As a foreigner I find it difficult to communicate in Chinese, partly because of my poor Chinese, especially in the medical field.

作为一名外国人，用中文进行交流对我来说有些困难，部分原因是我的汉语说得不好，特别是在医学方面。

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July, this year: I, a poor little foreigner, went there all alone.

今年七月份：我一个小外国人在那里。

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I speak very poor Hungarian, but barely had a chance to practice it, since as soon as my interlocutor found I was a foreigner they would switch to German or English.

我只会说一点点匈牙利语，但很少有机会练习，当谈话的人发现我是外国人时人们就会转而使用德语或者英语。

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Around that time, the cutlers claimed that "foreigners" were largely to blame for poor quality merchandise: "When it is remembered that a 'foreigner' was not simply an alien but anyone, Londoner or otherwise, who was not free of the City - a freedom gained through membership of a mistery - the extent of their power to control the trade will be appreciated, " adds Girtin.

BBC: Lessons from history: Can royalty guarantee a free press?

But in China, the first sentence people say to a foreigner is, 'I'm sorry my English is poor.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia