Unit 4

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I am Judy , a fifth-grade primary school student in Beijing

我是Judy，北京的一名五年级小学生。

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I started my school life when I was 3 years old

我3岁时开始了我的学校生活。

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In pre-school , I learned elementary survival abilities , such as communication and interpersonal skills

在学前阶段，我掌握了基本的生存能力，比如沟通和人际交往技巧。

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I had an easy time then

那时我过得很轻松。

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However , after I entered primary school , I was under some stress

然而，在我上小学后，我承受了一些压力。

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Some of the subjects were pretty hard , especially English

有些科目相当难，尤其是英语。

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It was too difficult for me to recite the alphabet , distinguish the consonants and vowels , or pronounce words correctly , not to mention my bad handwriting

对我来说，背诵字母表、区分辅音和元音，或者正确发音都太难了，更别提我那糟糕的书写了。

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I was afraid of the ringing bell for English classes and even wanted to be absent

我曾害怕英语课的上课铃声，甚至想逃课。

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But my English teacher encouraged me and said ," Every student is talented and has an equal chance to achieve success . If you learn to overcome challenges step by step , you can have great achievements . You should pay more attention in class and concentrate all your efforts on searching for the right solution to your problems ."

但我的英语老师鼓励我说：“每个学生都有天赋，也都有同等的机会获得成功。如果你学会一步步克服挑战，就能取得巨大成就。你应该在课堂上更加专注，集中全力寻找解决问题的正确方法。”

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I realised she offered me the exact method to solve my problem

我意识到她提供给我的正是解决我问题的方法。

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In order to keep up with other students , I asked my parents to register for a tutorial English class for me and spent hours revising for my English exams

为了跟上其他同学，我让父母给我报了一个英语补习班，并花了好几个小时复习英语考试内容。

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After a period of time , my English improved a lot and I could even hand in my examination papers earlier than others

一段时间后，我的英语进步很大，甚至能比别人更早交卷。

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Gradually , I could write English compositions or short essays

渐渐地，我已经能够用英文写作文或短文了。

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It was certain that my effort paid off !

我的努力确实得到了回报！

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Even though English was once my weakness , doing scientific experiments in the laboratory and solving maths problems have been my strong points

尽管英语曾是我的弱项，但在实验室做科学实验和解决数学问题一直是我的强项。

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I have an obsession with numbers

我对数字有着痴迷的追求。

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In addition , I like outdoor classes very much , but they are sometimes cancelled because of bad weather

此外，我非常喜欢户外课程，但有时会因为天气不好而取消。

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One day , we were taught about how to escape from a fire , but it began to rain suddenly

有一天，我们正在学习如何从火灾中逃生，天却突然下起雨来。

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As a result , we had to go back to the classroom carefully and listened to the lecture with the topic Fire ! Whose fault ?

结果，我们不得不小心翼翼地回到教室，听那场以《火灾！谁的错？》为主题的讲座。

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I believe many students don't like the teachers who always tell them ," Please turn the book to Page

我相信很多学生都不喜欢那些总是对他们说“请把书翻到第