Mr. Violin

Mr. Daniel Violin is a tall American with short hair and a tall nose. He comes from San Francisco, California and has lived in China for 14 years. He is now a reporter and editor for the magazine Guangzhou Today. He also has a job as a teacher.

Mr. Violin is a very humorous and interesting person. He likes traveling. He has been to almost every country in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

In 1988 Mr. Violin arrived in China. He went to Liaocheng, Shangdong. After staying there for about a year, he reached Hong Kong. Two years ago, he came to Panyu, Guangdong. He has visited many famous cities in China, like Xi’an and Beijing. He liked Xi’an best for its old and grand wall surrounding the city.

Mr. Daniel has many hobbies, like reading and writing, swimming, watching TV, playing tennis and learning Chinese. He could speak very good Chinese now. He also enjoys listening to all sorts of music except jazz. He loves Italian cuisine and spicy food from Sichuan and Hunan.

Mr. Violin thinks that every one has his or her characteristics. He feels that all people are different, but they may share something in common. For instance, in Hong Kong, he noticed that the pace of life was very fast and the people there liked to shout. However, he liked to talk with open-minded or more educated people.

Mr. Violin thinks that cities in China are very interesting, but the countryside is even move attractive. The reason, he says, is that the heart and the spirit of a nation’s traditional culture is best shown in the small and inconspicuous regions instead of the prosperous and world famous parts.

Mr. Violin is really a knowledgeable and interesting man. It’s really a pleasure to communicate with him.

       广州市农林下路小学  六年（3）班  钟琬婷

译文：

怀尔林先生

 丹尼尔·怀尔林先生是一个美国人。他高高的个子，短头发、高鼻子，来自加尼福尼亚洲的旧金山。他在中国已经生活了十四年了，现在是《今日广州》杂志的一名记者兼编辑，同时他还是一名教师。

 怀尔林先生是一个幽默风趣的人。他喜欢旅行。他去过几乎所有的东南亚国家，像新加坡、印度尼西亚、马来西亚、泰国和菲律宾等。

 1988年，怀尔林先生来到中国，去了山东聊城，在那儿呆了一年以后，到了香港。两年前，他来到了广东番禺。他去过中国很多著名的城市，像西安、北京等。他最喜欢西安，因为那儿有古老而又雄伟的城墙围绕着城市。

怀尔林先生有许多爱好，如阅读、写作、游泳、看电视、打网球和学中文。现在他能讲一口较流利的中文。他也喜欢听各种各样的音乐，但是他不喜欢爵士音乐。他喜欢吃意大利食物，也喜欢吃四川和湖南的辛辣食物。

 怀尔林先生认为每个人都有各自的性格。他觉得所有的人都是不同的，但是他们也有共同点，可以求同存异。比如在香港，他注意到生活节奏很快，那里的人喜欢喊叫。然而，他更喜欢和那些思想开放、受过很好教育的人交谈。

 怀尔林先生认为中国的城市都很有趣，但乡村更有吸引力。他说，原因就是一个国家传统文化的核心和精神在小而不起眼的地方比在世界著名的昌盛地区更能得到体现。

 怀尔林先生是一个知识丰富和有趣的人，和他交流，是一件很愉快的事情。

采访地点：海珠广场

采访日期：2003.4.27.

采访安排：《现代小学生报》

   广州市农林下路小学  六年（3） 钟琬婷