Lesson
12
Dear Fatty,
Thank you for your twelfth message. My comments
and corrections follow.
Sincerely,
Dear Professor Susan Garreis,
Thank you for your comments and
corrections.
Canada , England ,Cuba , Ireland ,there is each one at the
each country.
There is one student each in Canada, England,
Cuba, and Ireland.
There are five students in the US.
Generally
speaking, a typical Chinese student only learns English.
If we don't learn English, we must choose another
language.
In other words, we have to learn a foreign
language.
I can speak and read Chinese, Japanese and
English, though very poorly.
>I am still impressed with your language
abilities. Many US college students must take a foreign language for two years.
Most students don't get a chance to practice it and soon the other language is
forgotten. some students in elementary school or high school are learning
Spanish. It is spoken more and more in the US.
When I
was in college, I saw the NBA game from time to time. Formerly I play
basketball too. But now I neither see nor play. I’m lazy recently.
>Most US graduate students do not have time
for sports they formerly played, either. Too much time is taken up by studies.
Warm regards.
Fatty
Right now the US is in a very interesting
position.
Never in my lifetime have the legislative and
executive branches of the government been so opposed to each other.
Most ordinary citizens are disgusted with their
elected officials.
Since the government is partly shut down, many
people are not getting paid.
Those people and their families will suffer a
very real economic hardship because of lost wages.
There is serious talk that the US will not be
able to extend its debt ceiling.
The US might actually default on the bonds that
are held worldwide.
I cannot imagine the short and long term global
effects of a default.
I sincerely hope that every member of Congress
who currently holds office will not be re-elected in the next elections.
I am embarrassed for my country.
What do people in Japan and China say about the
predicament the US is in?