前言
Preface

因为小时候听说可以挖洞穿过地球，所以我开始挖洞。美国小孩儿都知道世界另一头有什么，那个“什么”就是我的目的地：中国。当时的我缺乏耐心，没继续挖。但是，我从没放弃过我的梦想。或者说，从那一天起，我就在一条想象中的龙背上坐着，直到终于到达那个遥远的地方——中国。

When I was young I believed people could dig straight through the Earth, so I began to dig. And every American boy and girl knew what was on the other side of the world, and that “what” was my destination: China. At the time I lacked patience, and didn't continue to dig. But I never gave up my dream. And you could say, from that day onward, I rode on the back of an imaginary dragon until I finally made my way to that faraway land—China.

在中国的第一个星期，我跟老板坐在出租车里，我看见了一头水牛在我们前面横穿过马路。

In my first week: riding in a taxi with my boss, I saw a water buffalo cross the road in front of us.

“它去哪里？”我问老板。

“Where's it going?” I asked her.

“我怎么知道，我又不是牛。”她回答。

“How would I know, I'm not a water buffalo,” she answered.

很合理的答案。

What a fitting answer.

从那天起，我开始了我的冒险……

And from that day on my adventure began...