The other day I announced that I would go abroad for further studies right after my college education. My decision evoked the immediate objection of my family： Why？ Why should I borrow a huge sum of money for overseas studies while I might receive the same education at home at relatively low cost？ My answer is： in addition to knowledge， I can gain experience that those who stay at home will never have.

First， experience is the opportunity for the real-life use of foreign languages. While a person can study a foreign language at home， the effect can never be compared with constant use of the language in academic and everyday life. There is no better opportunity to improve second-language skills than living in the country in which it is spoken. Living in English-speaking countries such as America and Australia for several years， for example， my English will be as perfect as native speakers.

有一天,我宣布了在我的大学教育后，我将出国深造。我的决定直接引起了我家人的反对:为什么?我为什么要借一大笔钱为海外学习，虽然以相对低的成本在家里，我可能接受相同的教育?我的答案是:除了知识之外,我可以获得经验,那些呆在家里是不会有的。

首先,经验是实际使用外语的机会。当一个人在家可以学习一门外语,效果不能与常数在学术和日常生活中使用的语言一样。没有更好的机会来提高第二语言技能，比住在乡下说口语。生活在说英语的国家,如美国和澳大利亚好几年了,例如,我的英语将会和母语一样完美。