【Text/Observer Network Guo Xiao】
Remember the two daughters of the American "financial tycoon" Jim Rogers, Happy Rogers and Little Bee Rogers? Although the two little Lolitas are literally Americans, they can speak an open and hanging Chinese, and there are countless fans.
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2019, two little girls gave Chinese people a New Year's greeting, and at the same time, they personally wrote a couplet with a Chinese, wishing everyone a happy new year and all the best, which can be said to be a real treasure girl.
In the CCTV "Classic Aria Circulating" broadcast on the evening of January 28, Happy Rogers and Little Bee Rogers sang a song of "Sound Rhythm Enlightenment" by Che Wanyu of the Qing Dynasty, "Cloud to rain, snow to wind, evening light to clear sky; Laihong to Swallow, Bird to Song insect..." After the two people sang this song with accurate pronunciation, bright rhythm and full of emotion, many netizens on the scene applauded and expressed their amazement.
You can sing Chinese poems, but do you really understand Chinese?
The 10-year-old little bee Rogers recited a poem by Li Bai's "Quiet Night Thoughts" with great emotion on the spot, with a slight sadness in his words, looking into the distance from time to time, Happy Rogers then read a song by Li Zhao of the Tang Dynasty to test the audience.
The host Zhu Dan couldn't help but praise that the two really understood the meaning of the poem, and their rhythm and expression movements were very accurate, which fully matched the content of the poem.
Happy Rogers also introduced that he and his parents live in two places all year round, so every night when they look at the moon, they always can't help but wonder, are they also watching the same moon?
At this time, Rogers in the audience showed a kind smile and tears in his eyes.
When the host Sabine asked with a shocked face why Chinese could speak so fluently, the two girls introduced that they had actually learned Chinese from a very young age, and used "as long as the kung fu is deep and the iron pestle is sharpened into a needle" to explain the process of learning Chinese.
China's classical culture not only includes poetry, but also idioms and novels.
Little Bee Rogers introduced that she has always liked Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West", so she has always fantasized that she is Sun Wukong's sister Sun Xiaomei, and she also has a black stick and Sun Wukong's golden hoop stick to match - black hoop stick.
Kang Zhen, a professor at the College of Literature of Beijing Normal University and a famous cultural scholar, came up with a question on the spot, and many characters in "Sun Wukong" got together to hold a big party and play an idiom.
Sabine blurted out "the group of demons dancing wildly", making Kang Zhen cry and laugh, "Can we say something good?" ”
Just as many spectators and guests were looking at each other, Happy Rogers clearly said the answer "concentrate", and she explained carefully, because there are many "spirits" and "gods" in it.
Sabine then took a question that is a "death proposition" for many foreigners, "Xiaolongnü came to the place where Yang lived when he was a child, and said emotionally, I have also wanted to live a life, what does it mean?" ”
The two girls were a little shocked at first, and then, Happy Rogers explained that Xiaolongnü meant "I also want to live the life that Yang lived before", Kang Zhen immediately gave a thumbs up, "This can be seen, they are completely thinking in Chinese," rather than translating it and then understanding it.
Happy Rogers also revealed a "little trick" that he was able to spit on mom and dad at home, because they could understand the words "mom and dad", so the sisters would say "daddy and mother" at home, and they didn't know what they were talking about.
The camera turns to Rogers and his wife in the audience, who have a confused look of "you seem to be talking about us".
The two sisters who fell generously also shocked many netizens who watched the show Chinese, and some netizens said that there was no accent at all, which was really very good.
Why Chinese kids from elementary school?
Rogers said that his first time in China was in 1984, when he had a premonition that China would become a great country in the world, Chinese was the key to the future, and in the past 30 years, China has undergone great changes.
Rogers has said many times that the family moved to Singapore to let his daughter learn Chinese and understand Asia, and in the show, he also constantly mentioned, "They are my best investment."
It is reported that the eldest daughter of 15 years old, Happy Rogers, is now able to teach others Chinese, earning $25 an hour.
In the end, the family of four also decided to write a couplet with a Chinese to send blessings to everyone, and the little bee Rogers held the brush not particularly smoothly, but she still happily completed the four words "Happy New Year" with her parents, and the sister successfully wrote "All the best".
Kang Zhenzhen said that the two little girls regard classical Chinese poetry and culture as a spiritual driving force to motivate them to live and learn, which shows that Chinese culture and classical poetry not only infiltrate the hearts of the Chinese people, but also play an important role in the world.
The story of Rogers' two young daughters also reminds netizens of Trump's granddaughter Arabella, who not only memorizes the "Three Character Classic" and sings Chinese songs, but is also no stranger to ancient Chinese poetry.
In order to strengthen cooperation with China in the field of space, some European astronauts are also learning Chinese; Antonella Sorres, a professor of linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, has also said that China is rising and Chinese is an emerging language, so learning Chinese is seen as a good investment.
On the evening of February 4, local time, Trump's daughter Ivanka preemptively sent a Lunar New Year wish "Happy New Year" to Chinese people on social media with a Chinese.
In this regard, some netizens sighed that every time they see this, they feel so proud.
Kang Zhen also said, "I am really proud of Chinese culture and full of confidence in the future of Chinese culture. ”
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