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◆打开视野，开拓思维；学得了英语，看得懂世界。这才是一本英语好书的追求。
◆英语时文年度精选，双语对照轻松阅读，中英文素材都不在话下！
◆精心配图，版面美观，阅读不再枯燥，而是一种享受。

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◆时差生活：不一样的国外见闻，一样的青春成长经历，他山之石可以攻玉。
◆天下侃点：爆笑、离奇、意外……不完美是一种美，疯狂也是一种天分。
◆浮世剪影：缤纷世间那一抹独特的色彩，他们用行动为自己代言。
◆视听影音：电影和歌曲不仅仅是娱乐，它们给人力量，帮人应对现实生活。
◆寰宇万象：思维愈开放，眼界便愈宽广。

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Embracing Life

拥抱生活

By Hinako Takeuchi

Adventure is worthwhile.

—Amelia Earhart

冒险之旅——挑战与收获同在！

——阿梅莉亚?埃尔哈特

“Hungary?” I looked at my mom in confusion. “I never said anything about wanting to go to Hungary...” And with that, my adventure started.

Going on an exchange had always been a dream. When my high school offered an all-year exchange program, I jumped at the opportunity. It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was get a plane ticket. I knew where I wanted to go: Spain, the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses. I was in love with their language, although maybe not for the reason you’re all thinking. I wanted to go, only because I heard that Spanish is easy if you can speak both English and Japanese. My motto, of course, was always, “Take the easy way.”

So when I heard that I was going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked. I won’t lie; I didn’t want to go at all. But I decided to make the best of it, since it was, after all, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I had times when I almost gave up. Hungarian is the hardest language on the planet, or so I’ve heard. But I think it’s beautiful. The change in the landscape was breathtaking, since it looked nothing like the tall skyscrapers, bullet trains, cars, and people in tiny houses that I was accustomed to. I fell in love with the relaxing lifestyle, the warm-hearted people, and getting home at 2:30 at the latest from school. And I was sad to leave on my very last day.

In Hungary, I learned how to give kisses as a greeting, ballroom dance and jazz dance, and to use a knife and a fork the correct way. But these were only a few of the things I learned.

Having three host families who took me in as their own daughter/sister was the best thing I’ve ever experienced. From my little sisters, I learned how to embrace life to its fullest, to dance until your drop. From my big sister, I learned how to be myself, to never care what others think about me. From my brothers, I learned that it’s okay to be a kid, to run around the house, over couches. I also learned that locking people outside is actually quite fun. I learned to stay positive, to smile, and that when you pick the right person and take their hand, suddenly, you’re friends.

I went to Hungary all alone, not knowing anyone. With fears and hopes all jumbled up, I boarded the airplane. But I don’t regret it, not at all. I’m full with all my dreams, all the lessons that I’ve learned and the experiences that I had. They’re all important, and each has earned a place in my heart.

“匈牙利？”我疑惑地望着妈妈，“我可从来没说过想去匈牙利之类的话……”紧接着，我的冒险就开始了。

作为交换生去他国留学一直是我的梦想。当我就读的高中提供一个为期一年的交换生计划时，我迫不及待地抓住了这个机会。几乎所有的费用都由学校来出，而我要做的就是买张机票。我很清楚自己想去哪儿：西班牙，一个身着飘逸红裙的舞者的国度。我深深迷恋着他们的语言，原因或许并非如你们所想的那样。我之所以想去，仅仅是因为我听说如果会说英语和日语的话，西班牙语就非常简单。当然，我的人生格言一贯是：“怎么省事儿怎么来。”

所以，当得知自己要去匈牙利时，我相当震惊。实话实说，我当时一点儿都不想去。可毕竟这是个千载难逢的机会，于是我决定尽力而为。

有几次我几乎要放弃了。匈牙利语是世界上最难的语言，至少我听说如此。可我觉得匈牙利语挺美的。匈牙利别样的风景令人叹为观止，因为它看起来与我所熟悉的摩天大楼、高速列车、汽车和住在小房子里的人们完全不同。我爱上了这里轻松的生活方式、热心的人和放学时间——最迟也能在2:30到家。最后离开的那天我止不住内心的伤感。

在匈牙利，我学会了亲吻的打招呼方式，学会了交谊舞和爵士舞，也学会了正确使用刀叉。但我所学到的远不止这些。

在匈牙利期间，三个寄宿家庭都把我当自家的女儿或姐妹看待，这是目前我人生中最美好的经历。我的小妹妹们教会了我尽情地拥抱生活，只要能站立就不让舞步停下来；我的大姐姐教会了我做真实的自己，不必理会他人的碎语闲言；我的兄弟们让我明白了我可以像孩子一样满屋子跑，在沙发上跳去跳来。我也知道了把人锁在门外竟然那么有趣。我学会了保持乐观、微笑，以及当你找对了人，拉起他的手，瞬间便会搭建起友谊的桥梁。

去匈牙利时我孤身一人，举目无亲。我登上飞机的时候心情有点儿复杂——有恐惧，也有希望。可我不后悔，一点儿也不后悔。留学经历让我学到了很多，增长了见闻，而今，我满怀梦想。所有的这一切于我而言，都很重要，都在我心中占有一席之地。

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