WhenIwassixyearsold,mycousinintainangotmarried.Fivepeople,includingfather,mother,twobrothersandI,Itookataxitothewedding.It'sabeautifulsceneryalongtheway.WhenIwaslookingatthescenery,however,thetaxidoorsuddenlyopenedandIfelloffimmediately.Myfatherandmothertookmetothehospital.Luckily,onlymynosewasbroken.Aftertreatment,Itooktherednosetotheparty.
Mymotherlatertoldmethatiftherewasacarcoming,frombehindus,Iwouldbekilled.It'saclosephone.Sincethen,Ihavenevertakenthefirststeptoensurethatthedoorhasbeenclosedandataxihasbeenclosed.
Everyonehassomeexperiencethathecan'tforget.Forme,themostmemorableexperiencewaspartoftheEnglishconversationtest.ThishappenedaboutthreeyearsagowhenIhadtotakeanEnglishexam,includingconversation,togettotheUnitedStates.
Englishismysecondlanguage,andIdon'tneedtomentionthedifficultyofreadingandwriting.Iwasnervous,ofcourse,whenitwasmyturntofacetheexaminer,onegentlemanandtheotheryounglady.Theyaskedmeaboutsports,sightseeing,Chineseculture,andIwenttoAmerica.Iwasjusttoonervoustomakeanysensibleanswer.Infact,Ihavedifficultyopeningmymouth.Theinterviewtookaboutadozenminutes,butitseemedtomeforyears.Whenitwasallover,myshirtwascompletelysoaked.
ThisismyfirstEnglishconversationwithaforeigner.ThisisalessonIwon'tforget.