? I am one of this batch of students.
? On the afternoon of February 3, 2018, accompanied by my parents and brother, I came to Changxian Middle School, the first of the four famous schools that I had long desired. Surveying around Changxian, I was once again shocked by the heritage and momentum of Changxian's centuries-old school, the elegant style of the building, the wide and empty athletic field, the ingenious Rangyu Pavilion and the famous Chengchi, each of which is dense with Changxian's unique cultural flavor. I have been to Changxian many times before, sometimes for competitions, sometimes for lectures, and every time I have gained something. But still this winter camp has a lot of imagination, new students, new teachers, new life, new journey, are full of unknown and temptation, which makes Changshu County in my more solemn and mysterious. After the visit, and think of their own examination on the Chengchi Cup of incredulity and joy, can not help but smile.
? After finishing the check-in procedures, I was assigned in the second class, class teacher Zhou Long teacher is a young chemistry gold medal coach, before dinner, Mr. Zhou opened a short meeting, mainly about the differences between high school learning life and middle school, I focus on remembering one point, that is - high school more emphasis on personal self-study self-study ability and thinking ability. After the meeting, meal tickets for the six days were distributed, and it was time for dinner. I lined up for my meal and sat down at the table alone to eat it. This day's dinner was not very good, perhaps because I had just left my cozy home and was a bit uncomfortable, so I casually ate a few bites and put down my plate. Mom and Dad saw me eat only a little, very anxious, afraid that I will starve my body. Nevertheless, they could only look on without doing anything. At this time I also secretly grew a little bit of dissatisfaction with the school.
? After mom and dad left, the school became strange, my heart is very uneasy, after a few turns, came to the classroom early. I guess the other students were in the same mood as me, because they came earlier than me. Some students took the seat I was sitting in the front row, so I had no choice but to pick a seat at random in the last row of the classroom. Shortly after the bell rang, Mr. Zhou came, Mr. Zhou asked us to introduce ourselves to everyone, I was not panicked. I watched as unfamiliar faces walked up to the podium and introduced themselves one by one. I learned from each other that there were a lot of foreign students and Lushan International students in Class 2, but fewer bilingual students, so it seemed that most of the bilingual students might be in Class 1. I was wondering how to introduce myself when suddenly a man sat down next to me, he said he was Huang Zhijin, one of the class leaders, wearing a pair of black rimmed glasses, slightly chubby, this face makes him look very simple and kind. After a brief exchange, I learned that he had excellent grades, from the Foothill International, the final exam results of the class first, the total score of 729 points, a lot more than me. He was as friendly as his face, and we became friends in no time.?
? Huang Zhijin has a good heart. In the following days, he cared for me like a brother, and what I didn't understand in class, he always patiently told me after class. Of course, he asked me, I was also happy to answer. Occasionally, I had notes that I didn't have time to copy in class, and he would take the initiative to lend me his notes after class to make up for it. In the evening self-study, I finished all my homework and revision, and just when I had nothing to do, he handed over two books,-the National Geographic of China magazine and a history book about the Chinese civilization, for me to read. The books were fascinating, and whenever I got carried away and it was time to review what I had learned that day, he would touch my elbow to remind me. Really looking out for me like my older brother!
The amount of study time is the biggest difference between high school life and middle school. Here, we have a large amount of self-study time every day, the usual study seems to be more than who can sit still. To begin with, after dinner every day, as long as I don't take a shower, I'm left with forty minutes. I usually took a walk on the playground instead of going back to the classroom first, occasionally thinking of home and Class 1502 for no reason at all, and I looked forward day and night to going home and leaving Long County. The meals in Changxian are certainly delicious, but how can I not eat the flavor of home, I would like to go home to eat a bowl of home-made tofu made by my father, and my father's stir-fried beef is very tasty, and when I think of these, I can't help but have a sore nose.
Once, Huang Zhijin brought his friend Zhou Yuanzhe from Lushan International and Yuanzhe's classmate Shangyu to me. At that moment I was very touched and couldn't help but feel another soreness in my nose. It turned out that they could see how lonely I was and came to show me around the campus. The campus is very large, the four of them walked around the campus for a long time, and also walked around the playground a few times. I was both touched and overjoyed to see them treating me like a friend - I finally had friends here again! This may be a new beginning for me to adapt to life at Long County High School.
? Slowly, I got used to the school life, and I think the school meals became very delicious. Especially for breakfast, there were cakes, noodles and soymilk, and there were several different yards of pasta, which I ate more and more flavorfully and my emotions calmed down for a while. In my opinion, this is a good start.
