你是如何做到大幅提高中文水平的？

How did you improve your Chinese a lot?

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我提高了中文水平，了解了当今世界上发展最快的国家之一，也结交了一些非常亲密的中国朋友。

I have improved my Chinese language skills, learned about one of the fastest developing countries in the world today and made some very close Chinese friends.

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我希望你珍惜在中国学习的时间，主动和中国人交朋友。因为这可以提高你的中文水平，帮助你了解中国文化。

I hope you cherish the time studying in China and take the initiative to make friends with Chinese people. As that can improve your Chinese language level and help you understand Chinese culture.

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Trouble the Water; a novel about growing up in the South by Melvin Dixon, a great novel that gets little attention, and his lifelong struggle to understand just how Southern he was in New York.

再如梅尔文·迪克逊的《水的困扰》,是一本关于南方的成长经历的小说,一本伟大却不出名的小说,他终其一生都在试图理解,为何他在纽约那么像个南方人

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