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my definition of success
by chen heng 陈恒 上海外国语大学
获得第五届全国英语演讲比赛冠军)
专家点评:演讲开头用了一个寓言故事，十分生动，最后点出对成功的看法，达到了点题的效果。
"once upon a time， there was a king who had a daughter as beautiful as a blooming rose. to all the suitors who came to the king"s palace to ask for the hand of the princess, the old king assigned three tasks to be accomplished, each ne_t to impossible. one day, into the king"s palace came a handsome young prince..." well, you know the rest. the three tasks may be different in different versions, but the main plot is always the same, with the prince claiming the princess"s hand triumphantly.
and the ending is always the same, finishing with the line "and they live happily every after."
why aren"t we tired of something so fanciful, so unrealistic, and, i would say, so unimaginative? how can a story like that endure generations of repetition`? because, i think, it is a typical success story. it is highly philosophical and symbolic. by implication, we see a 4-step definition of success: 1 ) a goal to be set. as represented by the beautiful princess; 2 ) challenges to be met, as represented by the three tasks; 3 ) the process of surmounting difficulties, as represented by the ordeals the youth goes through; and 4 ) the reward of success, as represented by the happy marriage.
the story not only caters to everyone"s inward yearning for success, but also emphasizes the inseparability of the process and the result. the reward of success will be much amplified if the path leading towards it is treacherous, and vice versa. if a person inherits his father"s millions and leads an easy life, he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence. the term "success", to be sure. will not sit still for easy definition. but as i understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor. to clarify my view, let me give another analogy.
if we changed the rules of football, greatly enlarged the goal and sent away david seaman or any other goal keeper, so that another david, namely david beckham, could score easily, then scoring would not give him the thrill of accomplishment and the joy that it brings. if we further changed the rules by not allowing arsenal"s defenders to defend, so that beckham needed only to lift a finger, actually a toe, to score, then there would be no game at all, because the meaning of winning would have disappeared. in accepting the challenge, in surmounting the difficulties and in enduring the hardship, success acquires its value. the sense of attainment varies in proportion to the degree of difficulties on overcomes.
the concept of success is not constant but relative because the nature of difficulty is also relative. something you do effortlessly might pose a great difficulty for a handicapped person. in acquiring the ability to do the same as you can, he or she achieve success. that"s why we greatly admire stephen hawking, because, though confined to a wheel chair, he has contributed greatly to the field of science.
i myself, a rather shy person by nature who easily suffer from stage fright, had to pluck up great courage to take part in a speech contest like this. i could have stayed away and had an easy time of it by not entering the university level contest.but i chose to accept the challenge and to face the difficulties. now here i am. if i come out first, it will be a great success for me. if i come out last-i hope this will not be the case-but if i come out last, i will not call my attempt a failure, but will also celebrate it as a true success, because part of my goal is my own character training-to do more assertive, to be brave in face of difficulties. for me, it is a meaningful step forward, small as it is, in the long journey toward the final success in my life, because i have truly gained by participating.
let us return to our handsome young prince and the 4-step definition of success. you my have noticed that the usual worldly criteria of wealth, position and fame were not mentioned as part of the story, but rather, it emphasized the process of overcoming difficulties. the ancient wisdom had already defined the meaning of success, and this is my definition, too.
thank you.
