As Jie-Jie picks up more Chinese in school, and practises them at home, Aaron has also been inspired to speak a bit more Mandarin, especially to Ma-Ma. The other day, Daddy suggested to him that they converse more in Mandarin to help Aaron improve his Chinese, and he replied:
"But I can't think in Chinese!"
So logical yet so funny! That is exactly why so many Enlish-educated people have difficulties with Chinese - because they think in English, and translate those English thoughts into Chinese, and thus they sometimes come out sounding retarded and silly.
What this little man says can sometimes really amaze us!
"But I can't think in Chinese!"
So logical yet so funny! That is exactly why so many Enlish-educated people have difficulties with Chinese - because they think in English, and translate those English thoughts into Chinese, and thus they sometimes come out sounding retarded and silly.
What this little man says can sometimes really amaze us!
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