Report_2003

進入高三，高考前的緊張氣氛籠罩著我，我努力讓自己保持著最佳狀態，迎接更猛烈的風暴。我也想上大學，也想升入我夢想的學堂；可我卻為著那一疊疊資料而苦惱。那生活費及學費，都是父母親起早貪黑，以血汗換得來的，我怎麼再忍心向父母要求更多呢？

Upon entering my junior year, I was nervous but welcomed the challenges that lay ahead. I aimed to go to college but I was befuddled by the admissions pamphlets. High school tuition was already costing my parents an arm and a leg. How could I ask for more?

那天，我聽到美國燃燈助學基金委員會來到二中，我無助的寫了封申請信，沒想到委員會同意了我的申請，我好吃驚！後來我又知道一位善良的阿姨會資助我，我真的好感謝。在這之前，我僅知道您的名字，在此之後，我更了解您那博大的胸懷和崇高的精神，您撒播給我的不是親情卻勝似親情的人間愛。

One day I heard that the American organization, Enlightening Education Program was visiting my high school. I wrote an application letter and to my surprise, they accepted me. Then I found out that I had been given a sponsor. I did not know your name until recently but I knew of your generosity. Although we are not family, you gave me a familial kind of love.

2000年，我經同學介紹到一家餐館幹雜工，洗盤子，一天五元錢的報酬。一天，那老板說丟了二只盤子，一口咬定是我偷的，我百口難辯，憤然辭去那一份幹了半個月卻分文未得的工作。結果，我還是一分錢沒有得到，從此我再也不敢輕易去打工。可是您，卻無私的支持我，資助我，無私的奉獻著。

In the year 2000, my friend set up a dishwashing job for me at a local restaurant. My wage was 5 Yuan a day. One day the restaurant owner was missing 2 plates and accused me of stealing them, which I did not. Out of anger I quit the job that I had worked for half a month, without any compensation, without receiving a single cent. I have been traumatized to apply for another part time job after that incident. Your unyielding support has been a great help.

還有一件事，也讓我終生難忘，2001年秋的一天，我正在寢室內背單詞，突聽見有人叫我的名字，我抬頭一看，映入眼簾的是我的父親。看著父親那雜亂斑白的頭髮和爬滿額頭眼角的皺紋，還有那打著藍補丁的藍布衣，我眼睛濕潤。由於父親很少進城，我沒有說我的寢室號，這可是8樓！也不知父親問過多少寢室才找上來。放下給我的糧食他便要走了，不然趕不上回去的貨車。

看著父親那支撐著整個家微駝的背，我的手抹去悄然留下的淚珠，父親啊！儘管沒有給我豐富的物質，但你卻讓我更加努力的創造自己的天地，兒子一定會挺直腰板做人，一定會爭一口氣的，父親，相信我吧！

Another unforgettable episode happened in the fall of 2001. I was learning vocabulary words when I heard a voice call my name. I looked up and saw my father’s messy white hair, fine lines of age and the frays of his old denim work shirt. My dad never came into town and I had not told him where I lived. He must have asked quite a few people around the school in order to find me. He dropped off some food and quickly left in order to catch a ride back to the village on a work truck.

As I watched my dad leave the room, I broke down in uncontrollable tears. His hunched back was what supported the whole household. My dad may not have given me much food but he gave me inspiration to be a success.

進入高三，我提早調整狀態，一切為了高考，一切為了目標，備戰高考，奮鬥追求。高二時，我曾在校廣播上發表幾篇短文，那全是我奮鬥的激文，還在校報上寫過一些文字，高三時我停止了這些，時間已不容許我想別的，我只有抓住點點滴滴，才能在考場上實現自我，對學習進行了計劃，寫出每天要幹的事，包括幾時睡覺、幾時學英語、幾時學綜合科、每天堅持完成當天的事，不完成不睡覺。儘管目前我的成績還不滿意，可是我一直在努力，我相信，皇天不負苦心人，努力就有機會。

我有著兩個夢想：考上好大學，工作掙許多錢。

During my junior year, I put all my efforts into studying for the college entrance exams. I was a writer for the school newspaper and was on the speech/debate team but I gave up those extracurricular activities to prepare for the tests. I started a strict study regiment that specified sleeping time, math time, grammar time, etc. If I did not finish a subject, I would not sleep until I did. Although I am not satisfied with my grades yet, I will keep trying. If I try hard, I will succeed. I have two dreams. One is to get into a good college and the other is to make lots of money.

您有著博大的胸懷，我會銘刻于心，更會用我的行動來回報您，回報像您一樣無限奉獻的人們，我會繼承著您偉大的善舉，幫助像我一樣渴求求知的窮孩子，但我會用自己實際行動來表白。
阿姨，也許我不是做得很好，但我會做得更好，在漫漫人生路上，散發出最燦爛的光芒，我衷心的感謝您，謝謝。
此致
敬禮

誠祝：身體健康！
工作順利！
萬事如意！

I will always remember your generosity. I will reciprocate by being the best student that I can. I will help others in the future as you have helped me. I will show you my gratitude through my actions. Maybe I will not be the best but I will be better. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

彭靖
2003年3月18夜