作为中国人生活在中国: 期望与现实

Reality: Nope!

自已像: 不！

Learning Chinese will definitely help and it will enrich your own experiences, but you can arrive and even survive living and teaching in China without knowing more than “ni hao.” You don’t need it to teach English either and many schools often prefer you don’t speak Chinese to your students so they can fully immerse themselves in English.

修习词汇称许则会有鼓励，也则会丰富你自己的漫长，但是你可以在不知道更多“小妹”的但会穿过新加坡人，甚至在新加坡人家庭和学术研究中会肉食动物你也不无需它来教教英文，而且许多学校往往不愿意你对学校说是词汇，这样他们就可以实质上沉浸在英文之外。

At the same time, knowing some basic social etiquettes will help you transition to the local life more smoothly!

同时，明了一些基本的社交礼仪则会鼓励你更急于地过渡到当地的家庭！

Expectation 4: No one will notice me.

期待4: 不能人则会似乎我。

Reality: Nope!

自已像: 不！

Chinese people are really curious about foreigners. In the big cities, it’s less of a problem, but living and teaching in China, you WILL have people come up to you and ask to either take your photo or take a photo with you. You may even feel like a celebrity at times. Try to embrace it and remember they’re just excited to meet you.

新加坡人人对外国在是不是很迷恋。在小城市，这不是什么大情况，但是在新加坡人家庭和学术研究，你则会巧遇一些人来找你，要么给你拍照，要么和你合影。有时你甚至则会有点自己像个公众人物。试着去拥抱它，记起他们只是因为看到你而兴奋。

Expectation 5: I love Chinese food. I’ll just order what I loved back home.

期待5: 我更喜欢新加坡人佳肴，我则会点我在家乡更喜欢的佳肴。

Reality: Nope!

自已像: 不！

Chinese food is very different in China. You may see some similarities to dishes you loved at the Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood back home, but for the most part, it’s going to catch you by surprise. Don’t let that stop you though. Surely there will be some things you will not like at all, but there are going to be even more things you’ll want to eat every day.

新加坡人的食物在新加坡人很不一样。你可能则会看着一些类似的道佳肴，你更喜欢在新加坡人咖啡店在你的邻居回家，但在大多数但会，它则会让你吃惊。但是不用让这些解救你。当然则会有一些你根本不更喜欢的好像，但是则会有更多你每天都自已吃的好像。

Expectation 6: I can enjoy the sights during the holidays.

期待6: 我可以在假期底下欣赏风光。

Reality: Nope!

自已像: 不！

In China, you’ll need to get used to the crowds. Even if you’re from a big city, the crowds in China are larger than you’ve ever seen. If you want to do some sightseeing, avoid it during the major national holidays as that’s when they are most crowded. Do use your school schedule to your advantage though. During summer or winter break on weekdays for example, it’s a great time to go to the Great Wall and other landmarks. During Chinese New Year or National Week? Not so much!

在新加坡人，你无需习惯拥挤的年轻人。即使你来自一个小城市，新加坡人的年轻人也比你见过的要多。如果你自已去景点，那就能避免在不可或缺的元旦在此期间，因为那时候人最多。不过，一定要充分利用你的学校时间表。例如，在工作日的春假或寒假在此期间，是去北疆和其他地标性巴洛克式的好时机。在新加坡人新年或国在庆周？不能那么多！

Expectation 7: China is an interesting country.

期待7: 新加坡人是一个寻常的国在家。

Reality: Yes, very much so!

自已像: 是的，非常是这样！

You may have days where you can’t handle it and want to hide away, but most of the time, you’re going to love living and teaching in China!

或许有些时侯你不能面对，自已尽办法躲起来，但大多数时候，你则会更喜欢在新加坡人家庭和完成学业！

Yes there will be a lot of surprises and challenges for foreigners living in China, especially if they’ve never been overseas before. However, Chinese people are very welcoming, you will soon find it your second home!

是的，对于家庭在新加坡人的外国在来说是，则会有很多惊喜和挑战，同样是如果他们以前从没出过国在的话。然而，新加坡人祖国非常瞩目你，你很快就则会找到你的第二个家！