<p class="ql-block"> 退休以后，制定了一个三阶段的旅行计划。G20国家，非洲国家 和南极。一年后，我深深的感觉到，英语水平太差已经严重的影响了我的旅行质量。</p><p class="ql-block">After I retired, I made a three-stage travel plan. G20 countries, African countries and Antarctica. A year later, I deeply felt that my poor English level had seriously affected the quality of my travel.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 实际上，备考研究生全国统一考试以及读研究生期间都曾学过了很多的英语，只因为工作几十年没用过英语，差不多都忘记了。能不能把英语捡回来？我下定决心，想挑战一下我自己。</p><p class="ql-block">As a matter of fact, I have learned a lot of English in preparing for the national unified examination for graduate students and during my postgraduate study, but I have almost forgotten it because I have not used English for several decades. Can you pick up English? I made up my mind to challenge myself.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 我开始到大学校园里寻找英语老师。就这样，我认识了欧兰 . 乌纳什。</p><p class="ql-block">I began to look for English teachers on college campuses. That's how I met Ollan Unash.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 欧兰是津巴布韦人，他的父亲是南非人，他母亲也是津巴布韦人，欧兰有双重国籍。</p><p class="ql-block"> 之所以他英语讲的好，是因为津巴布韦和南非都被英国殖民很多年，他从小开始一直讲英语。</p><p class="ql-block">Ollan is zimbabwean, the son of a South African father and a Zimbabwean mother. Ollan has dual citizenship.He speaks English well because Both Zimbabwe and South Africa were colonized by the British for many years, and he has spoken English since childhood.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 欧兰在成长的过程中，受到了良好的教育。从8岁开始他就在寄宿学校上学。读高中的时候，曾担任过高中联合会主席。</p><p class="ql-block">In the process of growing up, Ollan received a good education. He has been at boarding school since the age of eight. When I was in high school, I was president of the high school association.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 他喜欢运动，尤其是板球。看这张照片，前排最右边的那个……他是津巴布韦国家板球队的队员。这是他参加英国U19世界杯比赛的照片。</p><p class="ql-block">He likes sports, especially cricket. Look at this picture, the one on the far right in the front row...</p><p class="ql-block">He is a member of the Zimbabwe national cricket team. Here he is at the England Under-19 World Cup.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 我们约定，他教我英语，我尽可能的教他汉语，我们相互学习，共同提高。</p><p class="ql-block">We agreed that he would teach me English and I would try my best to teach him Chinese, and we would learn from each other and improve together.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 春夏，有我们在教学楼长廊学习的身影，秋冬，也能见到我们在校园里踏雪的脚步，只要我们有时间就坚持学习。</p><p class="ql-block">In spring and summer, we study in the corridor of the teaching building. In autumn and winter, we also walk in the snow on the campus. As long as we have time, we will stick to learning.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 欧兰是一个聪明伶俐，勤奋好学的好青年。在他的帮助下，我感觉英语提高的很快。</p><p class="ql-block">Ollan is a clever, studious young man. With his help, I felt my English improved very quickly.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 有的时候，我们也到一些他喜欢的地方玩一下，帮助他了解一些风土民情。</p><p class="ql-block">Sometimes, we also go to some of his favorite places to play, to help him understand the local conditions.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 当时，尽我所能，多次鼓励他好好学习，激励他本科毕业后一定继续读研究生。在他的不懈努力下，如我们所愿，他的研究生已经毕业了。去年，他在西安获得了陕西省与非洲交流大使的荣誉称号。</p><p class="ql-block">At that time, I tried my best to encourage him to study hard for many times and encourage him to continue his postgraduate study after graduation. Thanks to his unremitting efforts, he has graduated as a graduate student as we expected. Last year, he won the honorary title of Shaanxi Province's Ambassador for Exchanges with Africa in Xi 'an.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 随着英语交流能力的提升，我们把过去的跟团游变成了独立成团自助游，旅行的质量大幅度提高。</p><p class="ql-block">With the improvement of our English communication skills, we changed the previous group tour into an independent group tour, and the quality of the tour was greatly improved.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 作为朋友，我们要相互学习，共同提高。</p><p class="ql-block">As friends, we should learn from each other and improve together.</p> <p class="ql-block"> 感谢欧兰，我的英语老师。</p><p class="ql-block">Thanks to Ollan, my English teacher.</p> <p class="ql-block"> END</p>