AnAustralianstudentstartedspeakingChinese, a languagewhichpreviouslydid not knowa word,after beingawakenedfromacomaa fewmonthshe foundafteracar accident.
BenMcMahon,thoughhe don't knowtowrite, isalreadyableto speakfluently,Chinese, evenontopicsoutside the realm oftheeverydaythingsthat needmoreknowledge ofaspecificlanguage, such as such asscientifictopics.
21-year-old, during the monthsthatremainedina comainaMelbournehospitalwasunder thecareofaChinesenurse, whoapparentlycommunicatewithotherfellownursein the roomduring theservicethat madestudent .
"It's inexplicable, butwhen I woke upI thought I wasinChina. Therewas anurseandstarttospeakChinesein Chinese. Shewasfascinated, as my neighbor. Before,I did not knowa wordofthe language, "McMahontestified.
Several weeksafterawakening,his knowledgeofChineseare sogood, thatMcMahonhaslaunchedanewwell paidprofession, itassociateswithChinesetouristgroupsthatcomeinhis place.
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