Ihadalwaysbelievedthatmenandwomeninourcountrywerenotonlyequalinsocialpositionbutalsoinintelligence.ButwhenIfirstenteredthecollege,Ifoundthatsomeboystudentsseemedindeedtobemoreintelligentandmuchquickeratunderstandingthangirlstudents.Ifeltsomewhatinferior,andIbegantodoubtwhetherIcouldsucceed.Aremenandwomenreallyequalinintelligence?
Iamoftentroubledbythequestion.ThenIhappenedtogotholdofabookaboutMadameCurie.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbyherstrongwillpower.MadameCurieworkedhardsoshebecameatopstudentinheruniversity.Aftergraduationshebecameawell-knownphysicistandsomeyearslatershegottheNobelPrize.Fromthenon,shebecameagreatencouragementtomeinmystudy.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.AtlastIbecamethetopstudentinmyclassandgotthefirstprizeintheEnglishandphysicscompetitions.Thismademefeecertainthatwomenarenolesscleverthanmen.Besides,Iwasalsoactiveinphysicalexercises.Ijoinedthetrackandfieldteamandtookpartinping-pongcompetitions.Iwasreallyproudofmyselfforbeingthewomen'sall-roundchampion①inthesportsmeetofourcollege.Thisprovedagainthatagirlcandojustaswellasaboy.Asamatteroffact,manywomeninourcountryhaveprovedthattheycanmakejustasgreatcontributionstothefourmodernizationsasmen.Forinstance,HuaYi(华怡),anexpertofhovercrafts②,andXieLijuan(谢丽娟),thevice-mayoress③ofShanghaiarejusttwoexamples.
Ifirmlybelievetherewillbemoreandmorewomenwriters,womenscientists,andwomenenterprisers④inourcountry.IhopeIcanbecomeoneoftheminthenearfuture.