64.Videos of 77-year-old Xu Xiuzhen,who speaks different languages with foreigners while working at a scenic spot selling water,postcards and headdress flowers,have brought her instant fame.
Xu's village is located at the base of Moon Hill, (1)
popular tourist destination famous for a moon-shaped hole at the summit.She(2)
(work) as a tour guide and vendor(小販)in Yangshuo since 1998, (3)
the area became popular with foreign backpackers and organized tours.
Xu said she would change words in any language into Chinese characters(4)
(base) on their pronunciations and then memorize them.She added that she would repeat the words in her head (5)
going to bed and after waking up,because it has given her (6)
(fluent) in basic conversations with foreigners.
Over the past two decades,Xu has taught(7)
(she) 11 foreign languages,including English,Spanish,Japanese and Korean.In addition to making her(8)
(incredible)popular,her great linguistic skill has made it easier for her (9)
(communicate) with foreign tourists.
Xu has also become one of the busiest tour guides in Yangshuo,(10)
(attract) a large crowd of tourists every day,especially foreign visitors,who come to meet the multilingual guide out of admiration.