How do I feel when I speak Chinese? 说中文是什么感觉？

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Hello! Good evening!晚上好！I’m so happy to see you. I’m树华, and it’s almost time to say good night.

哈喽！晚上好！很开心见到你。我是树华，快到了说晚安的时候。

But first, let’s have a chat.

可是我们先聊会儿吧。

BreatheLife, on喜马拉雅，asked me: “Is it cool for someone (like you) to speak two languages? When you speak another language fluently, how do you feel?” 

喜马拉雅用户BreatheLife问我，“一个人掌握两门语言（像你这样）是不是很酷。在一个人面前说着一口流利的外语，心理是怎样的？”

Well, I started learning Chinese in 2010. At first, it was very embarrassing. I knew my Chinese was not good, so I always felt nervous. I kept doing it, though, and after a while, it started to be fun! People were amazed that I could speak Chinese. They would say, “Wow, your Chinese is so good!” I felt very cool.

我2010年开始学中文的。开始的时候很尴尬。我知道我的中文不太好，所以一直感觉很紧张。我坚持了，然后过了一段时间，就好玩多了！别人都很惊讶说，“哇，你中文那么好啊！” 我当时感觉超酷。

After a couple years, though, I started using Chinese for work. Then it wasn’t very much fun. It was stressful, because my mistakes could cause problems for my company. I had to work very hard to make my Chinese good enough for my job.

可是，过了几年以后，我开始在工作中用中文。那就不好玩了，很紧张，因为我的错误可能可以给我公司造成问题。我非常努力让我的中文赶上工作的要求。

Then, one day, I stopped worrying about it. I discovered that my Chinese was good enough for my job. Sometimes, I would even forget if I was speaking Chinese or English. What I mean is, Chinese started feeling normal to me.

然后，某一天，我就不纠结了。我发现我的中文已经可以满足我的职场需求。有时候我还会忘记自己在说中文还是英文。我的意思是，中文对我来说成为了一件正常的事。

That’s great, right? After all, when you talk with your friends, coworkers, and family, the language is not important. The important thing is what you say, and what you share with other people. Language is just a tool, but sharing is magic.

这不错吧？毕竟跟朋友、同事、和家人交流的时候，重要的不是语言吧。重要的是你要说什么，你要跟别人分享什么。语言才是个工具，而分享是美妙。

How about you? How do you feel when you speak English? I want to know, but now it’s time to say goodnight. So, goodnight!

你呢？你说英文是什么感觉？我很想知道，可是现在就到了要说晚安的时候了。所以，晚安！