我與中國有個約會
〔坦尚尼亞〕 齊雷 西安建築科技大學
我來自非洲東部的坦尚尼亞，之所以選擇來中國學習，是因為中國在世界各地的建築成就很多、聲譽很好。同時，中國科技的快速進步深深地吸引著我，我想要見證這個新興超級大國的崛起，就像蜜蜂會被美麗的花朵吸引一樣，中國就是我心中最美的紅玫瑰。
小學五年級的時候，歷史老師給我們講，中國和坦尚尼亞、尚比亞政府一起修了一條“坦讚鐵路”。有5．6萬中國人克服惡劣的環境、不習慣的生活方式，來援助我們建設、運營這條鐵路，甚至有68名中國人因此獻出了他們的生命。我超級感動，感動於他們如此熱心地幫助別人，同時，也很羨慕他們有知識又有技術。這堂歷史課給我留下了很深的印象。我那時想，長大了一定要去中國看一看。
2019年11月22日，我終於來到了中國。我看到了繁忙有序的北京機場、縱橫交錯的高速公路、燈火輝煌的城市。中國和我的祖國相比，很發達。我希望我的祖國有一天可以像中國這樣，於是我更加急切地想要了解中國。我去了中國很多地方，還特別喜歡看中國新聞。
今年初，中國讓8000萬人脫貧，我覺得這是一項重大的成就，也是人類歷史上一個偉大的里程碑，在世界其他地方從來沒有實現過。原來，中國人是團結在一起的，所以才會共同提升。
我還想到一件事，當西方世界完成第一次、第二次工業革命，取得了各類技術突破時，中國正在經歷戰亂；當西方世界在核武器和太空領域已經取得很多成績時，中國的科技人員還不足5萬人。1949年以後，中國開始奮起直追，從引爆第一顆原子彈、發射第一顆人造地球衛星到今天，中國正在建設自己的太空實驗室。原來，中國人是從來不怕困難、一直努力的，所以才會不斷進步。
我覺得中國人內心深處，是喜歡互相幫助的。我參加學校在漢中市洋縣槐樹關中學的支教活動，更加認識到了這一點。
我在那裏講了一節課，介紹了我的國家、大學和專業。我想他們像我一樣，喜歡我們的世界，喜歡土木工程，未來做一個工程師或者實現他們自己的夢想；他們覺得我的漢語很好，問我是怎麼學習漢語的，我告訴了他們一些方法，例如，盡可能多地花時間記單詞，學會理解句型和用法，還有多聽多説。他們聽了很開心，我也很高興。這就是助人為樂的快樂吧。大學生支教解決了中學的師資問題，讓中學生看到了更大的世界，我很感動。這也是我第一次體會到，我的生活經歷也可以激勵別人。原來，人生的每一步都是值得的。
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我為我和中國的這次約會感到興奮，因為它滿足了我從小學那一刻起的所有期待。這裡的人、環境、科技、文化都很出色，我希望我可以繼續和中國相守在一起。
I Have a Date with China
〔Tanzania〕 Saitoti Emanuel Elibariki， Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
I come from Tanzania， a country in eastern Africa． I chose to study in China because of its tremendous architectural achievements and good reputation around the world． Besides， China’s rapid progress in science and technology has attracted me a lot． Just as bees are attracted to beautiful flowers， I want to witness the rise of this emerging power． China is the most beautiful red rose in my heart．
When I was in the fifth grade， my history teacher told us that China， together with the Tanzanian and Zambian governments， jointly built the Tanzam Railway． A total of 56，000 Chinese people overcame the harsh environment and unfamiliar way of life to build and operate the railroad． Sixty－eight Chinese people even sacrificed their lives for this project． I was deeply moved by the fact that they were so eager to help others， and at the same time， I was impressed by their abundant knowledge and skills． This history lesson left a deep impression on me， and I made my mind to visit China when I grow up．
On November 22， 2019， I finally arrived in China． I saw the busy and orderly Beijing airport， the crisscrossing highways and neon lights–flashed cities． China is more developed than my Tanzania． I hope my homeland can be like China one day． So I was more eager to learn more about this nation． I went to visit many places in China and I am fond of watching Chinese news．
Earlier this year， China lifted 80 million people out of poverty， which is a major achievement and great milestone in human history that has never been achieved anywhere else in the world． It turns out that the Chinese people are united closely to lift themselves up together．
One more thing comes to mind． When the Western world completed the first and second industrial revolutions and made various technological breakthroughs， China was bogged down in frequent wars． When the Western world had already achieved greatly in nuclear weapons and space exploration， China still had less than 50，000 scientific and technical personnel． After 1949 when the new China was founded， China started to catch up， from detonating the first atomic bomb， launching the first artificial Earth satellite， to building its own space laboratory nowadays． It turns out that the Chinese people have never been afraid of difficulties and have always worked hard， which is why they keep making progress．
I think Chinese people’s natural reserve make them ready to help each other． I realized this even more when I participated in my school’s teaching activities at Huaishuguan Middle School in Yangxian county， Hanzhong city．
I gave students a class at the school to introduce my country， college life and my major． I think they love our world and civil engineering， just like me． They can be engineers or realize their respective dreams in the future． They thought my Chinese was very good and asked me how I learned Chinese． I told them some methods， such as spending as much time as possible to remember words， understand sentence patterns and usage， listen and speak as much as you can， etc． They were very excited and I felt happy too． This is the joy of helping others． I am very moved that college students’ volunteer teaching has helped solve the problem of teacher shortages in middle schools and broaden students’ vision toward the world． It was the first time I realized that my life experience can also inspire others． It turns out that every step of life is worth it．
I’m excited about my engagement with China， because it has met all my expectations since I was a child． The people， environment， technology and culture here are excellent． I hope I can continue to stay with China．
