90后少女纯真追梦之旅:非梧不栖-第26章

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So　I　will　seize　the　day　and　leave　no　room　for　；　generous；　willing　to　help　others　and　always　a　good　listener。　It　is　Sara；　Brenda　and　Aldo　that　guided　me　into　the　world　of　English　movies　and　literature。　Now　I　still　keep　in　touch　with　Aldo　but　regretfully　lost　contact　with　the　other　two。
This　photo　was　taken　on　my　departure　from　Zhanjiang　before　a　cafè　where　we　met　with　each　other　to　have　a　random　chat。　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　Try　to　be　a　wolf
　Tuesday；　July　3；　2007
How　time　flies！　Now　I　have　finished　my　junior　high　school　and　am　going　to　bee　a　senior　one　student　of　the　best　high　school　in　Guangdong。　When　I　think　of　that　experience；　I　still　feel　that　I　did　have　a　narrow　escape；　because　the　Olympic　class　entrance　exam　in　Zhanjiang　；　maybe　I　can　just　go　to　the　ordinary　classes。
These　days　I　have　been　enjoying　the　precious　free　time。　It　is　mainly　taken　up　by　English　because　I　want　to　make　a　huge　progress　in　it。　Aldo；　my　oral　English　teacher；　invited　me　to　fly　kites　with　him　this　Wednesday　morning。　I　really　appreciate　his　kindness　because　with　his　help　I　can　speak　English　much　more　fluently。
Yesterday’s　talk　with　Aldo　was　quite　wonderful。　He　was　patient　enough　to　wait　for　me　when　I　had　difficulty　in　recalling　some　expressions。　Not　every　foreign　teacher　has　such　patience　as　he。　Take　Mort　for　an　example；　it　seems　that　he　doesn’t　know　how　to　be　a　proper　teacher；　and　for　the　whole　class　he　keeps　speaking　and　speaking。　He　owns　the　ability　of　being　a　lecturer　but　I　am　not　paying　him　to　make　a　speech。　So　having　classes　with　Mort　doesn’t　help　much　with　my　oral　English。　Maybe　the　only　thing　that　profits　me　is　that　my　listening　ability　improves　a　lot　because　he　has　a　typical　accent　of　central　America　which　is　hard　to　understand。
The　entire　thing　I　am　doing　is　to　prepare　myself　for　the　new　challenges。　I　will　certainly　meet　in　The　Affiliated　High　School　of　South　China　Normal　University（HSFZ）。　I　recall　that　Zhang　Ruiming；the　chief　of　Hai’er　Co。；　once　said　a　famous　motto　deeply　carved　in　my　mind；　which　is　“The　only　way　to　dance　with　wolves　is　to　bee　a　wolf　at　first。”　He　uses　the　motto　to　inspire　the　staff　of　Hai’er　to　overe　the　difficulty　ahead　when　they　pete　with　other　international　foreign　panies。　I　have　found　some　fresh　meaning　inside　his　motto。　That　is；　since　students　in　The　Affiliated　High　School　of　South　China　Normal　University　are　all　“wolves”　（they　are　so　talented　and　capable）；　I　have　to　turn　into　a　“wolf”；　too　（I　have　to　be　intellect；　too）。　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　Friends　forever
　Wednesday；　July　4；　2007
I　was　lost　when　Natalie　asked　me　whether　I　could　be　cold　enough　to　turn　my　back　to　all　the　friends；　and　the　answer　was：　yes　and　no。　On　one　hand；　I　desperately　want　a　better　environment　that　can　give　me　more　opportunity；　on　the　other　hand；　I　really　miss　my　lovely　classmates。　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　Sean
　Sean　is　a　genius　in　our　teachers’　eyes；　for　he　not　only　is　smart　at　math；　physics；　and　chemistry　but　also　has　a　broad　knowledge　of　geography；　history；　and　music。　Sean　won　the　first　prize　in　math　Olympic　petition　for　junior　3　when　he　was　only　a　junior　1　student。　He　sometimes　debates　with　our　history　or　geography　teacher　about　problems　that　are　not　in　cluded　in　our　textbooks。　All　of　our　teachers　appreciate　him　very　much。　By　the　way；　he　has　finished　learning　math；　physics；　and　chemistry　of　senior　high　school　on　his　own。
Sean　is　smart；　I　am　not　only　talking　about　his　mind　but　also　his　appearance　（smart　can　be　used　to　describe　boys　that　are　handsome）。　When　the　news　that　Sean　won　three　first　prizes　in　math；　physics；　and　chemistry　Olympic　petition　had　spread　widely；　a　growing　number　of　girls　in　ordinary　classes　began　to　flock　to　our　class　to　see　who　Sean　was。　Clare　told　me　she　had　encountered　several　girls　who　asked　her　to　show　them　who　Sean　was。
