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Enjoy English in Our Life
     One cold morning in last winter,when i took train back home from my uncle's,a smiling man with glasses stopped me,saying,"Could you take this bag for me?"
     "Yeah,no problem."I said,noticing that he got three larges with him,and twoof them were full  of  books.
      The moment we both sat down,he brought out a book,a small dictionary and a pen to  work in no time."A hard-working man!"I thought.Minutes later,i too became totally involved in my newly-bought Han Feizi Speaks.
      Suddenly,"It's witten in English,you like English?"He asked.
      "Yes,err,you can say that."
      "It's hard for me to learn English,i don't want to learn it any longer.But my promotion、、、"By saying this,he showed me his book,which was obviously used a lot:with words highlightened or underlined,and pronounciations and Chinese meanings marked.Then he continued,"I'm 41 now,but still required to take English exams if i want to get a high salary."
     "If you don't like it,donot do it then.Try something else."Impatiently i said this,because i wanted to go back my book eagerly.
    "No other choices for me.I'm the bread-winner in my family.My two daughters are in senior high school."
    "Well.How about seeingit from another side?Learning English is now a good chance for you to challenge yourself.A man is never too old to learn."
    "I know,i know,but、、、"Seconds later,he went on,"There's an increasing tendency towards learning English.But i see no any good points in this trend.Why we all learn a foreign language which we hardly use in our daily life?Even a three-year-old kid is compelled tolearn it,what's wrong with their parents?How about the Chinese language?It's a shame if they do not firstly learn well  Chinese,don't you  think so?"
    I must admit that  i was bombbarded completely by his straightforward questions.I had not a slight idea how to give  proper answers.He,however,seemed not to need any reply,for he had been busy with his "studies".So i just said some optimistic-things and went on my reading.But i could not focus on it any more,and found myself somewhere else.True,idid learn a lot from that chat  and did think a lot later.
    The memory of that winter morning sank deep into mind.I thought of it since,and still now.Especially the questions "Why we learn English?How can we enjoying the journey?"I need the answers urgently,for this
time,it is my best friend raise such a topic.
    The other day,she yelled at the other side of the phone,"Give me a reason to  learn English,to like English.I beg you."By the way,sheis now a jouior who majors in Ancient Chinese Literatureand who has failed three times in CET6.
    "Ok,do not get pressure on you,try to think like this:apart from being necessary for exams,it is something that you may well find useful  in the future---particularly if you are going to use English in your job or if you are going to travel much in English-speaking countries.And the coming Olypic Games?It would be great to talk with foreign friends fluntly."
    "It's impossible for me to have trip abroad,and i dare say that my future job will have nothing to with that damned English."
     "You can introduce our traditional beliefs to them and better understand、、、"
      She interrupted,"I don't like English,how can i speak it?I hate it!"
      "、、、"Nothing i can say.
      There is no need for me to further list other examples,examples about "the burden of English".The two are enough.So why are they so unhappy and guilt-ridden becauseof English in their lives?Why,in China,a kid has to learn English when they even cannot make a correct Chinese sentence?What's on earth the fun of learning English?Is it possible for us to enjoy English?
     These are not the questions we can shrug off lightly.We have a long long way to go to study ,think
more and to gain the satisfying answers,The folloings are some ofmy thoughts.
     Attitude says everything.In the time of globalization,it goes without saying that English is now learnt all around the world,at the same time,it cannot be denied that Chinese is becoming mor and more popular.English,as well as Chinese,is an essential tool for communication.Only when we know languages can we learn more,move ahead and get well along with eath other in this global village.If we all take the  point in this way,we may achieve the goal of enjoying English with less difficulities.
      Interest is the best teacher.Trying to have passion for English is of great importance.If we read the bookwe like,it is indeed pleasant for us.Similarly,if we do have bent for English,we would get full
fun when we learn it undoubtfully.We can start from something easy,like a story book,a small magazine,a newspaper,etc.,then some day,we may surprizingly find that we can understand the anecdotes of foreign stars,we can watch Friends freely without lines in the bottom,and probablly begin to likethe feeling of reading and speaking English.Just think of that,how terrific it would be!
     Henric Ibsen once said ,"It is your suprem duty to cast yourself into a useful implement."We are also famliar with the old saying,which goes ,"Forsake learning,you will ruin yourself."Here,we can say that if we forsake learning English,we will ruin ourselves.Do you want to be a useful implement?The choice lies with you.
   To sum up,anything is possible,if we set our minds on English,we will  natuarlly cut down on foods and clothing to buy things connected with it or do everything to acquire necessary instruments.Let us just have a try,miracal needs only time,and time is no object.Enjoy English,we can make  it.Finally,i hope they two can have accees to this page.(The end.)