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聽不少人說，許多留學生到國外最害怕的是打電話跟人家交涉事情。
I have hard a lot of stories that a great many foreign students dared not to negotiate with local people.

說實在的，感受到對方的不耐煩的確很令人挫折。我的韓國好有是韓國跳級高材生，曾因此吃鱉而對我大吐苦水：“我們是不了解情境，沒辦法銜接對話，這些人如果比我們聰明，就不會當接線生了！“聽來言之有理，我一直把她的話放在心中；奇妙的是，靠著她的話我在老外面前有常著莫名的信心。
To be honest, it makes me frustrated if people, whom I talk to, cannot understand what I am talking about. I can understand that why some people have the fear to make a phone call to communicate with others.

其實到了英國，我就告訴自己不能放過任何練習英文的機會，尤其是跟當地人講話、交涉。學校、宿舍的同學們講話都會好心的放慢速度，真實語感畢竟有差。此外，一回生、二回熟，多碰過幾次也就知道人家要問什麼了。
After coming to the U.K., I understood that I need to be much more brave than before. I ignored the negative reactions from others, and just asked/did what ever I wanted/needed to asked/did.

今早迷迷糊糊地打電話給保險公司，全部流程不消五分鐘就搞定。掛斷電話那一刻我了解：和當地人交涉已經不是“上山打老虎了！“
After talking to the telephone operator and changing the content of my travel insurance, I found that i had no fears anymore!!!