《90后少女纯真追梦之旅:非梧不栖》第40章

es　you　a　nonmistake　performance；　but　fluency　in　English　is　bound　to　be　a　daydream　for　you。
The　next　day　at　the　same　time；　again　John　asked　us　to　answer　the　question：　“Should　film　or　television　be　censored　or　should　we　be　free　to　choose　what　we　like　to　see？　Express　your　opinion　and　include　details　in　your　explanation。”　I　stood　up　bravely　and　spoke　aloud　before　the　whole　class。　I　said　that　although　censorship　keeps　vulgarity　and　violence　away　from　children；　it　deprives　children’s　ability　of　judging　for　themselves。　Also　in　a　country；　abusive　censorship　may　be　used　by　some　people　to　manipulate　viewers’　values。　After　my　speech；　there　was　an　explosion　of　applause　which　instilled　content　and　confidence　into　my　body。
Now　I　know　that　you　never　lose　by　trying；　you　only　lose　by　holding　back。　From　now　on；　I　will　wipe　off　my　shyness　and　be　a　person　full　of　selfconfidence。　
Future　warrior
Wednesday；　August　01；　2007
These　days　I　was　extremely　depressed　because　of　two　reasons：　one　is　that　I　found　my　English　level　was　way　too　far　from　TOEFL；　the　other　is　that　time　is　not　under　my　control。
The　goal　I　set　up　for　myself　is　to　get　at　least　100　points　in　TOEFL　iBT　which　is　a　great　mark　acknowledged　by　the　public　for　the　students　who　major　in　English。　Further　more；　the　emphasis　on　munication　in　an　academic　setting　makes　it　more　difficult　and　challenging　than　the　previous　versions。　Therefore；　my　level　seems　too　poor　to　achieve　the　goal。
Yesterday；　our　oral　English　teacher　John　asked　us　to　try　the　first　type　of　integrated　speaking　of　which　description　on　the　OG　（official　guide）　is　like　this：　“You　read　an　announcement　or　notice　related　to　an　aspect　of　university　life　and　then　hear　two　students　discuss　the　written　notice。　Then　you　report　what　the　notice　was　and　what　one　of　the　students　thought　about　it。”　The　first　exercise　he　asked　us　to　do　was　about　a　curriculum　change　in　core　course　requirement　to　plete　a　BFA　（Bachelor　of　Fine　Arts）　in　music　at　Midtown　University。　Because　I　was　not　familiar　with　this　topic；　I　couldn’t　get　the　useful　information　immediately　from　the　reading　and　listening　passage。　Then　the　interesting　oral　English　became　an　agony　for　me　to　suffer　from。
Giving　in　to　difficulty　doesn’t　agree　with　my　personality；　so　I　made　a　reading　plan　for　myself。　The　reading　materials　were　chosen　from　a　TOEFL　reading　book　which　is　related　to　the　topics　I　was　not　familiar　with。
Today；　Dennis；　the　man　who　teaches　us　reading；　told　us　about　his　experience　of　preparing　for　GRE。　He　said　he　rent　a　house　near　his　university　with　his　partner　and　began　his　life　as　an　ascetic。　That　was　the　way　of　life　allowing　no　physical　pleasures。　Every　meal　was　done　by　instant　noodles；　which　causes　him　to　feel　sick　every　time　he　smells　instant　noodles　now。
He　also　told　us　about　a　story　of　his　classmate。　That　guy　has　such　a　passion　for　his　major　that　he　can　devote　himself　to　it。　At　last　he　successfully　got　the　application　letter　from　his　dreaming　university　MIT。　The　guy　was　given　a　name　“Future　warrior”　by　his　friends　because　all　the　things　he　did　then　was　for　his　future　and　major。
Well；　I　think；　maybe　I　should　also　adapt　the　name　“Future　warrior”　as　a　motto　to　inspire　me　to　carry　on　fighting　for　my　future。　
Find　hope　in　despair
Monday；　August　06；　2007Every　teacher　in　the　New　Oriental　is　a　good　storyteller　who　always　let　us　burst　out　laughing　and　get　inspiration　out　of　the　stories。　Among　those　stories　the　events　about　how　the　New　Oriental　was　founded　gave　me　the　deepest　impact。
Before　the　history　was　mentioned；　Daniel；　the　man　who　teaches　us　writing；　talked　about　an　excellent　student　enrolled　by　Harvard　University　with　the　full　scholarship　last　year　in　Shanghai。　Not　only　did　that　guy　get　the　golden　medal　for　universal　Math　Olympic　petition；　but　also　hold　several　piano　personal　concert　in　his　city。　Further　more；　he　was　the　record　holder　for　200metre　and　1000metre　race　among　high　school　students　in　Shanghai。　Besides；　he　boasts　handsome　looking。
“Sounds　like　God　gave　everything　that　everyone　will　be　dying　for　to　him。”　Murmured　I　to　my　roommate　&　deskmate　Ellen　among　the　astonished　students。
“It　is　not　fair；　er？”　Obviously　Daniel　heard　my　words　since　I　sat　in　the　first　row　of　the　class；　“Boys　should　be　grateful　and　delightful　that　such　perfect　guy　went　to　America　so　that　the　number　of　your　public　enemy　is　reduced　by　one。”
“Well；　just　for　kidding。”　Realizing　the　whole　class　was　astounded　to　dead　still；　he　asked　whether　we　know　how　the　New　Oriental　was　founded　at　the　thought　that　it　was　necessary　to　inspire　us　instead　of　sending　us　to　despair。
Yu　Minhong；　the　initiator　of　the　New　Oriental　was　rugged　and　full　of　misfortune；　traced　back　to　the　time　when　he　took　the　university　entrance　exam。　Before　he　was　finally　enrolled　by　a　University　which　is　among　the　best　universities　in　China；　he　took　the　exam　for　three　times　because　of　many　plex　reasons。　To　his　dismay；　being　enrolled　by　the　university　was　the　beginning　of　a　worse　misfortune　in　his　life。　Because　of　his　background　of　peasant　born；　no　one　even　would　like　to　talk　with　him　including　his　teachers　who　thought　he　was　totally　hopeless。　After　graduation；　he　remained　in　the　university　and　became　an　English　teacher。
Under　tremendous　pressure　of　lack　of　finance；　Yu　had　to　be　a　sneak　teacher　in　a　school　called　Oriental　because　doing　a　parttime　job　was　banned　according　to　the　rules　of　the　university。　Months　later；　his　behavior　was　discovered　and　the　university　fired　him　instantly。　Out　of　his　firing；　he　got　thrown　by　the　Oriental；　too。　That　must　be　the　darkest　time　in　his　life　while　he　was　out　of　job　and　was　disdained　by　everyone　around　him。
But　who　could　predict　that　Yu　then　established　his　own　school　and　it　flourished　during　the　past　15　years；　having　branches　throughout　the　nation？
The　story　ended　and　Daniel　added：　“See？　Whose　present　is　more　miserable　than　Yu？　So　what　on　earth　give　you　the　excuses　that　Nike　will　never　wave　to　you　in　wele？　Go　for　it　While　there　is　life；　there　is　hope。”
That　accounts　for　why　the　school’s　name　is　“New　Oriental”　because　Yu　wants　it　to　remind　him　of　his　tough　time　before　and　worn　him　of　luxury。　It　also　accounts　for　why　the　credo　of　the　New　Oriental　is