When the international students first arrive on campus, I imagine it must be hard because they hardly know anyone, and the language as well, so I try my best to speak some English to make them feel more at ease. But they are all fast learners, and are very diligent as well. I say yi yuan, they can understand, but not when I say san yuan, so I say three yuan instead. They pick it up immediately, and ask if three in Chinese is san? (Just then, an international student comes in and buys something. She beams a smile at her and says very fluently, “Thank you, good morning.”)
那些留学生们刚来的时候人生地不熟的，也说不了中文，所以我就尽量说一点英文，让他们觉得亲切一些。但是他们真的学的很快，而且特别好学，我说一元，他听得懂，说三元听不懂，所以我就跟他说three yuan，他就明白了，还问说three是三？（这个时候一个留学生进来买了东西，她满脸微笑并且非常流利的说Thank you, good morning!)
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