The other day I announced that I would go abroad for further studies right after my college education. My decision evoked the immediate objection of my family： Why？ Why should I borrow a huge sum of money for overseas studies while I might receive the same education at home at relatively low cost？ My answer is： in addition to knowledge， I can gain experience that those who stay at home will never have.
First， experience is the opportunity for the real-life use of foreign languages. While a person can study a foreign language at home， the effect can never be compared with constant use of the language in academic and everyday life. There is no better opportunity to improve second-language skills than living in the country in which it is spoken. Living in English-speaking countries such as America and Australia for several years， for example， my English will be as perfect as native speakers.
Second， living and studying abroad offers me a different perspective of the world. On a university campus， foreign students are likely to encounter their counterparts from different countries and areas and are exposed to different ideas and values. This helps me to have a meaningful understanding of different societies and inevitably sees my own country in a new light.
Third， overseas experience， frustrating and painful as it may be， is helpful. A person going abroad for study often experiences much more difficulty——difficulty in adapting to a new culture and in dealing with all problems alone. Yet， the difficulty， coupled with the frustration brought on by culture shock， is a rewarding experience for one's future life and development of personality.
Although going abroad is expensive and perhaps painful， the payoff is worthwhile. For the benefit is not merely knowledge gained， but the experience desirable in one's personal life.
有一天,我宣佈我將出國深造我的大學教育。我的決定直接引起了我家人的反對:爲什麼?我爲什麼要借一大筆錢爲海外學習，雖然我可能接受相同的教育以相對低的成本在家裏?我的答案是:除了知識之外,我可以獲得經驗,那些呆在家裏不會有。
首先,體驗實際使用外語的機會。當一個人在家可以學習一門外語,效果不能與常數在學習和日常生活中使用的語言。比住在鄉下沒有更好的機會來提高第二語言的口語技能。生活在說英語的國家,如美國和澳大利亞好幾年了,例如,我的英語將會和母語一樣完美。
第二,在國外學習和生活提供了我一個不同的角度看世界。在大學校園裏,外國學生可能會遇到來自不同國家和地區的'同行就有不同的想法和價值觀。這可以幫助我有有意義的理解不同社會和不可避免地看到我的國家一個新希望。
第三,海外經驗、令人沮喪和痛苦的,但它可能是有幫助的。一個人出國留學通常經歷更多的困難,難以適應新的文化和僅在處理所有問題。然而,困難,再加上文化衝擊帶來的挫敗感,是一種有益的經驗對未來的生活和個性的發展。
雖然出國是昂貴的,也許痛苦,回報是值得的。獲得的好處不僅僅是知識,還有個人生活的可取經驗。
