1LearningEnglishinaNewEnvironmentIwasalittleshyabouttalkingtopeoplewhenIfirstarrivedinAmerica,butIhadastrongdesiretobroadenmyhorizonsandmeetnewpeople.OnceIgatheredthecouragetostartconversationswithpeople,Ifoundhoweasyitwastomakenewfriends.Everyday,IheardenoughnewEnglishexpressionstomakemyheadspin.IfoundthatwhenIwashonestandaskedaboutthemeaningsofunfamiliar1expressions,Americanswereveryhelpfulandtookpainstoexplainthemtome.NativespeakersofEnglishtendtospeakveryfast,andatfirstIwasjuststunned2andlookedatthemwithadazedexpressiononmyface.Isolvedthatproblembyaskingpeopletospeakmoreslowly.broaden
开阔,拓宽horizon
眼界,视野courage
勇气spin
晕头转向takepainstoexplain煞费苦心地解释tendtospeak倾向于说stunned
惊愕地dazed茫然地在新的环境中学习英语第一次到美国,与人说话时我总有些害羞,但是我非常渴望能够开阔视野,结识新朋友
当我鼓起勇气开始与人交谈,我发现原来结交新朋友是多么容易的事啊
每天耳边出现的繁多的新英语表达法把我弄得晕头转向