中国——我的第二个家乡
［泰国］ 曾子超 上海海洋大学
虽说从没有到过中国，但在我幼小时的心灵深处就有一种情结：泰国是生养我的故土，中国是我的也是我们全家的第二故乡。
细想起来，我的这种情结应该是来自我的母亲。在我幼年的记忆中，母亲时常给我讲中国的故事，她总是说自己有好久没有回中国了。依稀记得，那时母亲经常会把我抱在她温暖的怀里，莞尔一笑，显得是那么和蔼可亲。她经常在睡前向我娓娓讲述她在中国的亲朋好友的趣闻逸事，还给我看了很多她年轻时候与中国朋友们的照片，我在小时候便对中国产生了浓厚的兴趣，很期待有一天能够到中国去，亲身感受一下中国味道、中国风貌。
长大后，这种期待与日俱增，于是我选择到中国去学习汉语。我在泰国的国际学校读了一段时间后，我们一家便来到了中国——我的第二个家乡。
中国的瑰丽景色，犹如一幅栩栩如生的水墨画，令人心旷神怡。这里水天一色的风景、风和日丽的天气、鳞次栉比的建筑，无不让我欣赏、陶醉。中国的美丽一如我幼小时想象到的中国。在这些美丽景象下，一切都显得熠熠生辉。到中国我便就读于当地的一所学校，开始学习拼音与汉字，我感受到中国文化的独特魅力，它是那样的历史悠久、源远流长、博大精深：同一个字可以拥有不同的读音，同一个词语可以拥有不同的意义，还可以组合成层出不穷的成语。
时光荏苒，我与中国同学的友谊日渐深厚起来，我们在交流的过程中了解了彼此国家的地理环境、饮食习惯、生活作息，我也愈加开朗了。
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中国有句古话“民以食为天”，我想这代表了中国人特别注重自己的饮食多元化，而八大菜系的形成也是由于每个地区的中国人都有自己独特的饮食文化。
中国老师上课时也曾和我们生动形象地聊到当今中国科技的发展。中国开发了全世界首个5G火车站、中国大飞机、超级计算机……我也亲眼见证了近年来中国信息技术和国家经济的腾飞。课堂上，老师时常会惟妙惟肖地与我们分享他求学时代的中国：他们小时候没有电子设备，通信十分不方便，网络也没有那么发达，他们的娱乐方式就是约邻居小孩出去玩；出去时交通工具也没有那么普及；支付方式也只有现金找零。而短短十几年，中国的迅速发展令人叹为观止，现在可以用网络看电影、打电话、查资料；用智能手机打车、路线导航；付款用支付宝、微信、银行卡……这让我依稀回想起在泰国时，我也曾设想过中国的发展速度，而直到现在我才真正领悟到了什么是“中国速度”。
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说到“中国速度”，我的心境百感交集，不得不提的就是中国抗击疫情。当全球陷入疫情的困境时，中国政府在第一时间派出专家抗疫医疗队，第一时间抗击疫情。在抗击疫情过程中，涌现出很多平凡英雄。他们也有亲人，但他们依然奋不顾身挺身而出，所有中国人民凝聚起来团结一致，使中国疫情很快得到了缓解，也使全国陷入的僵局得以化解。这种“速度”除了中国，恐怕不会有第二个国家能够做得到。作为一名国际学生，我也很感谢这些平凡英雄为国家做出的伟大贡献。
中国——我的第二个故乡，我见证了这个国泰民安的国家的发展。相信在不久的将来，中国会在更多领域上成就非凡，同时，促进与其他国家的友好合作关系，带动其他国家的经济发展，创造出让世界各国人民称颂的辉煌成就。我很期待这一天早日到来，我为我的第二故乡的美好明天而激动，为她今天的成就而自豪。
China， My Second Hometown
［Thailand］ Sae Kwan Suprachai， Shanghai Ocean University
Though I had never been to China before， there was a deep feeling in my heart when I was a child： Thailand is my motherland， and China is the second hometown for me and for my family as well．
This sentiment might have come from my mother． In my childhood memories， she often told me stories of China and she would say that she had been away from China for so long． Now I still have vague memory of her embracing me in her arms． Her smile was so amiable． At night， before going to bed， she would narrate anecdotes of her relatives and friends in China and show me many of her photos taken with her Chinese friends when she was young． These helped develop my strong interest in China when I was a child． I was looking forward to my own visit and experience there．
This desire has accumulated day by day as I grew up， so I chose to come to China to learn Chinese． After I studied in an international school in Thailand for a period of time， my family came to China， my second hometown．
The magnificent scenery of China， which looks like a traditional Chinese ink painting， is refreshing and delighting． I am deeply fascinated by its beauty： the endless extension of sea into the sky， the gentle breeze and bright sunny day， the rows upon rows of buildings… everything is so dazzling． China is just as gorgeous as what I have imagined since my childhood． Here， I became a student at a local school where I started to learn pinyin and Chinese characters． I truly experienced the unique glamour of the long－standing， extensive and profound Chinese culture． In the Chinese language， the same character can be pronounced differently， the same word may have distinctive meanings and there are countless idioms．
Times flies， and my friendship with Chinese students has grown stronger． We learn about the geographical environment， eating habit and daily life of each other’s country， and I have become more and more outgoing．
An old Chinese saying goes， “Food is of overriding priority”， which I think shows the Chinese people’s particular attention to their dietary diversity． The unique food cultures of different regions in China contribute to the formation of eight major Chinese cuisines．
In classes Chinese teachers also told with us that the technological developments in China today： the world’s first 5G railway station， the domestically produced single－aisle passenger jet， the supercomputer， etc． I have also witnessed China’s development of information technology and the rapid growth of economy． My teachers often shared with us the circumstance of China back to their own school days when there were few electric devices， communication facilities or network． The only way to entertain oneself was to play with the peers in the neighbourhood． Transportation was not that easy as it is today． Cash transaction was the only payment method． Just within a dozen years， the development of China is miraculous． Now， you can watch movies， make phone calls and do searches via internet． You can use the smartphones for taxis booking and route navigation． You can make payments by means of Alipay， WeChat， bank cards， etc． I had envisaged the rapidness of China’s development when I was in Thailand， but not until now have I realized what “China speed” is．
When it comes to “China speed”， what I must mention is the fight against the COVID－19 pandemic． When the whole world was in the mire of the pandemic， the Chinese government in the first place sent its expert medical teams to the epidemic－hit areas． In the fight against the epidemic， many ordinary heroes have emerged． They had their own families to take care of but still， they came forward bravely and selflessly． With the unity of all Chinese people， the pandemic in China was quickly under control and the normal life was resumed． This is the “speed” not be possibly seen in any other country． As an international student， I would also like to express my gratefulness to the ordinary heroes for their significant contributions．
China is my second hometown． I have witnessed its development， its prosperity and its peacefulness． I believe that China will continue to achieve extraordinary achievements in more fields in the near future． It will keep on pursuing the friendly and cooperative relations with other countries and helping to promote their economic development． This would be a creditable accomplishment and I am looking forward to it． I am so proud of the achievements of China， my second hometown and I am excited for its bright future．
