《90后少女纯真追梦之旅:非梧不栖》第43章

n　from　time　to　time。　Therefore；　the　result　of　man’s　single　was　bewildering；　Jerry　lost　it　by　111
In　the　woman’s　double；　there　was　something　wrong　with　my　sidespin　serve；　which　always　hit　the　table　on　the　same　side。　Because　the　rule　demanded　the　serve　to　be　crosscourt；　several　points　were　lost　due　to　my　unfivable　mistakes。　Apparently　Angela　lost　grip　of　her　ball；　too。　She　just　kept　driving　the　ball　into　the　net　or　nearly　missing　the　table。
Consequently；　they　defeated　us　by　winning　3　sets　over　2　sets。　Reluctantly　saying　goodbye　to　the　match；　we　all　swore　that　we’d　perform　better　next　year　to　get　even。　
Fascinating　Chemistry
Monday；　October　22；　2007
Never　before　had　I　been　so　intrigued　by　Chemistry　until　I　began　performing　numerous　experiments　since　I　came　to　my　new　school　（The　Affiliated　We　are　conducting　and　discussing　the　experiments　in　pairs。（左一：陈立）High　School　of　South　China　Normal　University）。　Before　this；　when　I　was　a　student　in　junior　high　school；　we　learned　Chemistry　only　from　books。　Only　on　occasions　when　such　an　experiment　was　highlighted　in　the　textbook；　would　our　teacher　carry　it　out　for　the　whole　class；　which　made　minor　sense　in　parison　with　experiencing　all　the　processes　on　our　own　（You　will　see　what　I　mean　below）。　Thus；　I　followed　the　mechanical　method　of　memorizing　everything　from　the　textbooks；　which　did　effectively　help　me　bee　one　of　the　best　students　in　Chemistry　in　my　school。　However；　it　made　Chemistry　a　dull　subject　that　never　appealed　to　me。　The　single　motive　of　working　hard　on　it　originated　from　my　admiration　of　academic　excellence　instead　of　my　own　particular　interest。　These　experiments　magically　reversed　my　perception　of　Chemistry。　Let　me　tell　you　something　about　these　experiments。
With　only　12　students　in　the　Chemistry　group；　the　school　took　us　as　elites　and　a　certain　teacher　was　appointed　to　direct　us　into　the　world　of　Chemistry　（Our　class　is　different　from　others　class　because　it　is　formed　by　three　groups　and　each　member　was　selected　from　a　special　entrance　exam　given　by　the　school）。　Also　because　our　main　task　is　to　pete　for　the　first　prize　in　national　or　even　international　petitions；　every　property　of　a　new　element　or　material　we　learn　about　always　es　by　means　of　a　series　of　exploratory　experiments　through　which　we　were　able　to　learn　knowledge　by　heart。
In　the　past　few　days　we　have　performed　a　series　of　experiments　in　an　attempt　to　know　the　properties　of　the　elements　of　the　halogen　family；　in　which　the　members　are　all　oxidizing　agents。　Belonging　to　the　halogen　family；　fluorine　is　the　most　active　nonmetal　in　the　periodic　chart。
When　I　mixed　the　solution　of　Cl2　and　Na2S　together；　a　lot　of　blackyellow　deposit　was　formed　in　the　solution　and　then　precipitated　to　the　bottom　of　the　test　tube；　which　was　considered　as　S　according　to　the　introduction　of　Chlorine　in　the　text　book。　As　we　added　more　solution　of　Cl2；　those　deposits　vanished。　Deeply　attracted　by　the　unexpected　and　illuminating　phenomenon；　I　wondered　how　to　explain　such　an　observation。　Two　plausible　hypotheses　were　formed　in　my　mind：　Cl2　is　a　strong　and　ordinary　oxidizing　agent；　the　product　S；　which　is　the　blackyellow　precipitate；　may　have　been　oxidized　by　sufficient　Cl2　to　bee　SO23　（hypothesis　1）　or　SO24　（hypothesis　2）；　which　are　all　soluble　ions。　Hypothesis　1　may　be　possible　had　it　not　for　one　factor：　BaCl2　solution　is　poured　into　the　mixture　and　white　precipitate　not　soluble　in　nitric　acid　is　formed。　Thus　that　proves　that　hypothesis　2　is　true。　Then　a　problem　is　resolved；　I　managed　to　work　out　the　problem　of　why　the　yellow　precipitate　disappeares　through　my　own　effort。
By　observing　the　odd　phenomenon　and　trying　to　account　for　it　at　last　with　consultation　of　teachers　or　books；　I　felt　a　sense　of　achievement　which　filled　me　with　enthusiasm　and　eagerness　to　explore　the　engaging　world　of　Chemistry。　
Life　as　a　deputy　mini…
Sunday；　November　04；　2007
Since　I　became　a　member　of　the　study　department　in　the　student　Union；　I　have　done　many　concrete　things　with　my　colleagues　such　as　painting　posters；　designing　questionnaires。　We　took　delight　in　cooperating　to　do　our　tasks　better。
Our　beloved　minister；　Jessica；　was　about　to　have　her　farm　study　（which　means　living　in　farmers’　house　for　1　week；　to　help　with　farmers　and　apply　what　are　learnt　from　books　to　practice　and　carry　out　research。　And　it　is　a　tradition　of　our　school　which　last　for　roughly　20　years。）；　so　it　was　important　to　choose　someone　among　us　to　take　her　position　temporarily　to　ensure　that　everything　went　smoothly。
Thus　Jessica　began　a　small　election　campaign　today　and　all　of　us　had　prepared　to　run　for　the　position。　Each　candidate　gave　a　concise　speech　within　2　minutes　to　convince　others　of　his　ability。
After　Jessica　had　read　all　the　votes　handed　in；　she　announced：　“Two　of　you；　Juliet　and　Mary；　who　have　got　the　same　votes；　are　about　to　be　the　deputy　minister　when　I　am　in　the　countryside。”　Therefore；　I　rose　to　power　as　the　deputy　minister。
It　had　never　occurred　to　me　that　a　minister　has　that　much　to　deal　with　only　when　I　was　in　the　position。　For　instance；　there　was　a　meeting　held　by　the　study　department　for　students　to　get　access　to　the　administrators　of　the　school　so　that　proposal　can　be　put　forward　or　problems　can　be　reflected　in　time。　The　supervisor　of　the　Students　Union　made　demands　on　our　department　of　a　report　containing　students’　suggestions　and　questions　together　with　the　leaders’　responses。　Thus　recording　scripts　of　the　meeting　（I　had　also　taken　part　in　recording）　and　tasks　must　be　distributed　to　every　member。
After　a　negotiation　with　Mary；　the　other　deputy　minister；　we　arrived　at　a　consensus　that　she　was　responsible　for　distribution　while　I　should　receive　emails　of　their　drafts　and　make　them　into　a　final　formal　version；　which　must　be　handed　in　before　Sunday　evening。
Today；　the　result　of　things　accords　closely　with　my　prediction。　Though　they　were　seemingly　enthusiastic　to　accept　their　task　the　day　before　yesterday　on　which　the　election　was　held；　two　text　messages　plaining　how　much　trouble　they　had　to　touch　the　puter　or　how　slow　it　was　for　them　to　input　articles　on　puter　appeared　on　my　mobile　phone。　Though　such　attitudes　annoyed　me；　I　only　suggested　them