May 22, 2006
寄往中國的信
親愛的孟海蓉：
你好嗎？我要先讚揚你的用功和好成績，同時也告訴你一些有關我自己的事，我想燃燈助學計劃大概不會向你透露任何我的消息。
我的名字叫茱莉，中文名字是石修慧。今年18歲，我是中國人，但很不幸，我既不會看也不會寫中文，所以很抱歉造成不便，我一直很強調教育的重要性，所以在我有機會能幫助一個人完成學業時，我是非常樂意的。八月份我將進入麻省理工學院化工系，如果你也計劃唸大學的話，我希望我也能資助你到大學畢業。
我住在賓州一個很漂亮的小鎮上，家裡有雙親，兩個妹妹和一個弟弟。一個妹妹高中畢業，另一個妹妹還在唸初中。我小弟今年進小學。我很同情你的遭遇，希望伯母的身體早日康復。
我很高興你那麼用功，功不唐捐，你的家人一定很以你為榮。我將會在大學選修中文，希望能用中文和你通信。我喜歡看書和一些其他的活動，但大部份的時間我都在我媽開的餐館裡打工，蠻乏味的。不過最起碼，我還能幫家裡的忙。賺來的錢又能助你念書，所以我很快樂也很知足。
讓我們保持聯繫，繼續努力用功，祝一切順利。
石修慧上 2004年7月16日
Letters to China
Dear Meng Haiyong,
Hello! How are you? I would first like to commend you on your hard work and excellent grades. But I would also like to tell you some things about myself since I don’t think the Enlightening Foundation gave you any information about me.
My name is Julie Shi. My Chinese name is 石修慧. I am 18 years old and I am Chinese, but I unfortunately cannot read or write Chinese, so I apologize for the inconvenience. I’ve always stressed the importance of education and so when I was given the opportunity to support someone through school, I was happy to. In August I am attending college, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), to study chemical engineering. I hope I can support you through college also, if you plan on attending college.
I live in Milford, Pennsylvania. It is a nice small town, and rather pretty. I live with my parents and my two sisters and my little brother. My sister will finish high school next year and my other sister is in middle school. My little brother is going to start elementary school in August. I am sorry about your situation and I hope your mother will become healthier soon.
I am happy that you study hard. Your hard work will pay off some day and I’m sure your family is very proud of you. I am going to study Chinese in college and so hopefully I will be able to write to you in Chinese. Some of the things I enjoy is reading and other miscellaneous activities, but I often spend my time working at my mother’s restaurant, which I find to be quite boring. But that’s okay, because I am at least helping out my family. Some of the money I earn I use to support you through school, so I am happy and content.
I hope to keep in touch and continue your hard work. Kudos!
Sincerely,
Julie Shi
Posted by dee at May 22, 2006 07:40 AM