EnglishandMe
IhavebeenstudyingEnglishfor10yearssincetheautumnof1998.Maybeitisnotalongtime,butIcouldsaythetotaltimewillbelongerasIwillstudythelanguagethroughmywholelife.
Atautumnin1998,IwasenrolledinprimarymiddleschoolwhereIreceivedmyfirstEnglishclass.Inmymemory,theteachersaid“GoodMorning,Class”inasoftvoiceandthengaveusabeautifulsmile.Maybethesoundvoiceandthesmilewereattractedme,soIwasveryinterestedinEnglish.AfterthefirstclassIworkedhardatEnglishandhighscoreswerereceivedasrewards.Atthattimeinmyopinion,Englishwasnotdifficult,evenalittleeasierthanChinese.ButIwaswrong.
AfterIenteredtheseniormiddleschool,Iwasintrouble.MyvocabularywassosmallthatImustreadwiththehelpofadictionary.IdidnotknowhowtoremembersomanywordswithwhichIcouldreadfluently.Threeyearshaspassed.Myvocabularywaslarger,butitisnotenoughtoletmebegoodatEnglish.IwishIcouldspeakandlistentoEnglishaswellasmyteachers.
Withthatwish,Ibeganmycollegelife.IfIwanttobecomeabachelor,ImustpasstheCollegeEnglishTestBand4,soIlearnedEnglishharder.Butthereisnogoodresult.IjustpassedtheBand4andBand6.Maybeitisenoughforgraduation,butitisnotenoughformyfurtherstudy.Englishbecomesarestrictiononmywaytoreadingforeignpapers.Everyonesaysreadingmoreisofhelp.Ihavebeendoingthis.AndIhopethismethodcouldbehelpful.Exceptthat,IwilllistentoEnglishsongsorwatchEnglishfilms,Ithinkthosewillhelpmeimprovemylistening.
English,Iwillbeatyou!