Language is a bridge that connects people.April 20th marks United Nations Chinese Language Day.On this day，people around the world celebrate the Chinese language.Two Chinese（1）

learners

learners

are invited to share stories of their study!
   Alex Brown，London，UK：Learning Chinese can be enjoyable
   At the age of 13，I started taking Mandarin（普通話）classes at school .It was a subject that could make the classroom deadly（2）

silent

silent

because it was really difficult to learn，especially to pronounce the words.But when I stayed in China in 2021，I found that learning the language could be enjoyable.In Beijing，I lived with（3）

local

local

people.I tried to chat with them in Chinese，sharing details about our daily lives.Living in China（4）

makes

makes

it both necessary and fun for me to learn the language.
   Jennifer Holstein，New York，US：Learning Chinese changed my life road
    （5）

Since

Since

I started learning Chinese at the age of 5，the language has been part of my life.After six years of learning，I could still hardly put a sentence together.But I never gave up.To（6）

improve

improve

my Mandarin，I moved to Beijing in high school for a language program.The school day was long and hard.Each morning，the sound of our wake-up call would ring at 6：30 sharp.Class went（7）

until

until

5：15 pm each day，and then of course we had another three hours of night study in the evening.For a 16-year-old American girl，this was a shock to the learning schedule，but I learned Mandarin quite well.I sensed that once I mastered the language，chances started presenting themselves everywhere. （8）

Everyone

Everyone

wanted me to work for them.At that moment，I knew my effort was worth it.