Although he had a year of Chinese study under his belt, he couldn't follow his classes. Some kind-hearted instructors would stop halfway through a lecture or discussion and use English to explain to him. But he found it awkward and embarrassing to have all eyes on him, so he ended up devising a method that suited both him and his professors.
現在已經大三的白安東回憶大一初期的窘境，雖然當時已讀了一年中文，上課仍然如鴨子聽雷，有些「好心」的老師會上到一半停下來，以英文重新解釋一遍給他聽，然而全班的目光都集中在他身上，令他覺得又尷尬又歉咎，後來才逐漸摸索出一套兩全其美的模式。