zhōng guó
中国
yǐ wài
以外
de
的
huá yǔ
华语
wén xué
文学
：
zhāng lì jiā
张丽佳
zuò jiā
作家
de
的
gù shì
故事
Chinese Literature Outside China: The Story of Writer Zhang Lijia
shì jiè世界shàng上yǒu有dà yuē大约wǔ五qiān wàn千万zhōng guó中国rén人shēng huó生活zài在zhōng guó中国yǐ wài以外 。
About fifty million Chinese people live outside of China.
tā men他们bù jǐn不仅zuò shēng yì做生意 ，yě也xǐ huān喜欢xiě zuò写作hé和chuàng zuò创作 。
They not only do business but also enjoy writing and creating.
zhāng lì jiā张丽佳shì是yī一wèi位zuò jiā作家 ，tā她xiǎo shí hòu小时候zài在zhōng guó中国zhǎng dà长大 ，xiàn zài现在zhù住zài在lún dūn伦敦hé和běi jīng北京 。
Zhang Lijia is a writer who grew up in China and now lives in London and Beijing.
tā她yǐ qián以前zài在huǒ jiàn火箭gōng chǎng工厂gōng zuò工作 ，xiàn zài现在xiě写shū书hé和wén zhāng文章 。
She used to work in a rocket factory and now writes books and articles.
zhāng lì jiā张丽佳yòng用yīng yǔ英语xiě zuò写作 ，tā她jué de觉得yòng用yīng yǔ英语xiě zuò写作hěn很zì yóu自由 ，yīn wèi因为kě yǐ可以biǎo dá表达gèng更duō多xiǎng fǎ想法 ，bù yòng不用dān xīn担心zhōng guó中国de的shěn chá审查 。
Zhang Lijia writes in English; she feels writing in English is very free because she can express more ideas without worrying about Chinese censorship.
tā她shuō说 ，yīng yǔ英语bú shì不是tā她de的mǔ yǔ母语 ，suǒ yǐ所以tā她kě yǐ可以dà dǎn大胆cháng shì尝试bù tóng不同de的xiě zuò写作fāng shì方式 。
She says English is not her native language, so she can boldly try different writing styles.
suī rán虽然tā她xiàn zài现在hěn很shǎo少yòng用zhōng wén中文xiě zuò写作 ，dàn但tā她jué de觉得zhōng wén中文hěn很měi美 ，yǒu有hěn很duō多yǒu qù有趣de的cí yǔ词语hé和chéng yǔ成语 。
Although she now rarely writes in Chinese, she thinks Chinese is beautiful and has many interesting words and idioms.
zhāng lì jiā张丽佳rèn wéi认为 ，shì jiè gè dì世界各地de的huá rén华人zuò jiā作家yòng用bù tóng不同de的yǔ yán语言xiě zuò写作 ，tā men他们de的zuò pǐn作品yǒu有hěn很duō多bù tóng不同de的gù shì故事hé和wén huà文化 。
Zhang Lijia believes that Chinese writers around the world write in different languages, and their works have many different stories and cultures.
tā她xǐ huān喜欢yòng用xiě zuò写作lái来biǎo dá表达zì jǐ自己de的gǎn shòu感受hé和xiǎng fǎ想法 。
She likes to use writing to express her feelings and thoughts.
zhāng lì jiā张丽佳zuì最xǐ huān喜欢de的zhōng guó中国zuò jiā作家shì是cáo xuě qín曹雪芹hé和lǔ xùn鲁迅 ，wài guó外国zuò jiā作家zhōng中tā她xǐ huān喜欢tuō ěr sī tài托尔斯泰hé和ā lún dá dì · luò yī阿伦达蒂·洛伊 。
Zhang Lijia's favorite Chinese writers are Cao Xueqin and Lu Xun; among foreign writers, she likes Tolstoy and Arundhati Roy.