in a new light.
Third， overseas experience， frustrating and painful as it may be， is helpful. A person going abroad for study often experiences much more difficulty——difficulty in adapting to a new culture and in dealing with all problems alone. Yet， the difficulty， coupled with the frustration brought on by culture shock， is a rewarding experience for one's future life and development of personality.
Although going abroad is expensive and perhaps painful， the payoff is worthwhile. For the benefit is not merely knowledge gained， but the experience desirable in one's personal life.
有一天,我宣布我將出國(guó)深造我的大學(xué)教育。我的決定直接引起了我的家人的反對(duì):為什么?我為什么要借一大筆錢為你海外學(xué)習(xí)？雖然我可能接受相同的教育以相對(duì)低的成本在家里?我的答案是:除了知識(shí)之外,我可以獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn),那些呆在家里不會(huì)有。
首先,經(jīng)驗(yàn)是實(shí)際使用外語(yǔ)的機(jī)會(huì)。當(dāng)一個(gè)人在家可以學(xué)習(xí)一門外語(yǔ),效果不能與常數(shù)在學(xué)術(shù)和日常生活中使用的語(yǔ)言。沒(méi)有更好的機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)提高第二語(yǔ)言技能比住在鄉(xiāng)下的是口頭的。生活在說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的國(guó)家,如美國(guó)和澳大利亞好幾年了,例如,我的英語(yǔ)將會(huì)和母語(yǔ)一樣完美。
第二,在國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)和生活提供了我一個(gè)不同的角度看世界。在大學(xué)校園里,外國(guó)學(xué)生可能會(huì)遇到來(lái)自不同國(guó)家和地區(qū)的同行和暴露于不同的想法和價(jià)值觀。這可以幫助我有一個(gè)有意義的理解不同社會(huì)和不可避免地看到我的國(guó)家在一個(gè)新的光。
第三,海外經(jīng)驗(yàn)、令人沮喪和痛苦的,因?yàn)樗赡苁?是有幫助的。一個(gè)人出國(guó)留學(xué)通常經(jīng)歷更多的困難,難以適應(yīng)新的文化和僅在處理所有問(wèn)題。然而,困難,再加上文化沖擊帶來(lái)的挫敗感,是一種有益的經(jīng)驗(yàn)對(duì)未來(lái)的生活和個(gè)性的發(fā)展。
雖然出國(guó)是昂貴的,也許痛苦,回報(bào)是值得的。獲得的好處不僅僅是知識(shí),但經(jīng)驗(yàn)可取的個(gè)人生活。
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