(Mandarin)Grow up 成长 Chinese story | HSK3/4/5 | — Transcript
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- 0:11Everyone is growing
- 0:14whether body or mind
- 0:18will grow slowly with the passage of time
- 0:25Looking back on my growth path
- 0:28I found that it was not the way I came out alone
- 0:34It was through the cooperation of many people around me
- 0:37the changes of the environment and the drops of life shape me
- 0:45and make me finally
- 0:47degenerate into a mature social individual
- 0:52Going to school
- 0:54is almost the only way for everyone to grow up
- 0:58I am often grateful for books
- 1:02because they saved me
- 1:05I really began to love reading
- 1:08when I was in the third grade of primary school
- 1:12The teacher showed me some middle school students' magazines
- 1:16such as "youth literature and art"
- 1:19and I still remember the plot and words in some books
- 1:26After that
- 1:27reading
- 1:28has become an indispensable part of my life
- 1:33Until later, I hit rock bottom of my life
- 1:38my father's business failed
- 1:41and I began to be autistic and world—weary
- 1:46However,Reading saved me
- 1:49At the same time, the encouragement of my family, teachers and friends
- 1:55helped me out of the trough
- 1:59and finally accepted laughter and received life again
- 2:05I moved to another city
- 2:08and I went to the third year of senior high school
- 2:11As a transfer student
- 2:13I need to pay a school selection fee of 10000 yuan per year
- 2:17This is an unaffordable expense for my family
- 2:24I decided to return to my hometown to study
- 2:28which also means that the learning environment will not be so superior
- 2:33and I will have to adapt again
- 2:36But I have no choice
- 2:40After the final exam of the first semester of senior three
- 2:44I thought it was the last time to return to school
- 2:47and tears couldn't help flowing
- 2:51I'm here to say goodbye to my teachers
- 2:54In any case
- 2:56I can't leave without saying a word
- 3:00I should thank my teachers for their cultivation
- 3:05During the winter vacation
- 3:06when I was preparing my luggage to return to my hometown
- 3:11I unexpectedly received a call from my teacher
- 3:15It turned out that they won me an opportunity to stay in school
- 3:22and without paying school selection fees
- 3:27I was too stunned to speak
- 3:31but I turned down the offer with tears
- 3:36because I couldn't live under pity if I wanted to defend dignity and freedom
- 3:45My brother persuaded and say
- 3:50are you afraid that you can't shoulder heavier expectations
- 3:55Why are you so lack of confidence
- 3:59His words made me think about a spring festival holiday
- 4:05Examine my own conscience
- 4:07I'm really afraid
- 4:13and I was afraid of betraying others
- 4:16Finally, I took a deep breath
- 4:19went back to school with my luggage
- 4:21and was warmly welcomed by teachers and classmates
- 4:27They didn't let me lose my self-esteem with abnormal eyes
- 4:33but encouraged me to move forward
- 4:37Through efforts and the help of teachers and students
- 4:42although I didn't have excellent grades
- 4:47I was finally admitted to a good university
- 4:54That summer vacation
- 4:56I received a notice
- 5:00and a 5000 yuan financial aid from the government for poor students
- 5:08The road of growth is a rough road
- 5:12as a writer said: growth is the only hope
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