Our four-year-old son speaks English and German, and he has picked up some Cantonese since living in Hong Kong.

One day I was getting ready to take him to a rugby game. His mother, not being a rugby fan, planned a quiet afternoon at home. Our son, however, pleaded.

"Come on, Mommy, you must come."

"I don't understand the game," she replied.

"But it's in English, Mommy!"

我们四岁的儿子说英语和德语，自从到香港居住后，他也能说上几句广东话。

一天我准备带他去看橄榄球比赛。她妈妈不喜欢看橄榄球，为自己安排了一个休闲的下午，我们的儿子求他的妈妈道：

“妈妈，你还是去吧你，应该和我们一起去”

“我不懂这种比赛”她回答。

“妈妈，比赛是用英语讲的。”