長安三萬裏

今晚是我第二次看《長安三萬裏》。那篇電影好讓我感動！電影的細節是關於大唐的氣勢。看電影時候感覺古文的悲歡離合，友情和詩意。主角是高適，他是敘述者。但是電影另外一位重要人物是李白。李白，那位謫仙！那位風流瀟灑的遊子！有一次，我在中文學校讀過了他的《靜夜思》。這是我童年的懷念，一個神秘秘的纏綿感情。

我高中時候，我姐送給我了一本關於李白的傳記，哈金寫的《The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai 》。有一次，我有一位很重要的考試。考試之前，我再讀了那本傳記。有些人会觉得这很奇怪，应为李白活的时候非常倒霉。那位可憐的詩人沒機會考過行卷當一位重要的官人。不過，對我來說，這本書像一個魔米奇妙的福氣。我覺得太白兄鼓勵我考過這門考試。我稱呼他為太白兄因為我對他有點親切的感情。

我是一位美國二代華裔。如果我跟土生的中國人比漢語水平，我的距離差很多。
但是文學是我最大的愛好，我的一刻野心是學文言文。我的專業是教育，畢業之後要去一個美國高中教文學。我可以分析美國和英國作者，但是我好想了解中國的唐詩和宋詞。

Tonight was my second time watching "30,000 miles from Chang'an." That film really moved me! The film's plot is about the grandeur of the Great Tang. Watching this film made me feel ancient verses' poetic sentiments on joys, sorrows, heartbreaks, reunion, and friendship. The main character and narrator is Gao Shi. However, the film's other most character is Li Bai. Li Bai, that banished immortal! That carefree, unrestrained, and romantic wanderer! One time, we read his "Quiet Night Reflection Thought" in Chinese school. This is one of the nostalgic memories of my younger days, and it carries a strangely sentimental feeling.

When I was in high school, my sister gave me a biography about Li Bai written by Ha Jin called "The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai". Once, I had a very important exam. Before I took the exam, I read that biography again. Some people would find this strange, since Li Bai was unlucky during his lifetime. That unlucky poet never had a chance to take the imperial examinations and become an important official. Though to me, this book felt strangely lucky. I call him "Brother Bai" because I feel close to him.

I am a 2nd generation Chinese-American. If I were to compare myself to a native born Chinese person's Chinese proficiency, the distance between us would be vast. However, literature is my greatest love. I have ambitions of studying Classical Chinese. My field of study is education, and after I graduate I will teach English literature at a high school. I can analyze American and British literary works, but I crave the ability to understand Tang poetry and Song ci.