老外在中国：有个会中文的女儿是什么感受_其他

老外在中国：有个会中文的女儿是什么感受

而且我注意到我们在家里也会混合两种语言。

I’ll ask my wife: “Mind if I kai (open) the kongtiao (air conditioner)? Did you mai (buy) the piao (tickets)?”

我会问我的妻子：“Mind if I开空调？Did you买票？”（介意我开空调吗？你买票了吗？）

My daughter only calls me Baba— never Daddy — whichever language or mix we’re using.

不过，不论我们用哪种语言交流或是混合使用，我的女儿只叫我“爸爸”，从来不会叫“Daddy”。

That said, I’m still a baby to her.

虽说如此，和她相比，我的中文依然是婴儿水平。

Perhaps I am —in the way of rediscovering the world like children do, through another language. It’s like “opening” the light that illuminates a new perspective.

或许我现在就如小孩一般，通过另一种语言重新认识这个世界。就像是“开”了盏灯，照亮一个全新的视角。

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Erik Nilsson is an American journalist who has worked in China for over 10 years. His work has won various honors, including the Chinese Government Friendship Award - the highest honor the country bestows on foreigners. He has traveled to every provincial-level jurisdiction except Chongqing and Guangdong, covering such stories as the Wenchuan and Yushu earthquakes, nomadic communities’ development and civil society.