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Aimingforfluency
想学好英语并没那么难
GrowingupinVenezuela,therewasneverreallymuchcauseto
learnEnglish.
ForyearsIknewnothingpast“hello,”untilIstartedhighschool.For
fiveyears,Ispenttwohoursaweekimmersedinunderstandingtheverb
“tobe”,numbers,colors,andthedifferencebetweensaying“good
evening”and“goodnight”.
Ithoughttwohoursaweekwasenoughtimetoinvestinlearninga
foreignlanguage.Iwouldalwaysgettopmarks,andmyteacherswould
regularlypraiseme.
Evenasanadult,IstillthoughtIspokethelanguage,justby
understandingEnglishmenusortranslatingcommonphrases.
Yep,thatusedtobeme,walkinglikeaqueenamongeveryday
Spanishspeakers.
Bring“iton,life,”Isaid.
“Icanhandlewhateveryou’vegot;I’marockstar.”ButwhenI
movedtoCanada,lifehitmesohardthatitknockedmedown.Yearslater,
Iamstillrecovering.
Livinginanewland,withdifferentpeople,newrules,newweather,
anewcultureandlanguage,Iwasnolongeraqueen.
DidIspeakEnglish?
No,notatall.
So,Iwentbacktoschool,thinkingthatitwasachallengeIwould
conquerinrecordtime.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Englishwasmore
likeasolidwallinmypath.
Evenaftergettingajob,ittookallmycouragetostopmyselffrom
hidinginthewashroomduringmylunchbreak,crying,completely
overwhelmed(不知所措的)andscared.
LearningEnglish,speaking,listening–ithurtme.Notthelanguage.
Nottheunkindpeople,ithurtbecauseIwasn’tgood,despitemyefforts.
Now,afteralmostsevenyearsinCanada,I’vedecidednotto
apologizeformyaccent,grammarmistakes,orpronunciation.I’mgoing
tochasemydreamsandenjoyabeautiful,rich,andfascinatinglanguage
withoutbeingashamed.
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