There were many lectures in the past few days. First, there was a lecture by a professor of chemistry at Peking University, who came to tell us about life at Peking University. The professor said that there are three kinds of people in society: one kind of people are studying and working all the time; one kind of people are still quite serious, occasional leisure, and have their own leisurely life; and one kind of people are very fond of playing, and always playing. These three kinds of people are found everywhere, and BYU is no exception. We should all strive to be the first kind of people, who have the two most valuable things in them, namely, curiosity and inquisitiveness. I don't know which kind of person I belong to, it should be the second kind, but it is the second kind of person who lacks self-discipline, if no one is in control, I guess I will become the third kind of person.
On the third day, Mr. Fan Chao, the vice principal of New Oriental, told us how he became an ordinary student in the philosophy department of Wuhan University because of his failure in the college entrance exams, even though he was supposed to be the number one student in the Changxian County of Tsinghua University. Mr. Fan is very humorous, he said that the so-called philosophy department discusses the topic, is to argue that the tree outside the window exists or not. When he arrived at Wuhan University, Mr. Fan didn't sink, he adjusted a bit and planned his study direction. He began to study English. Mr. Fan studied very hard, and although he did not hang himself from a beam, he was not afraid of the heat and cold either. His unique method was: when it was hot in the summer, he soaked himself in a bucket full of cold water to memorize words, and he got up early in the morning to memorize English words by the tombstones of the past presidents of WU, which eventually ushered in today's victory. I learned from him a good way to learn English, one is to read the original English and translate it, and the other is to repeatedly translate from English to Chinese and vice versa, so as to improve my English ability. Using this method, through hard work, Mr. Fan succeeded, and also translated the biography of Su Dongpo, the best student under him translated Walden Lake, and taught students who are all Jinshan word masters.
I especially remember a few words he said:
It is better to look at the stars to recognize the north and south, do not follow the firefly by east and west.
To do a simple thing to the extreme.
Seconds happy, floating clouds of, to compete.
? If you?snooze, you lose.
People need three things: inspiration, inspiration, perspiration.
? Never feel that what you learn today is useless, it will come into play at some point in the future.
? I admire Fan Chao from the bottom of my heart. It's ironic that a schoolboy who should have gone to Tsinghua University was assigned by the gods of fate to the philosophy department of WU to discuss the existence or otherwise of the tree outside his window. But he did not get discouraged, but drummed up the energy to learn English. In the face of the mockery of his former classmates, he turned defeat into strength. Finally, in his freshman year, he was able to pass the GRE, which is usually only available in his senior year, and won first place in the National English Speech. It caused quite a stir in the Hubei area.
Since then there have been lectures on physics competitions and exchanges with a sister who was guaranteed admission to Tsinghua University, all of which have benefited me greatly.
? After listening to the lecture associated with my present, although I have not failed, even compared to their own classmates is temporarily achieved a small success, but I still have unresolved issues. That is, I have a sense of loneliness, facing unfamiliar classmates. But then I thought, what kind of person enters a new environment and knows every single person? I can not put my interpersonal circle forever in the junior high school classmates, I should learn to take the initiative to communicate with classmates here, to understand each other, open their hearts and minds, so that every Changxian people accept me, recognize me.
Here, I also want to talk about my dormitory classmates. Each person here has their own characteristics. Shi Yong generous, every night there are snacks to share; Wen Xuan knowledge is very broad, understand the modern education deeper, study very hard, every day at noon also do not sleep to insist on brushing the problem; Li Yihang and Chen Shuang words less, learning is more relaxed; Xie Huako in the dormitory almost never talk; Tang Tim is also a love of learning children, noon does not relax to study. As for me, hey, don't talk about it
Time flies faster with friends. Soon it was time for the final Quality of Learning Test (QOLT). on February 8, I took Chemistry in the afternoon and English in the evening. I didn't feel good about either subject, and I was a little frustrated, but I thought about Mr. Fan's experience, and I immediately adjusted myself, and I told myself: there's still a chance tomorrow. In the remaining time that night, my attention was highly concentrated on reviewing math and physics, determined to save the day tomorrow. If you try hard, you won't regret it. The next day's exam, math physics I feel pretty good.
? The first thing I want to do is to get a good understanding of the situation, and I'm going to try to make it work. In order to fly high, I have to adapt to this place as soon as possible, into this place. Although there are a lot of strong players here, I am under a lot of pressure. But I am still full of confidence, I believe that "the long wind will break the waves sometimes", and on that day, I will "hang the sails of the sea"!
? Li Shuxun
2018.02.10