如果你当面听我讲这个故事,从口音你就能断定出我不是一个土生土长的美国人。我的家远在俄罗斯的圣彼得堡。三年前,因为爸爸受邀到波士顿某所高校任教,我们举家迁居到这个城市。来美国之前,我的英语已经相当不错,可一想到要置身异国他乡,我就感到惴惴不安。一方面,我在美国没有一个朋友;另一方面,作为家里三个孩子中最大的一个,我觉得我有责任为弟弟妹妹树立好好学习的榜样,让爸爸妈妈 If you listen to me in person, you can tell from the accent that I’m not a native American. My home is far from St. Petersburg in Russia. Three years ago, my father moved to the city because his father was invited to teach in a university in Boston. Before I came to the United States, my English was quite good, but I felt uneasy at the thought of being in a foreign country. On the one hand, I do not have a friend in the United States. On the other hand, as the largest of the three children in the family, I feel that I have a responsibility to set a good example for younger brothers and sisters to learn, let Mom and Dad