It was summer. Martina wanted to go camping with her friends, but her parents wanted her to learn a foreign language. They let her decide which language to learn.
Martina looked at the catalog(目录), "I will learn Icelandic (冰岛语), "she said.
Her parent were angry. " Ieclandic is a useless language!" they said. "No one speak Icelandic!
"But you said I could make my own decision, "Martina said.
She had to stay at home every day and study Icelandic. "When you fish your homework you can go to play, "her mother said. "And don't forget to listen to your language CD. "Her mother was strict with her because of her choice.
But even if she finished her homework there was no one to play with, because all her friends were away at summer camp. She was alone. She couldn't stand it.
The house was very hot. Martina studied hard. She was not lazy. She did several pages of homework every day. She listened to her language CD. One day, she got tired of the CD and turned on the radio.
A quiz(智力竞赛)show was on. The prize was a trip to Iceland. "How many vowels(元音)does the Icelandic language have?" asked the announcer(播音员).
Martina knew the answer! She quickly called the radio station. "The Icelandic language has 14 vowel, "she said "That is right!" said the announcer, "You win a trip to Iceland for you and your family. "
Martina's parents were very surprised. Martina was so happy. She was going on a trip this summer after all. Suddenly, Icelandic was a very useful language.