A Year Abroad
海外一年
— English reading, B1
文章
When I was sixteen, I spent a year as an exchange student in a small town in Japan. I had been studying Japanese for only six months.
我十六歲時，在日本一個小鎮當了一年交換學生。那時我才學了六個月的日文。
The first weeks were hard. I couldn't understand the lessons, and I was too shy to speak. I often ate lunch alone and felt homesick.
頭幾個星期很辛苦。我聽不懂課，又太害羞不敢開口。我常常一個人吃午餐，很想家。
Things changed when I joined the school's volleyball club. The training was tough, but my teammates were patient and taught me lots of everyday words.
我加入學校的排球社後，情況才有了改變。訓練很辛苦，但隊友們很有耐心，教了我很多日常用語。
By the end of the year, I could chat easily with my host family. If I hadn't joined the club, I would probably have gone home early.
到了年底，我已經可以輕鬆地和寄宿家庭聊天。如果我當初沒有加入社團，大概早就回家了。
生詞
exchange student 交換學生
shy 害羞的
homesick 想家的
join 加入
tough 艱難的
teammate 隊友
patient 有耐心的
host family 寄宿家庭