Sometimes I worry about my future and wonder what I am going to do after I graduate. Actually, I want to be an interpreter but I am not sure if I have the right talents and traits to become a good interpreter. I am so shy and not really good at speak loud in front of many people. The more I become to think it will be hard for me, the more passion I feel inside myself. I like learning English. I think it sounds beautiful and have a lot more sophisticated meanings than Korean do. I just feel happy and interesting when I am learning or studying English. I believe that the passion and love for English I have is enough, but I think I should have more confidence and faith in my dream.
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Soowon,
Oh, oh… careful when talking about how something is “interesting”, or “challenging”, or “exciting”. When you use an adjective like this, it’s easy to mix up with “interested”, challenged”, or “excited”. Here’s a tip: ask yourself, “Where is the excitement coming from?” The source of the excitement is something that “is exciting”, while those who receive the excitement are “excited” by it. In other words, if something has an effect on you, then it is the subject and you are the object of the verb — if the verb is being used in the active voice.
ie. English excites me. = English is exciting.
English excites me. = I am excited by English.
So what should your sentence actually say? Not:
“I just feel happy and interesting when I am learning or studying English.”
… but what? I’ll check back and see if you put the correct answer in the comments to this post.
By the way, it’s great that you feel more energy and passion to learn when it strikes you how hard it is to learn English. It’s much better than being discouraged, that’s for sure! Be confident, and don’t be discouraged. And by the way, don’t worry so much about what you’ll do later… what you do then will come from how much energy you spend on your present challenges, now. That’s advice I got many times when I was your age, and I think it was good advice.