Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors.

因为出生在美国，我讲的是英语，而不是我的母语，汉语。

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When I spoke English, people nodded at me, smiled sweetly, said encouraging words.

当我用英语说话的时候，人们向我点头并甜甜地微笑，说一些鼓励我的话。

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But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different ways, so at that time, I spoke English not well at all.

但我认为想做一名真正的演员，要尝试不同的戏路，而在那时我的英文说的非常糟糕。

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"I never knew she spoke English until it was time for her to move, " Thurman said.

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My heart would skip a beat when they approached me and I wondered if they even spoke the same version of English I did.

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One officer spoke good English and I explained that we were conducting a routine operation, as allowed under a United Nations mandate.

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