At the time I first met Mr. Alien in 1990, he considered the possibility of studying foreign languages again. He has forgotten everything that he had learnt about Latin and French at school.
The languages that he wanted to learn at that time were Spanish and
Portuguese. He was going to study those languages in the Department
of General Education at New York University. Therefore, he entrolled that
school in 1991.
After my friend had finished studying at New York
University he decided to go to South America for a year. Because he had never been there before, he enjoyed visiting the famous cities of Brazil and
Argentina. He liked Sao Paulo so much that he considered staying there
much longer. Before that time he had always hoped to find a place with an
ideal climate. Therefore, Sao Paulo seemed to be a real paradise (рай).
However, he spent all his money and was forced to return.
Now my friend Mr. Alien is planning to visit France next year. He is leaving for
Paris on March 15. Mr. Alien will also visit Germany on the same trip. He
realises that he must learn French and German before he goes to
Europe. At present he is taking a course in French in preparation for the
trip. He thinks that French is quite easy. Of course he has never been
in France before, so he has a little opportunity to hear French. He works very hard at his French every day. He will study German at New York
University next semester. I am sure that he will have no language problem
in the other countries when he gets there. Many people in those
countries understand English or French.