「你為什麼來中國？」

One of the most asked questions, yet also one of the most difficult to answer.這是一個最常被問到的問題，也是最難以回答的問題。This morning"s elevator conversation quickly found it"s way to this question via this route:這個早上的電梯會談是快速通向這個問題的途徑：Do you work or study here？「你在這兒工作還是學習？」Work.「工作」Where are you from?「你來自哪裡？」California.「加利福尼亞」Then why did you come to China?「那你為什麼要來中國？」This question has vexed me because I don"t quite know the answer. Occasionally I reply that when I know why I"m in China, then I"ll probably go home.這個問題使我煩惱，因為我也不太清楚答案是什麼。偶爾我會回答說，當我知道我為什麼來中國的時候，那麼我可能就會回家了。One of the things that bothers me is that it is implied that the person wouldn"t know why I came to China, as if they think coming here was a poor decision and are curious why I made it. This leads me to ponder, was it a poor decision? Thus it is something I"m constantly trying to define and decide for myself.困擾我的事情之一就是，這暗示著人們不知道我為什麼要來中國，好像他們認為來這裡是個糟糕的決定，好奇我為什麼會這麼做。這使我深思，這確實是個糟糕的決定嗎？因此這是某種我不斷嘗試為自己定義和決定的事情。While there certainly is no definite answer, I am just curious to hear other people"s thoughts on this question. Do you flippantly reply, or does it also make you question your life?當然，這裡沒有明確的答案，我只是想聽聽別人對這個問題的看法。你會漫不經心地回答？或者它也讓你質疑你的生活？
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