Do you think in English?

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If your answer is yes, congratulations! Your English must be very good.
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Many of us work in an English environment, and we do use English a lot at work. But we Chinese tend to have partners who are also Chinese. Speaking English at home is not our best option. Of course we can work hard to make this happen, yet it is difficult because the other person may not be as proficient. Another factor is that it would be more natural to speak English if the other person is English.
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7 R0 Y6 L  n( w4 J! R) _I remember when I was at graduate school I attended an oral English competition, and I got the second place. The girl who got the first place shared her experience: talk to yourself.

At first it seems odd. You would only find insane people talking to themselves. But the truth is that we are talking to ourselves all the time, although not out loud, and we are not aware of it either.
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“I think and therefore I am.” If we stop thinking, we are just wasting our identity.
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+ y6 \& `# }2 N& E2 b: M- l- m% }/ QThinking in English is not hard, but it takes efforts to form a habit.  
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Nowadays when I prepare for my classes, I think in English. I may speak it out loud sometimes. Hopefully one day, every one of us can think in English intuitively.
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