With 11 foreign languages under her belt, 68-year-old villager-turned tour guide Xiu Xiuzhen has become a celebrity in the town of Yangshuo, a backpacker mecca in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region。
會(huì)說(shuō)11門(mén)外語(yǔ)的68歲的農(nóng)村導(dǎo)游徐秀珍成為了陽(yáng)朔鎮(zhèn)上的名人。陽(yáng)朔位于中國(guó)南部廣西壯族自治區(qū)，是背包客們心中的旅游圣地。
Xu lives at the foot of Moon Mountain, a must-see tourist attraction in Yangshuo, where she has guided countless tourists. Her sincerity has won her the name "Mama Moon."
徐秀珍住在月亮山腳下，這是陽(yáng)朔的一個(gè)必去的旅游景點(diǎn)。徐秀珍在那兒帶過(guò)無(wú)數(shù)游客，親切的她被游客們稱為“月亮媽媽”。
Yangshuo, known for its other-worldly karst landscape and the Lijiang River, has been drawing millions of foreign tourists since China opened its door to international travelers in the early 1980s。
陽(yáng)朔超凡脫俗的喀斯特地貌景觀和漓江使其聲名遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng)，自從中國(guó)在80年代早期向國(guó)際游客開(kāi)放后，它吸引了數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的外國(guó)游客。
The scenic town is home to many people who make a living by both farming and working as tour guides。
這個(gè)風(fēng)景優(yōu)美的小鎮(zhèn)的居民，多依靠農(nóng)牧業(yè)和為游客做導(dǎo)游為生。
Over the past 16 years, Xu has taught herself 11 foreign languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. In addition to making her incredibly popular, her linguistic prowess has made it easier for her to communicate with foreign tourists。
在過(guò)去的16年中，徐秀珍自學(xué)了11門(mén)外語(yǔ)，包括英語(yǔ)，西班牙語(yǔ)，日語(yǔ)和韓語(yǔ)等。這個(gè)會(huì)說(shuō)多種語(yǔ)言的技能不但讓她十分出名，更讓她與外國(guó)游客交流起來(lái)更便利。
"My peers are trying to pick up new languages to boost their business, but no one can catch up with me," she said。
徐秀珍說(shuō)：“我的一些同行也想多學(xué)一些語(yǔ)言來(lái)促進(jìn)自己的生意，但沒(méi)有人能趕得上我。”
But the polyglot farmer's success has been hard-won. She started learning simple English phrases 16 years ago, when Yangshuo's tourism industry started to boom。
但這位會(huì)說(shuō)數(shù)國(guó)語(yǔ)言的農(nóng)婦的成功得來(lái)不易，早在16年前，也就是陽(yáng)朔的旅游業(yè)剛開(kāi)始起步時(shí)，她就開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)一些基礎(chǔ)英語(yǔ)。
Illiterate, she was unable to read grammar books, so she had to memorize each word by its sound. But Xu seized every opportunity to talk to foreign tourists and tried to utter out her English。
因?yàn)橹澳坎蛔R(shí)丁，她并不能通過(guò)閱讀語(yǔ)法書(shū)來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)，所以她必須通過(guò)讀音來(lái)記憶每一個(gè)單詞。但是徐秀珍抓住每個(gè)能與外國(guó)游客說(shuō)話的機(jī)會(huì)，去說(shuō)一些她學(xué)到的英語(yǔ)。
Constant communication and a sense of perseverance proved effective, and she was gradually able to express herself in English. The determined woman has since learned other foreign languages in succession。
頻繁的交流和毅力終于收到了回報(bào)，她漸漸地開(kāi)始能用英語(yǔ)表達(dá)自己，這個(gè)堅(jiān)持到底的農(nóng)婦自此之后又接連學(xué)會(huì)了其它多種語(yǔ)言。
With her command of 11 foreign languages, Xu is one of the busiest tour guides in Yangshuo. Her reputation draws a large crowd of tourists every day, especially foreign visitors, who come to meet the multilingual guide out of admiration。
掌握了11門(mén)外語(yǔ)，徐秀珍成了陽(yáng)朔最繁忙的導(dǎo)游，她的名聲也為她每天都招攬了一大批游客，特別是一些對(duì)她敬仰已久特地來(lái)找她的外國(guó)游客。
"More and more foreign tourists are coming to Yangshuo, and I hope they will feel at home here with my help," she said。
她說(shuō)：“越來(lái)越多的外國(guó)游客來(lái)到陽(yáng)朔，我希望通過(guò)我的幫助，他們都能把這兒當(dāng)成自己家一樣。”
Not content to simply serve as a tour guide, she now owns a popular restaurant and operates a reputable hotel。
不滿足于僅僅做一位導(dǎo)游，徐秀珍現(xiàn)在還開(kāi)了一家受歡迎的餐館以及一家好名聲的旅館。
Huang Yongzhong, director of Yangshuo's tourism bureau, said Xu's success has encouraged many farmers to follow suit。
陽(yáng)朔旅游局局長(zhǎng)黃永忠說(shuō)，徐秀珍的成功鼓勵(lì)了許多農(nóng)民也開(kāi)始追隨仿效她。
Official statistics show that 1.5 million foreign tourists visited Yangshuo in 2012, a number that has inspired local tour guides to jump on the foreign language bandwagon with hopes of achieving success on par with that of "Mama Moon."
官方數(shù)據(jù)顯示2012年有150萬(wàn)外國(guó)游客來(lái)陽(yáng)朔旅游，這個(gè)數(shù)字激勵(lì)了許多當(dāng)?shù)貙?dǎo)游去學(xué)習(xí)外語(yǔ)，希望能取得和“月亮媽媽”同樣的成功。 "What 'Mama Moon' does is a good interpretation of the Yangshuo farmers' shared Chinese dream -- to make life better by learning new skills," Huang said。
黃永忠稱：“月亮媽媽的行為代表了陽(yáng)朔農(nóng)民的中國(guó)夢(mèng)——通過(guò)學(xué)習(xí)新的技能來(lái)讓自己的生活變得更好。”
He added that the government supports local tour guides by providing frequent training on the laws and regulations of the tourism industry。
他補(bǔ)充道，政府會(huì)通過(guò)提供頻繁的旅游業(yè)法規(guī)培訓(xùn)來(lái)支持當(dāng)?shù)貙?dǎo)游。
Farmers in Yangshuo are passionate, sincere and hard-working, and this spirit will lead to more success stories like that of "Mama Moon," he said。
他還說(shuō)：“陽(yáng)朔的農(nóng)民熱情、親切并努力，正是這種精神將會(huì)帶來(lái)諸如月亮媽媽那樣的更多的成功故事。”