译文:成功之我见
"很久以前，有个国王，他的女儿貌美如花。老国王向所有来求婚的男士提出了三个任务作为挑战，而每一项任务都异常艰巨，几乎不可能完成。一天，来了一位年轻英俊的王子……"好了，下面的故事你们都知道了。三项任务在不同的版本中各不相同，但关键部分的情节都如出一辙:王子成功地过关，得到了公主的芳心。而故事的结局也都一样，最后一句都写道:"从此他们幸福地生活在一起。
为什么我们对如此美妙、如此不切实际,而我要说,如此缺乏想象力的东西这么乐此不疲呢?这样的故事又如何能够经历几代人的重复?我想，因为它是典型的成功的例子。故事的思想性很强，具有代表性。通过故事带给我们的启示，我们认识到了成功定义中的四个步骤;第一，目标的设定，有如故事里美丽的公主;第二，所遇到的困难和挑战，就像三大任务;第三，克服困难的过程，故事中青年经历重重难关可以作为象征;第四，就是成功的果实，如同幸福的婚姻。
这个故事不仅迎合了人们内心深处对成功的向往，也强调了过程和结果的不可分离。如果通往成功的道路崎岖曲折，那么成功的回报必然硕果累累，反之亦然。如果一个人继承了父辈的百万家产而生活得轻松富足，那么，即使在物质上，他也不能算是个成功人士，因为，他的财富并没有经过艰难困苦而获得。确切地说，"成功"这个词，不是个静态简单的定义。在我的理解中，真正意义上的成功是奋斗的过程和经历了奋斗之后赢得的满意的结果。请让我另举一例来阐明我的见解。
如果我们试着改变足球的比赛规则，将球门放得很大，换下大卫·希曼或其他任何的守门员，这样，随便哪个"大卫"，比如说，"大卫·贝克汉姆"，就可以轻松进球，然而这样进一球却不能给他带来成功的震颤与喜悦。如果我们再改一改比赛规则，不让阿森纳队的防守来守门，那么，贝克汉姆只要动动手，其实就是抬抬脚就能进一球，那样的话、，实际上也没有什么比赛可言了，因为赢球的意义已经不存在了。在接受挑战、克服困难和经历磨难的过程中，"成功"的价值才得以丰满。取得成果的意义和所克服的艰难的程度成正比。所谓成功的概念不是一成不变的.而昙相对而言的,因为困难的性质也是相对意义上的。
正常人不费力气做成的事对于一个残疾人来说也许相当困难。获得了同正常人一样的能力，这个残疾人就获得了成功。这便是我们为什么崇敬史蒂芬·霍金的原因—虽然行动不便，受到了轮椅的限制，他依然为科学界作出了巨大的贡献。
就我自己而言，生性羞涩，容易怯场，不得不鼓起非常大的勇气来参加此次的演讲比赛。我完全可以待在一边，不参加大学级别的比赛，而落得轻松自在。可是，我还是选择了接受这一挑战来面对困难。现在我来了，如果我能够得第一的话.这对我来说就是巨大的成功。如果，我是最后一名—我希望情况不是这样—但如果我真的是最后一名，我也不会认为这次的尝试是一次失败，反而我要把它当作一次真正的成功来庆贺，因为我一部分的目标是对自己性格的锻炼—更加坚强、勇敢地面对困难。对我来说，这标志着我在通向成功人生的漫漫征途中又向前迈进了一步，尽管是很小的一步，但是我确实通过参与真正地获得了收益。
回到我们年轻英俊的王子和对"成功"的四步骤定义上吧，您也许已经注意到了财富、地位和名誉等这些世俗的标准在故事中并未提及，相反故事强调了克服重重困难的过程。古代的智慧已经对成功的意义下了定义，这也是我的定义。
谢谢!
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12 truths i learned from life and writing
演讲者：anne lamott
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我七岁大的孙子就睡在我隔壁的房间，他常常在清晨醒来，然后说，"你知道，今天也许会是最棒的一天。"也有的时候，在午夜时分，他会怯生生的问我，"奶奶，你也会生病和死亡吗?"
我想，我和大多数我认识的人可能都是这样，我们同时拥有着乐观与恐惧的情绪。所以在我61岁生日的前几天，我坐下来，决定把我确信的一切都列出来。流行文化中的真理太少了，能看清一些事实是有益的。
比方说，我已经不再是47岁了，虽然我依然觉得自己才47岁，我也希望自己一直是47岁。我的朋友保罗在他80岁将至时曾说，他觉得自己是个身体出了点故障的年轻人。
