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尼日利亚
The Influence of Colonizers Still in Nigeria
wǒ我chū shēng出生zài在ní rì lì yà尼日利亚 ，dàn但wǒ我duì对fù qīn父亲de的jiā xiāng家乡méi yǒu没有guī shǔ gǎn归属感 。
I was born in Nigeria, but I don't feel a sense of belonging to my father's hometown.
wǒ我bú huì不会jiā xiāng家乡de的yǔ yán语言 ，yě也bù不xǐ huān喜欢chuán tǒng传统shí wù食物 。
I don't speak the local language and I don't like traditional food.
měi cì每次huí qù回去 ，wǒ我dōu都jué de觉得zì jǐ自己xiàng像gè个wài rén外人 。
Every time I go back, I feel like an outsider.
wǒ我de的fù qīn父亲zài在ní rì lì yà尼日利亚dú lì独立nà那nián年chū shēng出生 ，tā他jiē shòu接受le了xī fāng西方de的jiào yù教育 ，gǎi改le了míng zì名字 ，yě也xiāng xìn相信xī fāng西方de的zhī shí知识gèng更hǎo好 。
My father was born the year Nigeria gained independence; he received a Western education, changed his name, and believed Western knowledge was better.
tā他xī wàng希望wǒ我yě也néng能jiē shòu接受zuì hǎo最好de的guó jì国际jiào yù教育 ，suǒ yǐ所以wǒ我cóng xiǎo从小zài在guó jì国际xué xiào学校shàng xué上学 ，xué学le了hěn很duō多wài guó外国de的zhī shí知识hé和yǔ yán语言 。
He wanted me to get the best international education too, so I went to an international school from a young age and learned a lot of foreign knowledge and languages.
jiā lǐ家里 ，wǒ men我们kàn看wài guó外国de的diàn shì jié mù电视节目 ，ér而bú shì不是xué xí学习běn dì本地yǔ yán语言 。
At home, we watch foreign TV programs instead of learning the local language.
xiàn zài现在 ，hěn很duō多ní rì lì yà尼日利亚de的nián qīng rén年轻人yě也bù不tài太huì会shuō说zì jǐ自己de的mǔ yǔ母语 ，dà jiā大家gèng更xǐ huān喜欢qù去yīng guó英国huò或měi guó美国liú xué留学 。
Now, many young Nigerians also don't speak their mother tongue well; most prefer to study in the UK or the US.
suī rán虽然wǒ我hěn很gǎn xiè感谢wǒ我de的jiào yù教育 ，dàn但wǒ我fā xiàn发现zì jǐ自己hé和běn guó本国wén huà文化yuè lái yuè越来越yuǎn远 。
Although I am grateful for my education, I find myself drifting further away from my own culture.
yǒu有yī cì一次 ，wǒ我bèi被yāo qiú要求yòng用mǔ yǔ母语fān yì翻译yī一shǒu首shī诗 ，wǒ我fā xiàn发现zì jǐ自己zuò bú dào做不到 ，yīn wèi因为wǒ我yòng用yīng yǔ英语gèng更zì rú自如 。
Once, I was asked to translate a poem into my mother tongue, but I found I couldn't do it because I am more comfortable in English.
xiàn zài现在 ，wǒ我kāi shǐ开始nǔ lì努力liǎo jiě了解zì jǐ自己de的wén huà文化 ，xué xí学习běn dì本地de的yǔ yán语言hé和xí guàn习惯 。
Now, I am starting to make an effort to understand my culture and learn the local language and customs.
wǒ我xī wàng希望néng能zhǎo dào找到zì jǐ自己de的wén huà文化shēn fèn身份 ，bù zài不再jué de觉得wài guó外国de的dōng xī东西yí dìng一定gèng更hǎo好 。
I hope to find my cultural identity and no longer feel that foreign things are always better.