However, he recalls that "shortly after, I decided to try English again, following Tsao's method: to see oneself as a baby and learn from the very beginning." Once again, it was the strong influence of Tsao Chin-hsi that helped him overcome his fear of failure and press on.
「好在沒有多久，我又回心轉意，依照曹同學所說，把自己『退化成嬰兒』，一切從頭學起。」回想那段往事，賴世雄由衷感謝曹近曦的適時協助，讓他袪除心中疑慮，大膽地學英文。