真正的我们不因时间和空间而改变，但是当我看到那些文书，事实上，我能认识到自己是1954年出生的。我的内在不因时间和空间而改变，它没有年龄。我存在于我所活过的每一个年龄，你也一样，虽然我不得不提一句如果我当时没有遵循60年代那一套护肤理论可能会对我大有好处，那会建议你尽可能多晒太阳，并涂抹厚厚的婴儿油然后拿锡箔反光板来吸收更多阳光。
不过，面对现实也是一种解脱，我再也不用在中年之际作最后的挣扎，我也决定写下我所知道的每一件真相。近来，人们感到非常绝望和茫然，他们不断问我什么是真的。所以我希望这些我确信的事情可以向那些不知所措或陷入困境的人提供一些基本的指引。
第一：第一个也是最真实的事情就是，所有真相都是有对立面的。生命是精美绝伦的无价之宝，同时从另一方面看，它又是完全相反的。这对我们这些天生敏感的人来说，真是不相匹配啊。人生如此艰辛，以至于有时候我们怀疑自己是不是被耍了。生命同时充满了令人心碎的甜蜜和美丽，令人绝望的贫困，以及洪水、婴儿、粉刺和莫扎特，全都缠绕在一起。我不认为这是一个理想的体系。
第二：如果你把插头拔掉几分钟，几乎所有事情都能恢复运转——(笑声)(掌声)你们也是。
第三：几乎不存在什么外在的力量
可以长久的帮助你自己，除非你在等器官移植。你无法买到或获取心灵的安宁。这是最可怕的事实，我非常憎恨它。但这是一项自身的工作，我们无法为世上最爱的人去安排一份宁静或持续的改善。他们必须找到自己的路和自己的答案。你不能在孩子成为英雄的征程中替他们挡风遮雨。你必须给他们自由。不这么做就是不尊重他们。更何况当别人遇到问题的时候，你可能也不知道到底该怎么办。(笑声)我们的帮助常常没什么用，往往还是有害的。
所谓"帮助"就是"控制"的褒义词。别老是帮忙啦。别再老是施以你的援手和友善。(笑声)(掌声)
这也牵引出第四条：每个人都是糟糕的、破碎的、依赖的、胆小的，
甚至有的人同时拥有这些负面情绪，要相信他们其实和你差不多，所以不要拿自己的内在与别人的外表比较，这只会让你感到雪上加霜。(笑声)同时，你无法拯救他们或是让他们认清事实。
30年前帮助我变得清醒的是我行为和思想带来的巨大灾难。当时我请求一些理智的朋友帮我，我也求助于更强大的力量。"上帝"一词可以看做是"绝望中的礼物"的缩写，g-o-d,(两者拼写的首字母相同)或者像一个清醒的朋友说的，到头来，我堕落的速度比我降低底线的速度还要快。(笑声)所以在这种情况下，"上帝"的意思是，"我已经没什么好主意了。"
当修复、挽救、和拯救都变成徒劳，积极的自我保护就是量子，这种力量被你激发后飘散在空气中，就像新鲜空气一样。这是给世界的一份大礼。当人们回应说，"好吧，她是不是太自我了?"只要像蒙娜丽莎一样微微一笑，然后给彼此都倒杯好茶就好。能包容一个人的憨傻、自我中心、暴躁、讨厌是家。家是让世界和平开始的地方。
第五：可可含量75%的巧克力不可以称作是食物。它的最佳用途是作为蛇陷阱里的诱饵或者用来垫椅子腿来防止晃动。它从未被认为是可以食用的。
第六——写作。你认识的每一个作家，初稿写得都很糟糕，但他们会坚持钉坐在椅子上。这就是生活的秘密。这也许就是你们之间的主要区别。他们想做就去做了。他们在做之前就预先准备好了。他们把这当做一种义务。他们讲述自己曾经历过的故事，一天一点、一点一点地讲出来。在我哥哥上四年级的时候，有次有关于鸟类的学期论文，第二天就要交，然而他还没有开始写。于是我爸爸在他身旁坐下来，拿着一本audubon的书、一些纸张、铅笔和两脚钉——知道两脚钉的都不再年轻了吧——然后他对我哥哥说，"一只鸟一只鸟的写，孩子。先读一些关于鹈鹕的东西然后用你自己的理解把鹈鹕的知识写下来。接着找到山雀，然后用你自己的理解告诉我们山雀的知识。再然后是鹅。"
所以写作最重要的两点：一只鸟一只鸟的写和惨不忍睹的初稿。如果你不知道从哪开始，记得那些发生在你身上的事，它们每件都属于你，你就直接说出来。如果人们希望你把他们写得更温和一些，那他们应该表现得更好。
也许某天你清醒了会觉得糟糕透了，因为你发现你从来没写过那些一直牵扯着你的内心的东西，比如你的故事，回忆，幻想，与歌曲--你的真实，你对事物的看法--用你自己的声音，那些都是你必须要带给我们的东西，也是你生命的意义。
第七：你必须要从出版发行和短暂创造出的成就中恢复过来。这些名利杀死了迷失其中的人。它们会以你无法想象的方式伤害你、改变你。我所认识的最堕落和邪恶的人是一些出版过超级畅销书的男作家。这又说回第一点：所有事都是有对立面的。把你的作品出版当然也是一个奇迹，可以让你的故事被世人阅读和听闻。但要努力让自己从出版发行的幻想中抽身，你以为出版发行可以治愈你，可以填满你内心一个个如同瑞士干酪的洞。它不能。它也不会。但是写作本身可以。在合唱团或蓝草乐队(乡村音乐)唱歌也可以。在社区作壁画或观鸟也可以。或者养一条其他人都不想养的老狗也可以治愈你。
