Basically, a language consists of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

People in China learn English, and reading and writing have never been a problem.

Back in the 80s, English entered the school curriculum, from elementary school to junior high school, to high school, and even to some majors in college. After more than ten years of study and countless exams, it is difficult to forget, and the grammatical knowledge such as phonetic transcription, sentence patterns, and tenses is quite solid. As for the number of words, there is no good way, memorization, the memorization skills of Shenzhou students are world-class, and the number of words mastered by some top students is even higher than that of many native English speakers.

Shenzhou people learn English, listening and speaking have always been problems.

Listening is better, there are a lot of resources that can be obtained, what BBC, American dramas, original soundtrack movies, etc., are suitable for practice, and there are many auxiliary tools, learning machines, repeaters, point readers, etc., all kinds of them, endlessly, this is an accumulation process, listen more, the listening will naturally improve. People who have been abroad may find that many people who have taken the domestic English certificate are not as fluent as a person who has never learned English, but has stayed abroad for a long time.

Gu Xiaoshi and Fat Man are not top students, but compared to other subjects, English is not bad. Gu Xiaoshi is a good foundation in elementary and junior high school.,Although I didn't pay much attention to high school.,But I can still keep up;As for the fat man.,That's the need for games.,Game men in the new era,How can you understand a little bit!

The fat man's mother reported the fat man for a month and a half intensive English class, specifically to improve listening and speaking, classes every Monday to Friday morning, nine o'clock to twelve o'clock, three hours per class, Saturday and Sunday rest, a small class of ten people, invited foreign teachers, it is said that in order to make students can hear different accents, several classes of foreign teachers rotate once a week. Since there are foreign teachers and small classes, this price will naturally not be cheap, and a one-and-a-half-month course will cost more than one thousand hundreds.

Looking at the dozen or so red old man's heads handed out, Gu Xiaoshi felt a pain in his flesh, this is all his private money, and he has saved it for several years. After receiving two CDs and a textbook, and being told that it would officially start next Monday, Gu Xiaoshi and the fat man left.

Yesterday I made an appointment, today the fat man accompanied him to sign up, Gu Xiaoshi estimated that the price was not cheap, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive, the money was almost not enough, and he couldn't help but sigh, these days, students' money and women's money are the easiest to earn, men earn money and women spend, parents earn money and children spend, isn't it just right?

The two returned to the fat man's house, the fat man's mother didn't go out today, she had prepared lunch, and ate directly, the fat man's mother sandwiched a piece of braised hooves to Gu Xiaoshi, this is the fat man's favorite dish, Gu Xiaoshi also likes it, just took a bite, and heard the fat man's mother say to the fat man: "Look at other people's Xiaoshi, so competitive, there are scholarships to study abroad, what about you? You only know how to eat and play all day long, this time give me a serious point, learn English well, and go to the United States, that is to rely on yourself!"

The fat man completely ignored his mother, and instead concentrated on the hooves in his hands, his mouth full of oil.

The fat man's mother sandwiched vegetables for Gu Xiaoshi again, and said to him: "Xiaoshi, I know that you are a good child, since you were a child, the opportunity is rare, you have to study hard, you can rest assured, after you leave, if there is anything at home, we can help at any time." ”

Gu Xiaoshi hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Auntie, I will study hard." ”

"Well, that's sensible. The fat man's mother turned her head to the fat man, saw that the fat man's hands and mouth were full of oil, took out a napkin and handed it over, and said, "Eat slowly, look at your eating appearance, go out, don't lose my face with your father." ”

The fat man finally killed the hoof, and then he spoke: "It's not that you haven't left yet, what are you in a hurry, I know." ”

The fat man's mother nodded and said, "Well, by the way, there is another thing, you start learning English next week, take classes in the morning, and go to learn something else in the afternoon." ”

The fat man almost didn't bite his tongue, he was startled, and hurriedly asked, "What do you want to learn?"

"Your father said that there are many cars in the United States, and after you go, I am going to buy you a car, and when you go out, there is a convenient means of transportation. Your dad also said that since you have gone abroad, how can you look around, have a long experience, you can drive around as soon as you have time, the traffic there is very developed, and the cars are the same as in China, they are all left-hand driving, and there is no problem of different habits, so your dad asked you to take advantage of the time now, go to a driving school, get a driver's license, and then go abroad before the driver's license is fair, and go there to change to the local. ”

Without waiting for the fat man to speak, his mother continued: "I helped you look at a driving school, it's not bad, the schedule is also appropriate, and it can start next week, study for four hours a day, from half past one to half past five in the afternoon, and your English class does not conflict at all, and people are responsible for picking up and dropping you home, which is very convenient." ”

The fat man felt that he was completely finished, he didn't want to go to English class very much, he still had to sleep every morning, the college entrance examination was over, and he still had to go to class? Fortunately, Gu Xiaoshi was willing to go with him, so that he would not be so bored. Okay, class in the morning, class in the afternoon, then I'm sleepy at night, how can I play games?

