Eighty-old man to build five languages ​​table (Figure)

Deming elderly

Deming old finishing out of the four Mandarin table

Home on an ordinary notebook, the words "practical everyday language," the words table, table inside Gerry respectively in Chinese, English, French, German, Russian 5 national languages, clearly marked with the number of everyday language and writing style. This notebook has been full to the brim to write more than 100 pages.

These are communities who lives Jiancaoping Datong Road Deming's 85-year-old draft, he would use his country could read and write 5 languages ​​in order to write a "practical everyday language" booklet. August 1, the reporter went to Deming old, listening to him tell the story behind this.

The four countries can speak and write foreign languages

August 1 at 10 am, reporters came to Deming old, he was sitting on the sofa, holding a magnifying glass, sometimes mutter prayers, sometimes breath reflect on, refine, organize their notes. Reporters went over to look, 18 to open the big notebook, red and blue lines mark dense, outsiders really do not see an excuse to.

Up, the extension Shen Yao, activities activities of the wrist, and reporters began chatting about old he could read and write 5 languages ​​of the special "ability" to. Old 1952 graduate of Northern University, Tianjin, Taiyuan Iron and Steel Company and then entered a technology department, a few years in technology management.

Said the old man, English and Russian language he learned in college, from 1960, he taught himself French and German language between the two countries. "May be like learning languages, foreign language there is a warmth." Deming said he controlled from the beginning of the dictionary translation, listening and reading every day, and later the everyday language can read and write, it took less than year.

Until now, are still in the continually updated learning. He believes that language can only play a role in the use, hoping to use their expertise to help you in this.

"Made" table project began in early

"I have sorted out by category 'letter sounds', 'basic grammar', 'daily sessions' for several categories of notes." The old man told reporters that he started from the beginning of this year, to prepare materials, find a dictionary to begin drafting their own 5 languages ​​"practical everyday language," table "project."

Open the draft of this note, the reporter noted, the elderly form very carefully by the way, the notebook inside is divided into five parts tandem, according to the order of some Chinese for the first part of everyday language, followed by four parts, namely France, Germany , English, Russian control of writing. These notes have been written a hundred pages, the font is very small, each page is dense.

"In fact, I was first found in their use of the benefits of such a write." Said the old man, for example, to know that "we are good friends" in English, French, German, Russian written four countries, found this statement directly Chinese in the first few pages, you can clearly understand. This will give beginners a variety of foreign languages ​​are more intuitive feel, as soon as possible to master a variety of foreign languages, and used at any time.

Now, the elderly insist on writing at least two hours a day, but also keep checking dictionaries in various languages, were written. Despite the heavy workload, but he was not feeling trouble. "My initial plan is to complete the 500 pages, printed later, provided free of charge to people in need." Said the old man, his wife after the death of children, the children are busy, he was a man living every day to write about painting, pretty have fun.

Multi-language help end the new Friends of the Elderly

Could read and write 5 languages, not only the elderly are confident to complete the "practical everyday language" table, but also to more harmonious relationship between him and the neighborhood, he met many new friends. Deming cheerful, often chatting with neighbors and, subconsciously say twelve foreign language, a long time, everyone knows the old man does not generally able to say that the language of several countries.

Some time ago, a resident of Building 13 next to a bad heart, the placement of a pacemaker, the hospital gave him a written note of the product manual, can be above all the English do not understand. Later, the residents found Deming, the elderly soon translated into Chinese, and a copy to him. Later, I heard that in addition to the patient can not read the manual, many doctors are scanty, the Chinese elderly also shows a lot of copies, to give the provincial capital of the hospital's heart physician. Today, Deming these doctors have become good friends. "The biggest joy is helping others, knowledge of foreign languages ​​I can help people solve problems, I am happy." Said the old man.