第八：家庭。无论家人有多么珍贵和精彩，家庭生活都是难、难、难。参见第一条。
如果在家庭聚会上，你突然很想杀人或自杀--
记住，在所有情况下，我们每一个人的孕育和诞生都是一个奇迹。地球是一个教会我们宽恕的学校。从原谅自己开始，你最好从坐在餐桌前开始。这样，你还能穿着舒服的裤子来做这件事。
当williamblake说，我们在这世上是要学会承受爱的光芒，他想说，你的家人会成为密不可分的一部分，即使你要为了你可爱的人生尖叫奔跑，但我保证，你能行。你能做到，灰姑娘，你能做到，然后你会感到大为惊奇。
第九：食物。试着做得更好一些。我想你明白我的意思。
第十—恩泽。恩泽是精神上的wd-40(一种除锈润剂)或者是游泳圈。恩泽的神秘之处在于，上帝爱henrykissinger和vladimirputin，也爱我，就像他或她也爱你们刚出生的小孙子。想想看吧!
是恩泽改变了我们，治愈了我们，它也治愈了我们的世界。想要受到恩泽，就说"救命"，然后系好安全带。恩泽会在你需要的时候出现，但它不会将你遗弃那里。遗憾的是，恩泽不会像鬼马小精灵一样。但是电话会响的，邮件会来的，尽管困难重重，你会得到属于你自己的幽默感。笑声真的是含着二氧化碳的圣洁。它帮助我们一次又一次地呼吸让我们回归最真的自我，这也带给我们对生活和彼此的信心。记住，恩泽总是与我们相伴。
十一：上帝就是善良。他真的不那么可怕。它意味着神圣或是慈爱的，朝气蓬勃的智慧，就像我们从伟大的deteriorata中知道的，宇宙中的松饼(此处指一首被恶搞的诗词，里面说到上帝是宇宙中的松饼)。上帝的美名是："不是我。"emerson曾说地球上最幸福的人是那个从自然中学会了尊敬的人。所以到外面去走走，抬头看看。我的牧师说你可以将蜜蜂困在无盖玻璃瓶的底部，因为它们不会抬头看，所以它们只会四处碰壁。走出去，抬头看看，这是生活的秘密。
最后，死亡。第十二。哇，天哪。有时候至亲的人死去真的难以承受，你永远无法从悲痛中平复，无论老话怎么说，你不应该如此。我们基督徒喜欢把死亡想象成只是更换了住址，但无论如何，如果你不把心门封锁，这个人就还将活在你的心中。就像leonardcohen说的，"万物皆有裂痕，那将是光照进来的地方。"那也将会是我们感到重获新生的地方。
而且，有些人会让你在不适宜的时候，开怀大笑，那是个超赞的好消息。但他们的缺席也将是你一生的思乡之梦。悲伤和朋友，时间和眼泪，会在一定程度上治愈你。眼泪将沐浴、洗礼、和滋润你以及你一路走来的土地。
你知道上帝对摩西说的第一件事吗?他说："脱下你的鞋子。"因为你所站之地是圣地，事实都是相反的。很难相信，但这是我所知道的最真实的事情。当你再年长一点，像我这般，你会意识到死亡和出生一样神圣。也别担心，继续你的生活。只要你需要与周围的亲人一起面对死亡，那么死亡将会是简单而温柔的。你不会孤单的。不论等待我们的是什么他们都会帮你一同度过。正如ramdass所说，"说到底，我们只是互相把对方送回家。"
我想说的就是这些，但如果我想到别的东西，我会告诉你们的，谢谢你们。
谢谢你们。
能被邀请到这里我很惊喜，因为这儿不是我的领域，技术、设计或娱乐(ted的核心主题)。我的意思是，我更擅长谈论信仰和写作，以及相互协作之类的话题。所以我很惊讶，但是当他们告诉我可以做个演讲，我说我很愿意。
(视频声)如果你不知道从哪里开始，记住发生在你身上的每件事都是你的，你得把它说出来。
(演讲者)当今的美国人们都很害怕，觉得自己真的完蛋了，我只是想帮助人们获得幽默感，明白这不是一个多大的问题。如果你采取行动，采取一个真正明智、友好善意的行动你就会感觉到友爱和友好。
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dear all,
e_perience makes you succeedi still remembered the first time when i became a technical secondary school teacher of english literature. it seemed that it happened yesterday.
