Learning Chinese Through Stories

"I found him lovely because he's classical. That's his upbringing — classical music, classical tradition, being isolated in Rochester. His parents are like me, and they insist on their idealized Chinese way, their traditional way," says Ang Lee.  1994年暑假的一个早晨，王力宏背上了简单的行李，一步一回头的离开了温暖的家，在飞机上他忍不住落泪了。到了台北，王力宏往家里打了个电话，他听见妈妈哽咽的声音。就在那一刻，王力宏想还是回去算了，结束这场叛逆的旅行，不要让妈妈伤心。谁知道电话那边的妈妈对他说：“你一向很乖的，我知道，你一定是为了实现你的音乐梦想，才偷偷跑到台湾去的。我已经拜托了你的表叔李建复了，他在台北做音乐，你要好好听他的话！” Yī jiǔ jiǔ sì nián shǔjià de yī ge zǎochén , Wánglìhóng bēi shàng le jiǎndān de xíngli , yī bù yī huítóu de líkāi le wēnnuǎn de jiā , zài fēi jīshàngtā rěnbuzhù luòlèi le . Dàole Táiběi , Wánglìhóng wǎng jiālǐ dǎ le ge diànhuà , tā tīngjiàn māma gěngyè de shēngyīn . Jiù zài nà yī kè , Wánglìhóng xiǎng hái shì huíqu suànle , jiéshù zhè chǎng pànnì de lǚxíng , bù yào ràng māma shāngxīn . Shéi zhīdào diànhuà nàbiān de māma duì tā shuō : " nǐ yīxiàng hěn guāi de , Wǒ zhīdào , nǐ yīdìng shì wèile shíxiàn nǐ de yīnyuè mèngxiǎng , cái tōutōu pǎodào Táiwān qù de . Wǒ yǐjīng bàitu