"No, no, I don't like to drive!" the fat man began to refuse his mother.

"You have to go, even if you don't drive it now, you have to drive it in the future, don't you know that driving is a necessary skill?"

"If you don't go, you won't go......" said the fat man.

"If you don't go, you won't have pocket money......," the fat mother "threatened".

……

Gu Xiaoshi was eating, listening to the argument between the mother and son, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The fat man is really born in happiness and doesn't know how to be blessed, others dream of learning more, but he is lazy again and again." ”

Cars are one of Gu Xiaoshi's few hobbies, of course he never thought of owning a car, he can't afford it.

He likes cars, likes speed, since he was a child, and even wanted his father to teach him to drive, but his father said that he was too young and would teach him in a few years, and the result was goodbye......

Gu Xiaoshi especially likes sports cars, as long as he has time to surf the Internet, he will take a little time to appreciate those beautiful guys, looking at the bright colors and very aesthetic lines, listening to the roar of the specially tuned large-displacement engine, Gu Xiaoshi feels that his blood is boiling, if he can go up to cool down, how good it would be, even if it is just to see it with his own eyes......

It's a pity that in real life, Gu Xiaoshi didn't get his wish, first, he didn't have many opportunities to go out, and second, the city is not very suitable for sports cars. Mountain city, as the name suggests, the city in the mountains, built around the river, everywhere is mountainous, everywhere is slope and bump, now the city traffic development is good, but there are still a lot of ramps, uphill is obviously not the strength of sports cars, coupled with serious traffic jams, it is impossible to appreciate the speed of the wind at all, so the top sports cars are not common in the mountain city, and there may be a lot of people who can afford it, but in this city, there is the money to buy a sports car, it is better to choose a high-end SUV, which is more comfortable and useful.

The fat man and his mother stopped arguing, looking at the situation, the fat man seemed to have compromised, but he still did not give up, and said to Gu Xiaoshi: "Why don't you go to driving school with me?"

The fat man came to this trick again, always wanting to find a companion to be with him. Gu Xiaoshi was also interested, but he really had no money, and he would never go to his mother to ask for money because of these things, so he was ready to refuse.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, the fat mother spoke first: "Yes, yes, Xiao Shi and Xiao Wei go together, so that they can take care of it, besides, learning to drive is also very useful." ”

Of course, being able to drive is very useful, but I don't see that in the current workplace, is there an option in the application form for whether to drive? Gu Xiaoshi also knows, but he can't afford to pay, learning to drive is not cheap, and the tuition fee plus the cost of taking the driver's license test is thousands of yuan, right?

Gu Xiaoshi just wanted to find a reason to prevaricate, but the fat mother spoke again: "Xiaoshi, you can go with Xiaowei, Auntie will go to give you two registrations in a while, don't worry, this money is out of Auntie." ”

When Gu Xiaoshi heard this, how could this be? So he hurriedly said: "No, no, how can this be? I can't spend your money, and my mother doesn't agree." ”

When the fat man heard this, he was not happy, and muttered: "What is the money, what is that money? Aren't you going to go abroad too? When the time comes, you will have the opportunity to drive in Europe, don't you always like to drive? Besides, the transportation in Europe is more convenient, and I heard that you can go everywhere by car, in Rome in the morning, and in Paris in the afternoon, cool, why didn't I go to Europe to study?"

The fat man's mother hurriedly echoed: "Yes, Xiao Wei is right, this matter is so decided, I will sign you up in a while." Xiaoshi, don't take this money to heart, not to mention that you have such a good relationship with Xiao Wei, Auntie also watched you grow up since childhood, you are half of Auntie's son, isn't it right to be a mother to pay for her son's tuition?"

Gu Xiaoshi was moved for a while, but still wanted to refuse: "Thank you, Auntie, I really don't need it, and I ...... again"

The fat man's mother knew that Gu Xiaoshi's family background was not good, and the poor child only heard her say again: "Xiaoshi, don't refuse, or you look at this, this money will be regarded as a loan from your aunt, and you will pay it back when you have money in the future." I couldn't help but say that I gave Gu Xiaoshi a bowl of soup.

Gu Xiaoshi agreed, and secretly decided that he must pay it back when he has money.