at that day, i got quite ready and i had the confidence to be a good teacher. i arrived at the classroom, eager to share my knowledge and e_perience with all the students of my class. having prepared for two days, i had no doubt to hold their attention and to impress on them my admiration for the literature.
“stand up!” the monitor spoke loudly. the entire class stood up as i entered the classroom. i was a little puzzled, but quickly that awkwardness was over, i regained my calmness and began my well-prepared lecture, sure to gain their respect--- or even their admiration. ‘i’m your english, miss jiang. today we are going to learn . . . ’ i was very pleased with work . as the bell rang, i went back to my office full of a sense of achievement. the following day when i read my students’ diaries, the rosy glow was gradually replaced by a strong sense of sadness. the first diary said, “our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. perhaps her ne_t lecture would be better.” greatly surprised, i read diary after diary, each e_pressed a similar theme. “didn’t i teach them anything? i described the entire framework and laid the background for the passage we would study in class,” i puzzled. “how should they say i taught them nothing?”
it was a long term, and it gradually became clear that my ideas about education weren’t the same as those of my students. i thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions. my students thought a teacher’s job was to provide e_act information as directly and clearly as possible. what a difference! i tell myself i can handle it.’ compared to what others have been through , i’m fortunate. thinking of these sentences i felt something important struck me. i believe my life would not be that bad and it was proved to be true. later during my life and work i always told myself ‘i can handle it.’ when my own goals seemed far off or when my problems seemed too overwhelming. and every time i said it, i always came back to my senses.
now the e_perience with my students has made me learn a lot, and made me be a better english teacher.
the following year, it was september 10th. i went to class as well. when i stepped into the class, i felt surprised. there was a post card on the table, but i didn’t show it on my face. i began teaching lessons. after the class, i walked out of the class with a card in my hand. i opened the card in the office, it was a music card with words on it. it said ‘many thanks to you, miss jiang. we all love you we like your teaching.’ i was impressed by the words. how honest and simple the words were. hot tears couldn’t help dropping. at that time, i was so proud of being an english teacher.
so here, coming to us are words that can give us strength. whatever you’re going through, tell yourself you can handle it. tell this to yourself over and over, and it will help you get through the rough spots with little more fortitude.
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各位家长：
大家好！我是初一（六）班的马皓轩，下面我来介绍我学习英语的经验。
通过反思期中考试的错误，我发现一个很重要的部分：基础知识。
基础知识是作文、选择、完形等题的重要组成部分，也就是说，基础知识不扎实，各种题都有可能失分，而这种失分是最令人遗憾与痛心的。上个学期的英语期中考试，当我拿到成绩时，我发现许许多多的错误不是在阅读和完形上，而是在一些不经意的小细节上。这种小细节只要多加一个字母就可以写对、只要多看一眼就能发现。但在考试中，做完试卷后，自己检查是很难发现的。后来我发现自己步入了一个误区，对基础知识重视不够。基础知识是最简单的但也是最重要的。
许多人面对这个问题时总是用不认真、不仔细来解释，但这不是根源。前面提到，即使去检查也不一定能查出来，而且还会浪费一些思考偏难题的时间。因此，一次做对是关键。但怎样才能一次做对呢？首先，要重视熟练。古人说熟能生巧，只有多做练习才能做到熟练，心中挂一个警钟，一遇到这种题小心就能避免出错。经常做练习，看到这些题就能不假思索写出正确答案，这样就比我们草草做完，回头花大量时间去检查要好的多。
当然，英语学习并不只是这么一点，同时需我们多进行一些词汇量的扩展。课外阅读是一个很好的方法。我们手中的空中英语教室就是一个很好的选择。遇到不懂的单词多查，多问。扩充我们的词汇库。
掌握以上几个要点，再加上勤奋。我相信，每个人都可以在英语考试中运筹帷幄。以上是我学习英语的一点小经验。我希望大家都能重视基础知识，学好英语。谢谢大家！
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12个有趣的人生经验
第一：第一个也是最真实的事情就是，所有真相都是有对立面的。生命是精美绝伦的无价之宝，同时从另一方面看，它又是完全相反的。
numer one：the first and truest thing is that all truth is a parado_.life is both a precious,unfathomably beautiful gift,and it"s impossible here,on the incarnational side of tings.
