Josephine Wilson,71,trained to be an actress but worked as a teacher for many years.She has three grown-up children and ten grandchildren.She lives with her dog in Los Angeles.
Nguyen Van Tuan,19,came from Vietnam to high school in the USA when he was sixteen.He now works as a pizza delivery boy in Long Beach,California.He has no contact with his family.
Josephine Wilson
When I first met Nguyen,it was probably nine or ten weeks after he had arrived in Los Angeles,and he was feeling very lonely.He could speak very little English and he was in culture shock.He was working at the local GREengrocer's and was living with a friend of mine,Cathy Kelly,in a big house with some other people,who needed housing.I met him one day when Cathy was having a party to help people like him get to know others in the neighborhood.I liked him immediately,but it was difficult to have a conversation with him because he was still learning English.He didn't have many clothes and I remember one of the first things I did was to take him shopping to buy something to wear.
His English improved very quickly.It was interesting to see how he was settling into Western life.He was coping with(对付)it all very well,even though it was very difficult for him.He comes from Ho Chi Minh City,and having been there myself,I know there couldn't be a GREater contrast to Los Angeles.
At my age I don't make friends easily,but I count(认为)him among my closest friends.I think he is one of the most honest people I have ever met.I'm quite surprised he likes me and wants to spend such a lot of time with an old lady.But he's kind and considerate(考虑周到的).We are natural friends.I'm very easy in his company and I love to hear his stories about his life as a child.He comes from a culture that is so alien(外国的;异己的)to ours,and yet we understand each other.And I love having a young person around,the excitement and optimism(乐观)is really heartening.
Here are some questions about the interview.Write full answers.
1.What was Josephine doing when Nguyen first saw her?
2.Where was Nguyen living when they met?
3.How was he feeling when they met?
4.What were they doing when they met?
5.Why was it difficult to hold conversations with him?
6.What was one of the first things Josephine did?
7.What did Josephine train to be?
8.Where did Josephine take Nguyen?
9.How was he coping with life in Los Angeles?
10.How often were they seeing each other at one point?(答案略)
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