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rnard　Shaw　said　th　the　United　Stes　and　England　were　two　gre　countries　divided　by　a　mon　language。　Even　though　we　both　speak　English；　we　often　mean　different　things　with　the　same　words。　This　possibilities　for　misunderstanding　are　ten　times　greer　in　the　dialog　between　the　US　and　China。　Chenggang　taught　us　how　even　the　most　simple　concepts　bee　misunderstood。　For　example；　in　the　United　Stes；　we　transle　Long　into　Dragon。　For　us；　a　dragon　is　a　fierce　fire…brehing　animal　th　gets　captures　princesses　and　gets　slain　by　knights　in　shining　armor。　It　is　generally　speaking　a　feared　and　evil　beast。　But　in　Chinese；　the　dragon　is　more　like　a　snake；　carries　a　pearl；　and　brings　good　luck。　The　same　animal　has　an　entirely　different　meaning。

Chenggang　is　in　a　unique　position　to　help　the　Chinese　understand　the　American　people。　His　English　is　so　polished　and　fluent；　we　couldn�t　believe　th　he　had　never　lived　in　the　United　Stes　before　his　trip to　Yale。　His　ability　to　rele　to　people　allows　them　to　open　up　to　him　and　speak　from　their　heart。　He　is　able　to　understand　not　just　their　words　but　also　their　meanings。　Thus　you　will　h*e　the　privilege　of　learning　about　the　regular　folks　in　the　Unites　Stes…　not　just　the　politicians；　millionaires；　and　movie　stars。　And　when　he　tells　you　about　his　time　here；　you　will　know　th　he　is　transling　the　meaning；　not　just　the　words。

巴里燦爛的微笑（2）

I　want　to　end　with　another　example　of　his　being　a　gre　teacher。　This　is　a　more　personal　story。　My　16…year　old　daughter　Rachel　is　studying　Chinese。　She　had　the　opportunity　to　pete　in　the　foreign　language　teachers