第一次与外国人讲话 The First Time to Speak to Foreigners

 I have learned¹ English for many years, but I don’t have a chance to speak foreigners before, last week, I happened to encounter² a foreigner, I felt so excited, he needed my help. It was on Monday, I went to the flower shop to buy a flower for my friend, because she was ill, I was going to the hospital to see her. Then a foreigner and the boss were having conversation, but the boss didn’t know what the foreigner said, I hesitated³ for a while, then I came to help the boss. The boss and the foreigner thanked me so much, I felt so happy, the language I learn is useful. Since then, I want to learn English well. 

我学习了英语已经很多年了，但是我之前都没有机会和外国人说话，上周，我碰巧遇到了一名外国人，我觉得很兴奋，他需要我的帮助。那是星期一，我去花店买花给我的同学，因为她生病了，我准备去医院看她。然后一位外国人和老板在聊着，但是老板不懂外国人的话，我犹豫了一会，然后我开始帮助老板。老板和外国人很感激我，我觉得很开心，我学到的语言终于派上用场了。从那时起，我想要把英语学好。

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 encounter   

v.遇到，偶然碰到；遭遇；n.遭遇；意外的相见

参考例句：

• It was a bloody encounter between the two armies. 这是那两军之间的一次激烈的遭遇战。
• A fortunate encounter brought the two friends together after a long separation.两位老朋友长期分离这次才有幸相遇。

3 hesitated   

v.犹豫( hesitate的过去式和过去分词 )；吞吞吐吐；顾虑；停顿

参考例句：

• She hesitated before replying. 她犹豫了一下才回答。
• I hesitated a millisecond too long. 我几乎没犹豫。