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(Mandarin)Grow up 成长 Chinese story | HSK3/4/5 | — Transcript

by YaYi Mandarin汉语通 · 529 words · 72 segments · language en · Watch on YouTube

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  1. 0:11Everyone is growing
  2. 0:14whether body or mind
  3. 0:18will grow slowly with the passage of time
  4. 0:25Looking back on my growth path
  5. 0:28I found that it was not the way I came out alone
  6. 0:34It was through the cooperation of many people around me
  7. 0:37the changes of the environment and the drops of life shape me
  8. 0:45and make me finally
  9. 0:47degenerate into a mature social individual
  10. 0:52Going to school
  11. 0:54is almost the only way for everyone to grow up
  12. 0:58I am often grateful for books
  13. 1:02because they saved me
  14. 1:05I really began to love reading
  15. 1:08when I was in the third grade of primary school
  16. 1:12The teacher showed me some middle school students' magazines
  17. 1:16such as "youth literature and art"
  18. 1:19and I still remember the plot and words in some books
  19. 1:26After that
  20. 1:27reading
  21. 1:28has become an indispensable part of my life
  22. 1:33Until later, I hit rock bottom of my life
  23. 1:38my father's business failed
  24. 1:41and I began to be autistic and world—weary
  25. 1:46However,Reading saved me
  26. 1:49At the same time, the encouragement of my family, teachers and friends
  27. 1:55helped me out of the trough
  28. 1:59and finally accepted laughter and received life again
  29. 2:05I moved to another city
  30. 2:08and I went to the third year of senior high school
  31. 2:11As a transfer student
  32. 2:13I need to pay a school selection fee of 10000 yuan per year
  33. 2:17This is an unaffordable expense for my family
  34. 2:24I decided to return to my hometown to study
  35. 2:28which also means that the learning environment will not be so superior
  36. 2:33and I will have to adapt again
  37. 2:36But I have no choice
  38. 2:40After the final exam of the first semester of senior three
  39. 2:44I thought it was the last time to return to school
  40. 2:47and tears couldn't help flowing
  41. 2:51I'm here to say goodbye to my teachers
  42. 2:54In any case
  43. 2:56I can't leave without saying a word
  44. 3:00I should thank my teachers for their cultivation
  45. 3:05During the winter vacation
  46. 3:06when I was preparing my luggage to return to my hometown
  47. 3:11I unexpectedly received a call from my teacher
  48. 3:15It turned out that they won me an opportunity to stay in school
  49. 3:22and without paying school selection fees
  50. 3:27I was too stunned to speak
  51. 3:31but I turned down the offer with tears
  52. 3:36because I couldn't live under pity if I wanted to defend dignity and freedom
  53. 3:45My brother persuaded and say
  54. 3:50are you afraid that you can't shoulder heavier expectations
  55. 3:55Why are you so lack of confidence
  56. 3:59His words made me think about a spring festival holiday
  57. 4:05Examine my own conscience
  58. 4:07I'm really afraid
  59. 4:13and I was afraid of betraying others
  60. 4:16Finally, I took a deep breath
  61. 4:19went back to school with my luggage
  62. 4:21and was warmly welcomed by teachers and classmates
  63. 4:27They didn't let me lose my self-esteem with abnormal eyes
  64. 4:33but encouraged me to move forward
  65. 4:37Through efforts and the help of teachers and students
  66. 4:42although I didn't have excellent grades
  67. 4:47I was finally admitted to a good university
  68. 4:54That summer vacation
  69. 4:56I received a notice
  70. 5:00and a 5000 yuan financial aid from the government for poor students
  71. 5:08The road of growth is a rough road
  72. 5:12as a writer said: growth is the only hope

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