第二：如果你把插头拔掉几分钟，几乎所有事情都能恢复运转-包括你们。
number two：almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes--including you.
第三，几乎不存在什么外在的力量可以长久的帮助你自己，除非你在等器官移植。
three：there is almost nothing outside of you that will help in any kind of lasting way，unless you"re waiting for an organ.
第四：每个人都是糟糕的，破碎的，依赖的，胆小的，甚至有的人同时拥有这些负面情绪，要相信他们其实和你差不多，所以不要拿自己的内在与别人的外表比较，这只会让你感到雪上加霜。
number four：everyone is screwed up，broken，clingy and sacred，even the people who seem to have it most together. they are much more like you than you would believe,so try not to compare your insides to other people"s outsides.it will only make you worse than you already are.
第五:可可含量75%的巧克力不可以称作是食物。
number five：chocolate with 75 percent cacao is not actually a food.
第六：写作。
number si_：writing.
第七：你必须要从出版发行和短暂创造出的成就中回复过来。
number seven：publication and temporary creative successes are something you have to recover from.
第八：家庭。无论家人有多么珍贵和精彩，家庭生活都是难，难，难。
number eight：families.families are hard，hard，hard，no matter how cherished and astonishing they may also be.
第九：食物。试着做得更好一些。
number nine：food.try to do a little better.
第十：恩泽。恩这是精神上的wd-40，或者是游泳圈。
number ten:grace.grace is spiritual wd-40，or water wings.
(wd-40 一种除锈润剂)
十一：上帝就是善良。
eleven：god just means goodness.
十二：死亡。
twelve：death.
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e_perience makes you succeed
i still remembered the first time when i became a technical secondary school teacher of english literature. it seemed that it happened yesterday.
at that day, i got quite ready and i had the confidence to be a good teacher. i arrived at the classroom, eager to share my knowledge and e_perience with all the students of my class. having prepared for two days, i had no doubt to hold their attention and to impress on them my admiration for the literature.
"stand up!" the monitor spoke loudly. the entire class stood up as i entered the classroom. i was a little puzzled, but quickly that awkwardness was over, i regained my calmness and began my well-prepared lecture, sure to gain their respect--- or even their admiration. ‘i’m your english, miss jiang. today we are going to learn . . . ’ i was very pleased with work . as the bell rang, i went back to my office full of a sense of achievement.
the following day when i read my students’ diaries, the rosy glow was gradually replaced by a strong sense of sadness. the first diary said, "our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. perhaps her ne_t lecture would be better." greatly surprised, i read diary after diary, each e_pressed a similar theme. "didn’t i teach them anything? i described the entire framework and laid the background for the passage we would study in class," i puzzled. "how should they say i taught them nothing?"
it was a long term, and it gradually became clear that my ideas about education weren’t the same as those of my students. i thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could draw their own conclusions. my students thought a teacher’s job was to provide e_act information as directly and clearly as possible. what a difference!
i tell myself i can handle it.’ compared to what others have been through , i’m fortunate. thinking of these sentences i felt something important struck me. i believe my life would not be that bad and it was proved to be true. later during my life and work i always told myself ‘i can handle it.’ when my own goals seemed far off or when my problems seemed too overwhelming. and every time i said it, i always came back to my senses.
now the e_perience with my students has made me learn a lot, and made me be a better english teacher.
the following year, it was september 10th. i went to class as well. when i stepped into the class, i felt surprised. there was a post card on the table, but i didn’t show it on my face. i began teaching lessons. after the class, i walked out of the class with a card in my hand. i opened the card in the office, it was a music card with words on it. it said ‘many thanks to you, miss jiang. we all love you we like your teaching.’ i was impressed by the words. how honest and simple the words were. hot tears couldn’t help dropping. at that time, i was so proud of being an english teacher.
so here, coming to us are words that can give us strength. whatever you’re going through, tell yourself you can handle it. tell this to yourself over and over, and it will help you get through the rough spots with little more fortitude.
