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The Givology Translation Team
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Dear Givology,
I am very happy to receive your letter. I feel thankful and fortunate. I am incredibly thankful for your consistent support and care. We are very fortunate to have your support and care in our times of great need. Thank you!
Now that I have entered junior year of high school, I feel the stress of school and the limited time we have, but these should all be within expectations. After all the classes move at a faster pace and the material becomes more challenging. “Learning is like going against the current, if you don’t move forward you will be swept back.” I know that only through hard work can I improve myself. Even though in this short time, I have not yet seen significant change, I still have a lot of room to grow. I don’t have any reasons to slow down my steps. I firmly believe that with hard work and persistence, we can achieve our dreams no matter how far away they may seem.
In the final exams of freshman year, my literature score received the highest grade out of all of my peers; I see that “interest is the best teacher.” I like literature the most. My physics score improved even though it is not as evident, but I see that I did not waste my efforts.
Thank you for your concern. My elder sister is fine, she’s a senior now! Perhaps, she feels the shortage of time; they [all the seniors] are all making the final preparations for college exams. My parents are fine as well, only the passage of time does not forget anyone and they toil so hard for us, making them appear much older before their time, the love of parents in the world! They work so hard in order for us to continue our education.
No matter how dismal it appears today, I believe that the sun will be shining brightly tomorrow. I believe that poverty is only temporary; as long as we work hard, adapt ourselves, life will become better. Next year I will be a senior! The results of the college entrance exams will shape the rest of my life, only the college entrance exams can reflect the hard work we’ve done for the past ten years. I feel slightly nervous, I am always thinking, what if……, how would the people around me who care about me react to this result? Ah! What if the worst possible scenario becomes reality, how should I face and accept it?
“Year by year the flowers appears the same, age by age people change.” It’s almost New Years. I wish every donor a Happy New Year. I will study hard, thank you for your support.
I wish you success in your work and great health.
Sincerely,
Ma Gui Jun
2009/11/28
18 JAN 2010