TheChallengesinHighSchoolThefirstdayformetogotohighschool,Ifeltsoexcited,becauseIcameintothenewstageofmylife.Theschoolaskedthestudentstoliveinthedormitory,soIhadtomoveoutandleftmyparents.Thiswassuchabigchallengeforme,becauseIneverlefthomebefore.Ineededtolearntobeindependent,what’smore,Ialsolearnedtogetalongwithothers.HighschoolwaslikealittlesocietyformeandIhandedtheproblemswell.Theotherchallengewasfromstudy.Ihadtolearnsomanysubjectsandfoughtformyfuturecollege.Imetdifficultiesandfeltfrustrated,butItoldmyselfnottogiveupandIgotoverthedifficulties.Highschoollifeisnoteasy,butwegrowupquickly.TheRealYouthManyyearsago,themovieabouttheyouthbecameverypopular,everyyear,wecanseemanyhotmoviesabouttheprotagonist’spassedyouth.Peopleliketorecalltheirpassedyouth,whichmakessuchmoviessellgood.ButIfindthecommonthingsaboutthesemovies,alltheprotagonists’youthareaboutfighting,loveandothernegativethings.Iunderstandthedirectors’intention,theywanttotellpeopleyouthisnotperfectandhavingpities.Ofcoursemovieisexaggerating,therealyouthisaboutstudying,atleast,mostpeoplehaveworkedsohardtogetintotheiridealcolleges.Whatthemoviesdescribemakeupsomepeople’syouth,forwhichtheydon’thavethechancetoexperience.Weshouldnotbemisledbythesemovies,fortheteenagers,theirjobistostudy,sothattheycanhaveabrightfuture.MyEnglishLearningMethodIlikeEnglish.IthinkIcansharemyEnglishlearningmethodwithyou.Firstofall,developinterestonEnglish.Mywaytomakeitistowatchmoviesfromabroad.Atfirst,Iwillwatchthemoviewithsubtitle.ThenIwillremovethesubtitle,onlyEnglishleft.Gradually,showgreatinterestinEnglish.Secondly,recitevocabularies.VocabularyisthenecessaryfoundationtostartlearnEnglish.Thistimeyouhavetoforceyourselftorememberwords.Thirdly,understandbasicgrammarthoroughly.ItishardformetounderstandthemeaningofasentenceifIdon’tknowthebasicgrammar.Lastbutnotleastistospeakmore.Thebasicpurposetolearnalanguageistocommunicate.SotalkinEnglishasmuchasyoucan.Anddon’tworryaboutlosingface,becauseeveryonemakesmistakes.Thosearemymethods.ABeautifulMindToday,intheEnglishclass,myteacherpresentedusthemovieABeautifulMind.ThemovietoldastoryaboutabrilliantprofessorJohnNash’sstrugglewiththementalillnessallhislife.ThestorywaswrittenaccordingtoarealprofessorJohnNash.Hemadesomanybrilliantachievementsinhislife.Athisoldage,hewontheNobelPrize,whichprovedthathisgreatbreakthroughhadaffectedpeopledeeply.Johnhadtheseriousmentalillnesswhenhewasyoung,herefusedtotakethemedicinewhichcouldmakehismindthinkslowly,sohewasdoinghisresearchwhilestrugglingwithhisdelusion.Theluckythingwasthathiswifesupportedhimallthetime.Becauseofthesupportfromfamily,Johncouldworkonhisjob.AfterwinningtheNobelPrize,hethankedhiswifeinthefirsttime.

TheMemoryofYouthAfterseeingsomanymoviesabouttheyouth,wearestartingtowonderaboutwhatdowehaveinouryouth,thefight,thedrinkorthelove?Myanswerisno.Whatweseefromthemovieisnottrue,theplotsareexaggeratedandmisunderstood.Forstudents,theiryouthistheprocessoffighting.Theyhavestudiedsohardtorealizetheirdreams.Whentheyareinprimaryschool,theywanttodowellandmaketheirparentsbeproudofthem.Whentheyareinmiddleschoolandhighschool,theyneedtotakepartintheexamssoastoenterthebetterfutureschools.Eventheyareincollege,theystillneedtostudyandfightfortheidealjob.Thereisnodoubtthatmostpeoplekeepfightingfortheirfutureandthisisthememoryofyouth.HowtoImproveStudy?Highschoolstudentsareundergreatpressure,theywanttodobestintheexams,becauseitmeanssomuchforthem,iftheydowell,itmeanstheycanenteragoodcollegeandhaveabrightfuture.Butmoststudentsareconfusedwiththeirstudy,eventheyworksohardonit,theyjustcouldn’tgetthebetterresult.Thewaystoimprovestudyisveryimportant,studentsmustlearnthem,sothattheycanlearninthesufficientway.First,studentsmustfostertheirinterest,theyshouldhaveinterestinthesubjects,sothattheyarewillingtolearnandwon’ttreatthesubjectsastheburden.Second,theyneedtopracticemore.Asthesayingthatpracticemakesperfect,sostudentsmusttakemoreexercise,inthatcase,theywillmastertheknowledge.Improvingthestudyisnoteasy,soitshouldmovestepbystep.WhereHastheTimeGone?InChineseSpringFestivalGala,thesongofWhereHastheTimeGonebecamepopular.Thewordsaresotouchingthatwhenpeoplelistentothissong,manymemorieswillcomeout.Forourparents’generation,theymarried,raisedthekidsandthenwatchedthembecomeindependent,howtimeflies.Itisjustlikethattheybecameparentsyesterday,andthentheybecomegrandparentstoday.Timefliessofastthattheydon’trealizetheyareold.Iamsothankfultomyparents,fortheydosomanythingsforme.Iwanttoreturntheirlove,soImustbecomemoreindependentandmature.Sothatmyparentswillbelessworriedaboutmeandcangotraveltoenjoytheirlives.Forme,Iwanttocherisheverymoment,enjoymyownlifeandletthetimegomoreslowly.

OrdinaryIsBeautifulWhenweareverysmall,wedreamtobethegreatpersoninthefuture,suchasthescientist,thepolicemanandsoon.Itisgoodforthechildrentoownthebigdream,sothattheywillstudyhardandfightfortheirfuture.Butthefactisthatnotallthepersoncanbecomethegreatperson,mostpeoplearedoingtheordinaryjobs.Inmyopinion,ordinaryisbeautiful,too.Thoughtheyarenotdoingthefinejobs,theyfindtheirownplaceandmakeacontributiontotheworld.Takethecleanerforexample.Theywakeupearlyanddothecleaningwork.Peopledarenottodothejobbecauseitissodirty,butthecleanersdecoratethecitywiththeirhardwork.Thecleanersaretheordinarypeoplewhiledoingthegreatjob.

HardWorkandIncomeIalwayshearaboutmyfriends’complaining,theysaytheirincomeissuchlowthattheycan’tnotmakeendsmeet.Atfirst,Iwouldpityforthem,butinthelongrun,Ifindtheirworkissoeasy,theyjustsitintheofficefrom9amto5pm,theyevendon’tneedtogooutforbusiness.WhileIseeanotherfriend,heworkssohard,hisworkinghourisveryunstable,sometimesheevenworksuntil9pm.Thefactisthatheearnsthemostbetweenmyfriends.Itistruethatnopain,nogain,ifpeoplewantmore,theyneedtopayoutmore.Comparingtobeenvyaboutotherpeople’sgreatincome,we’dbettertoworkhardtorealizewhatwewant.Thereisnotshort-cutforpeopletogetsuccessful,workinghardistheonlyway.

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