As　she　pointed　Sean　out　for　them；　they　let　out　a　shout；　looking　excited。　I　burst　out　laughing；　“Then　we　should　warn　Sean　of　love　potion！　（A　potion　mentioned　in　Harry　Potter　and　the　Half…blood　Prince　which　is　used　to　force　a　person　to　fall　in　love　with　you）”　“Yeah；”　said　Clare；　beaming；　“If　there　are　mistletoe　bunches　in　the　passageways　between　classes；　I　dare　say　groups　of　girls　will　converge　underneath　them　every　time　Sean　passes　by！”　（Mistletoe　bunches　are　used　to　decorate　corridors　in　some　western　countries　during　Christmas　and　according　to　British　tradition；　boys　can　kiss　girls　underneath　the　mistletoe　bunches。）
Sean　had　indeed　registered　to　take　part　in　the　entrance　exam　of　The　Affiliated　High　School　of　South　China　Normal　University　on　the　13th　of　May；　but　somehow　he　was　absent　on　that　day。　He　is　quite　regretful　now；　I　can　tell。　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　Gavin
　Gavin　may　be　the　strangest　figure　in　our　class。　He　disregards　conventions　without　being　deliberately　setting　out　to　draw　attention　to　himself；　yet　his　behavior　wins　him　the　love　and　respect　of　others；　for　he　adds　color　to　the　dull　routine　of　everyday　life。
He　is　another　prince　of　math　who　has　the　same　level　as　Sean。　Whenever　you　have　math　or　chemistry　problems；　just　e　to　him；　and　you　will　surely　get　a　satisfying　answer　you　may　not　be　able　to　get　from　the　teachers。　Gavin　shows　great　interest　in　math；　physics；　and　chemistry　so　he　spends　almost　all　his　spare　time　in　reading　books　about　them。　His　mother　is　a　math　teacher　of　senior　3　in　our　school。　Rumors　say　that　Gavin’s　mother　once　asked　her　students　to　work　out　a　math　problem；　but　after　twenty　minutes　no　one　finished　the　task。　Being　disappointed；　Gavin’s　mother　sighed：　“If　my　son　were　here；　he　could　certainly　solve　it　in　three　minutes！”
The　only　thing　that　drives　Gavin　to　work　so　hard　on　the　three　subjects　is　interest。　Sometimes；　in　order　to　find　the　verification　of　a　particular　formula；　he　looks　up　on　the　internet　for　several　hours　and　take　down　all　the　verification　on　a　notebook。
I　admire　Gavin　for　his　honesty。　He　never　tries　to　show　that　he　is　a　genius　who　can　be　good　at　everything　without　learning。　Someone　in　our　class　just　sleeps　or　plays　in　classes　but　studies　till　two　or　three　o’clock　secretly　at　night。　I　know　exactly　what　they　want。　They　want　the　fame　that　they　can　achieve　high　score　despite　their　supineness　or　they　merely　want　to　distract　others　so　that　they　can　be　the　winner。　I　hate　this　kind　of　people　intensely；　for　they　are　not　only　hypocritical　but　vicious　as　well。　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　Ella　and　Shirley
　Ella　and　Shirley　are　good　friends。　It　is　always　hard　for　Ella　to　control　her　feeling；　and　anything　can　easily　upset　her。　On　the　contrary；　Shirley　is　optimistic　and　cheerful。　When　I　need　a　friend；　Shirley（中文名：李燕玲）is　always　there　right　by　my　side。
She　really　cares　about　others　and　is　an　extremely　talented　listener。　Her　sense　of　humor　will　brighten　your　entire　day　and　her　wise　words　are　often　exactly　what　you　need　to　hear。　Ella　can　be　forted　by　Shirley　whenever　she　is　upset。
They　both　are　very　kind。　Ella　is　helpful　and　Shirley　is　thoughtful。　When　we　were　in　junior　2；　we　were　going　to　take　the　math　Olympic　petition　for　junior　3。　Among　us；　Ella’s　math　was　the　best　while　my　math　was　the　worse。　Ella　was　surely　considered　by　anybody　in　the　math　Olympic　class　to　be　the　first　prize　winner　for　she　always　ranked　within　the　top　five。　At　that　time；　my　math　was　really　poor；　which　only　ranked　about　the　twentieth　in　that　class。　In　the　last　round　exam　of　the　class；　I　was　even　thrown　out；　but　because　of　my　hard　working　known　to　everyone；　the　teacher　gave　me　another　opportunity。　Some　of　my　classmates　laughed　at　me；　saying：　“No　matter　how　hard　you　work；　you　were　still　kicked　out　of　the　Olympic　class。”　On　that　night　I　burst　into　tears。　Yes；　maybe　I　was　stupid；　I　was　an　idiot　who　can　never　be　good　at　math。　God　was　not　fair；　I　thought。　Why　others　in　the　class　could　deal　with　math　problems　without　difficulty　while　I　had　no　clue　of　how　to　solve　them　at　all　despite　my　hard　work？
My　heart　was　full　of　frustration　and　resent　before　the　math　petition。　I　worked　even　harder　than　before；　and　during　the　break　between　classes；　I　went　to　Ella　and　asked　questions　I　had　carefully　marked。　Sometimes　she　would　get　irritated；　but　I　kept　on　doing　so。　I　knew　she　was　willing　to　offer　me　help；　and　she　was　angry　just　because　the　questions　I　asked　were　too　primary　for　her。
Thanks　to　her