Introduction to Rebirth

No part-time job, get off work early.

When Luo Ji went out, he went with Song Qian.

After leaving the small classroom, Song Qian suddenly asked: "If you work part-time here, do you still need money to learn Korean?"

"If you have a part-time job, you can learn Korean for free." Luo Ji asked, "What's wrong?"

Song Qian's smile was a little awkward: "I feel like we learn Korean quickly by practicing through conversation. But classes are very troublesome. We have to queue up, wait for arrangements, and have to come here from the company."

Luo Ji understood and said, "And the fee is very expensive, right?"

"It's not cheap in the first place." Song Qian's worries were exposed, but she admitted generously: "The cost of time and money are all very troublesome."

It should be similar to Zhuhyun's idea. The fees for this small class are really expensive.And why are trainees and idols in separate classes?Not only because they are afraid of staff confusion, but also because idols’ fees are more expensive than trainees’ fees.

Although Luo Ji said the words like that, he already planned to help in his heart.Luo Ji helped foreigners like Joo Hyun.Song Qian is a compatriot, and she just warmly invited her to attend the New Year party, so there is no need to worry about her identity.

"Is this what you mean by practicing oral English with you in private?" Luo Ji smiled and nodded: "Okay, these are all small things. Some people spend money to eat and drink, some people spend money to order songs, some people spend money to have beauty treatments, and some people spend money to get massages. Today Someone paid me to chat with them."

Song Qian was amused, thought about the words in the skit, and said, "Yes, this is called 'Psychologist' abroad, and translated into Chinese it means psychiatrist."

"Crazy! Hahaha!" Luo Ji also laughed.

It may really be due to the language. When Luo Ji speaks English or Korean, his personality is actually very boring.

Only when speaking Chinese with others without restraint, Luo Ji can easily get into a state of talking and laughing, and even make jokes.

Even Song Qian felt this way and said, "Do you think you will be more cheerful when you speak Chinese?"

Luo Ji nodded: "Maybe. I heard that when people switch to different languages, their personality will be affected. Because each language system will affect a certain amount of thinking. German is rigid, so Germans are rigorous. French is lively, so French people Romantic. Italian is troublesome, so Italians dance and have to match their hand movements when they speak.”

Song Qian asked: "What's the difference between Chinese and Korean?"

"I think Chinese can be an average value. I have always believed that the advantages of ideographic characters are definitely greater than phonetic characters. However, it is difficult to create ideographic characters, but phonetic characters are very simple." Luo Ji was stunned after speaking. Looking at Song Qian: "Aren't I boring when I say this?"

"No, it's very interesting." Song Qian said: "It's not too profound, and everything you say has a reason, of course I understand it. But there is still a question, what is the ideogram?"

Luo Ji explained: "Ideographic characters are usually hieroglyphics. However, the development of hieroglyphics is limited because there are many abstract concepts that cannot be pictographed. Therefore, many hieroglyphics died out in ancient times. Chinese The fact that it has been passed down is the work of our ancestors. The ancient literati actually added other methods of character creation, such as understanding, meaning, pictophonetic, transliteration, and borrowing in the Six Books. As a result, hieroglyphics evolved and became ideograms. "

"I never thought about it before. When you say that, it's really like this." Song Qian nodded: "Then what?"

Luo Ji nodded, and while walking with Song Qian under the street lamp, he said: "Chinese has developed for thousands of years before it is considered complete. But it is very simple to recreate a phonetic script. It is not an exaggeration to say that, give me a In a few years, I can use Roman letters to create a new phonetic script."

This time Song Qian felt it was very outrageous: "One year? No, new? Nor..."

Luo Ji said with a smile: "Small countries in Central Asia and Europe are like this, including Korean. It took almost just a few years to invent and perfect a kind of writing. The characteristic of this kind of writing is that it has a short lifespan. When a nation becomes extinct, or a large population disappears due to war or plague, and if the mainstream group that caused the language accent disappears and is replaced by other accents, then there will be a mismatch between what people write and what they say. Case."

"Once this happens, reform is needed. For example, Mark Twain's reform of English in history led to the emergence of American English. Martin Luther's reform of German. In addition, if fewer and fewer people use it, eventually It will also become the text of death.”

"What do you mean?" Song Qian asked.

"That is to say, although people can still understand it, they can no longer speak it. For example, this is the case with Latin. If France had not been restored during World War II, then perhaps French would not exist now." Luo Ji Explained: "You asked me before why I learned Korean so quickly. In fact, my answer at the time was perfunctory."

Song Qian nodded: "I feel it, but I didn't expose you. Are you kind?"

"Oh, it's not bad." Luo Ji said with a smile: "In fact, language is divided into systems. Ideographs and phonetic characters. Ideographic characters are only Chinese now, while phonetic characters include English, German, French, and Korean. And so on. It is definitely more difficult to learn a language across systems. But it is very simple to learn within the same system."

Song Qian thought for a while: "You mean, if a person is good at English, it will be easy for him to learn French, German, and Korean?"

"It can be understood this way." Luo Ji said: "When I was in the United States, I knew a European who had taught himself 11 foreign languages ​​before he was an adult and could communicate normally. But he gave up after learning Chinese for half a year. I am not deliberately exaggerating, but the practical reason is that these are two systems of writing. The vast majority of Western writing is based on Roman letters and Latin, and this is a fact."

Song Qian said with a sad face: "You might as well not say it. Now that it's over, my confidence is gone."

"No, you have learned very well now. Phonetic writing is simple, and Korean is even simpler. Korean was founded the latest, so it is also the most imperfect. To put it harshly, that's it A foreign language only has pronunciation and language structure, without any content. It is easy to be filled in by the semantics of other languages ​​over time. That is, there are too many imported words.”

Luo Ji looked at Song Qian: "So your problem now is not the basic vocabulary, but the inability to use these borrowed words well. It's normal, because these borrowed words are not Korean at all. I suggest you improve your English as well. , this situation will be much better.”

"So that's it." Song Qian accepted it humbly, and then changed the subject: "So if we weren't familiar with each other, you wouldn't tell me this, right?"

"That's right." Luo Ji smiled and said, "But don't worry now, haven't I been practicing with you?"

Song Qian said seriously: "I have thought about it, I will reduce the amount of lessons in the small classroom by half, and then I can practice with you in private?"

Luo Ji said: "You have already asked me to practice, why do you want to reduce the course load by half?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for you. If the language teacher finds out that you are trying to make things difficult for me, you will be in trouble." Song Qian explained.

Luo Ji had actually thought of this, but he didn't expect Song Qian to think about her own position.Sure enough, you can still meet reliable compatriots, it was just bad luck before.

"Reduce it by two-thirds and leave only one-third." Luo Ji said: "But having said that, if I am your private tutor, I should also charge a fee, right? But it will definitely be cheaper than a small class."

Song Qian nodded and said very seriously: "Okay, this is best. Do you have a bank account number? Just send it to me directly."

Luo Ji was startled, then suddenly realized: "Do you think it's harder to repay favors than money? Then I've changed my mind. You should owe favors instead of money."

Song Qian suddenly made a silly cross-eyed expression: "Oh, why do you call me 'Sissy'? That's too much, I'm not that familiar yet!"