Finally in semester 6 especially on Remedial of Reading 3 subject which is conducted on Friday, June 24th 2016, I can be able to make a summary from one of passage in Reading 3 book to retell to my beloved lecturer Mrs. Nunung Nurjanah, S.Pd., M.Hum. as a examiner lecturer in a Remedial of Reading 3 subject. Take a look the following terrifying passage that must be made a summary by me. And Alhamdulillah in one hour I can be able to make it become a summary with own words. You can see my result of summary after the passage "an American Finding Her Chinese Face" below.
An American Finding Her Chinese Face
By Wendy Lum, from China Daily
The first time I lived in China, I was amazed to see so many different Chinese faces; I never knew that there could be such a diversity of faces in a population that seemed so alike. I was so surprised to see such a difference. The ironic part of all this was that I was one of those faces. You see, I am an overseas Chinese.
I had come to China to teach as a foreign teacher at a university in Guangzhuo. It seemed my lifelong dream of coming back to my "motherland" was being fulfilled. Yet I remembered that sooner or later I would have to open my mouth and my secret identity would be discovered.
My first experience of being questioned as to why I did not know any Chinese was when I went to get my bike fixed. "What?" said the bike repairman, "You are Chinese so you should know how to speak Chinese." I tried to explain in my limited Chinese (Cantonese) that in America, everyone speaks English and that unless you are fortunate enough to go to Chinese school, you speak only English. Somehow, I was unable to convince the bike repairman that I honestly wanted to be more in tune, more familiar with my Chinese side, but had never had that opportunity up until now.
You see, I grew up in the very diverse multi-cultural mix of Hawaii, which is noted for being a melting pot - where cultures are encouraged to blend together. Therefore, coming to China was a cultural shock for me. However, by the end of my first year in China, not only had I mastered the language, but I was able to blend in like a native. To my delight, I was able to bargain things down to almost half the price, order dishes at restaurants for my American friends, and carry on a normal conversation with anyone on the street. I could also spit out bones on the table without worrying whether it was bad manners or not, and I mastered the fine art of biking around the congested streets without getting hit, and eating almost anything with no questions asked.
After returning to Hawaii for a year, I am now once again in China to teach. Even though I sometimes feel more at home in Hawaii, I am drawn to this country and feel the need to spend more time here to discover who I really am. I sometimes ask myself why I love China so much, despite my frustrations with trying to learn the language and coming to terms with the culture. It is not clear to me yet, but I'm here to look for answers. What I do know is that there is an unexplained beauty about the land, culture, history and most of the people here.
Still, after all my enthusiasm and determination to fit into this culture, some things have not changed. My students still think I am Japanese, and they are incredulous (totally in disbelief) that I write with my left hand. I am still struggling to learn the language, this time Mandarin instead of Cantonese. I find that at times I really identify with my Chinese side and at other times, my American. Perhaps that is how things will always be, that I will be forever caught between two worlds.
Summary:
The text above tells about the experience of author in finding her Chinese face of herself. The author had two identities in herself between American/Hawaii and Chinese which looked in her face. Yet she continually tried to hide her truth or identity from the people. Because if she had known as a Chinese, she couldn't be able to speak a Chinese well. Instead she will speak with her limited Chinese language. It is caused by her life in China country hadn't yet too longer or it was the first time she lived in China country. And after she had been surprised by the existence of Chinese faces in a population that seemed so alike, she felt that she was an overseas Chinese. And it makes her to find the answer about her face which looked like a Chinese.
She lived in China as a foreign teacher at a university in Guangzhuo. And one day when she went to get her bike fixed, the bike repairman said to her, "You are Chinese so you should know how to speak Chinese," She tried to response it in her limited Chinese (Cantonese) that in America, everyone speaks English and though you are fortunate enough to go to Chinese school for studying, you will speak only English. All explanation what the author told about to the bike repairman tells about her frustrations against the opportunity which can't be able to get by her to learn Chinese language. But she didn't give up to learn Chinese, she learned it from the daily life context with people.
In fact, one year lived in china was worthy for her. Because at the end of her first year in China, she could be able to master the Chinese language. Not only that, she could also be able to bargain things down to almost half the price. Beside that, she could also be able to order the dishes at restaurants for her American friends. Then, carry on a normal conversation with anybody on the street. In addition, she could also be able to spit out bones on the table without worrying whether it was bad manners or not. And she could also be able to master the fine art of biking around the congested streets without getting hit, and eating almost anything with no questions asked.
Other side, she loved the beauty of china country from the land, culture, history and most of all the people there. Surprisingly, when other people has known her as a woman who has a Chinese face, but most of students who are taught by her in her university felt that she was a Japanese breed. It is caused by her way in writing words down on the paper by using her left hand. That's no big deal for her because she will be forever caught between two worlds among Chinese and American.
