原文：
I've been studying history in China.
My name is Leo.I'm from Australia,and i've been teaching in China for two years.I teach in Harbin,the capital of Heilongjiang Province.This is an interesting city with a very colorful history.There is some European influence in the city,and some of the old buildings in Harbin are in Russian style.
Since i came to China,i've been learning a lot about my family history.Although i'm Australian,my family is Jewish.So it was very interesting for me to learn that a lot of Jews came to live in Harbin many years ago.My parents were so surprised when i told them about this.In fact,the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng more than a thousand years ago and were welcomed by the Song Emperor.
When i lived in Australia,i studied history at school but we usually studied Australian or western history.However,when i heard that i was going to work in China,i started studying Chinese history.I've been studying for over two years now.My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very hard to understand,but i don't really agree.I think if you study hard,you'll be able to understand any culture.For a foreigner like me,the more i learn about Chinese history,the more i enjoy living in China.
And although i live quite far from Beijing,I'm certain i will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008!
譯文：
我一直在中國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)歷史
我的名字叫利奧.我來自澳大利亞,并且我在中國(guó)教書已兩年了.我在黑龍江省的省會(huì)哈爾濱教書.這是一座擁有多姿多彩歷史的有趣的城市.這座城市有歐洲的一些痕跡,并且在哈爾濱的一些古老建筑物是俄羅斯風(fēng)格的.
自從我來到中國(guó),我已經(jīng)學(xué)到了很多關(guān)于我家族的歷史.盡管我是澳大利亞人,但我的家族是猶太人.因此,對(duì)我來說知道很多年前猶太人來哈爾濱居住是很有趣的.當(dāng)我告訴我的父母關(guān)于這段歷史時(shí),他們是如此驚訝.事實(shí)上,第一批猶太人可能早在一千年前就來到開封并且受到了宋朝皇帝的歡迎.
當(dāng)我住在澳大利亞的時(shí)候,我在學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)歷史,但我們通常學(xué)習(xí)澳大利亞和西方的歷史.然而,當(dāng)我聽到我將去中國(guó)工作時(shí),我開始研究中國(guó)的歷史.現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)學(xué)習(xí)了兩年多.我澳大利亞的朋友說中國(guó)的歷史很難理解,但我真的不同意.我認(rèn)為只要你努力學(xué)習(xí),你將會(huì)理解任何一種文化.對(duì)于一個(gè)像我一樣的外國(guó)人,我學(xué)的中國(guó)歷史越多,我就越喜歡住在中國(guó).盡管我住的離北京很遠(yuǎn),但我肯定,在2008年北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)時(shí)我一定會(huì)在這兒的!