我与中国有个约会
［坦桑尼亚］ 齐雷 西安建筑科技大学
我来自非洲东部的坦桑尼亚，之所以选择来中国学习，是因为中国在世界各地的建筑成就很多、声誉很好。同时，中国科技的快速进步深深地吸引着我，我想要见证这个新兴超级大国的崛起，就像蜜蜂会被美丽的花朵吸引一样，中国就是我心中最美的红玫瑰。
小学五年级的时候，历史老师给我们讲，中国和坦桑尼亚、赞比亚政府一起修了一条“坦赞铁路”。有5．6万中国人克服恶劣的环境、不习惯的生活方式，来援助我们建设、运营这条铁路，甚至有68名中国人因此献出了他们的生命。我超级感动，感动于他们如此热心地帮助别人，同时，也很羡慕他们有知识又有技术。这堂历史课给我留下了很深的印象。我那时想，长大了一定要去中国看一看。
2019年11月22日，我终于来到了中国。我看到了繁忙有序的北京机场、纵横交错的高速公路、灯火辉煌的城市。中国和我的祖国相比，很发达。我希望我的祖国有一天可以像中国这样，于是我更加急切地想要了解中国。我去了中国很多地方，还特别喜欢看中国新闻。
今年初，中国让8000万人脱贫，我觉得这是一项重大的成就，也是人类历史上一个伟大的里程碑，在世界其他地方从来没有实现过。原来，中国人是团结在一起的，所以才会共同提升。
我还想到一件事，当西方世界完成第一次、第二次工业革命，取得了各类技术突破时，中国正在经历战乱；当西方世界在核武器和太空领域已经取得很多成绩时，中国的科技人员还不足5万人。1949年以后，中国开始奋起直追，从引爆第一颗原子弹、发射第一颗人造地球卫星到今天，中国正在建设自己的太空实验室。原来，中国人是从来不怕困难、一直努力的，所以才会不断进步。
我觉得中国人内心深处，是喜欢互相帮助的。我参加学校在汉中市洋县槐树关中学的支教活动，更加认识到了这一点。
我在那里讲了一节课，介绍了我的国家、大学和专业。我想他们像我一样，喜欢我们的世界，喜欢土木工程，未来做一个工程师或者实现他们自己的梦想；他们觉得我的汉语很好，问我是怎么学习汉语的，我告诉了他们一些方法，例如，尽可能多地花时间记单词，学会理解句型和用法，还有多听多说。他们听了很开心，我也很高兴。这就是助人为乐的快乐吧。大学生支教解决了中学的师资问题，让中学生看到了更大的世界，我很感动。这也是我第一次体会到，我的生活经历也可以激励别人。原来，人生的每一步都是值得的。
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我为我和中国的这次约会感到兴奋，因为它满足了我从小学那一刻起的所有期待。这里的人、环境、科技、文化都很出色，我希望我可以继续和中国相守在一起。
I Have a Date with China
［Tanzania］ Saitoti Emanuel Elibariki， Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
I come from Tanzania， a country in eastern Africa． I chose to study in China because of its tremendous architectural achievements and good reputation around the world． Besides， China’s rapid progress in science and technology has attracted me a lot． Just as bees are attracted to beautiful flowers， I want to witness the rise of this emerging power． China is the most beautiful red rose in my heart．
When I was in the fifth grade， my history teacher told us that China， together with the Tanzanian and Zambian governments， jointly built the Tanzam Railway． A total of 56，000 Chinese people overcame the harsh environment and unfamiliar way of life to build and operate the railroad． Sixty－eight Chinese people even sacrificed their lives for this project． I was deeply moved by the fact that they were so eager to help others， and at the same time， I was impressed by their abundant knowledge and skills． This history lesson left a deep impression on me， and I made my mind to visit China when I grow up．
On November 22， 2019， I finally arrived in China． I saw the busy and orderly Beijing airport， the crisscrossing highways and neon lights–flashed cities． China is more developed than my Tanzania． I hope my homeland can be like China one day． So I was more eager to learn more about this nation． I went to visit many places in China and I am fond of watching Chinese news．
Earlier this year， China lifted 80 million people out of poverty， which is a major achievement and great milestone in human history that has never been achieved anywhere else in the world． It turns out that the Chinese people are united closely to lift themselves up together．
One more thing comes to mind． When the Western world completed the first and second industrial revolutions and made various technological breakthroughs， China was bogged down in frequent wars． When the Western world had already achieved greatly in nuclear weapons and space exploration， China still had less than 50，000 scientific and technical personnel． After 1949 when the new China was founded， China started to catch up， from detonating the first atomic bomb， launching the first artificial Earth satellite， to building its own space laboratory nowadays． It turns out that the Chinese people have never been afraid of difficulties and have always worked hard， which is why they keep making progress．
I think Chinese people’s natural reserve make them ready to help each other． I realized this even more when I participated in my school’s teaching activities at Huaishuguan Middle School in Yangxian county， Hanzhong city．
I gave students a class at the school to introduce my country， college life and my major． I think they love our world and civil engineering， just like me． They can be engineers or realize their respective dreams in the future． They thought my Chinese was very good and asked me how I learned Chinese． I told them some methods， such as spending as much time as possible to remember words， understand sentence patterns and usage， listen and speak as much as you can， etc． They were very excited and I felt happy too． This is the joy of helping others． I am very moved that college students’ volunteer teaching has helped solve the problem of teacher shortages in middle schools and broaden students’ vision toward the world． It was the first time I realized that my life experience can also inspire others． It turns out that every step of life is worth it．
I’m excited about my engagement with China， because it has met all my expectations since I was a child． The people， environment， technology and culture here are excellent． I hope I can continue to stay with China．
