Find hope in despair
Monday； August 06； 2007Every teacher in the New Oriental is a good storyteller who always let us burst out laughing and get inspiration out of the stories。 Among those stories the events about how the New Oriental was founded g*e me the deepest impact。
Before the history was mentioned； Daniel； the man who teaches us writing； talked about an excellent student enrolled by Harvard University with the full scholarship last year in Shanghai。 Not only did that guy get the golden medal for universal Math Olympic petition； but also hold several piano personal concert in his city。 Further more； he was the record holder for 200…metre and 1000…metre race among high school students in Shanghai。 Besides； he boasts handsome looking。
“Sounds like God g*e everything that everyone will be dying for to him。” Murmured I to my roommate & deskmate Ellen among the astonished students。
“It is not fair； er？” Obviously Daniel heard my words since I sat in the first row of the class； “Boys should be grateful and delightful that such perfect guy went to America so that the number of your public enemy is reduced by one。”
“Well； just for kidding。” Realizing the whole class was astounded to dead still； he asked whether we know how the New Oriental was founded at the thought that it was necessary to inspire us instead of sending us to despair。
Yu Minhong； the initiator of the New Oriental was rugged and full of misfortune； traced back to the time when he took the university entrance exam。 Before he was finally enrolled by a University which is among the best universities in China； he took the exam for three times because of many plex reasons。 To his di*ay； being enrolled by the university was the beginning of a worse misfortune in his life。 Because of his background of peasant born； no one even would like to talk with him including his teachers who thought he was totally hopeless。 After graduation； he remained in the university and became an English teacher。
Under tremendous pressure of lack of finance； Yu had to be a sneak teacher in a school called Oriental because doing a part…time job was banned according to the rules of the university。 Months later； his beh*ior was discovered and the university fired him instantly。 Out of his firing； he got thrown by the Oriental； too。 That must be the darkest time in his life while he was out of job and was disdained by everyone around him。
But who could predict that Yu then established his own school and it flourished during the past 15 years； h*ing branches throughout the nation？
The story ended and Daniel added： “See？ Whose present is more miserable than Yu？ So what on earth give you the excuses that Nike will never w*e to you in wele？ Go for it！ While there is life； there is hope。”
That accounts for why the school’s name is “New Oriental” because Yu wants it to remind him of his tough time before and worn him of luxury。 It also accounts for why the credo of the New Oriental is “To excel； to challenge your limits； hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope and you can make your life a splendid one。”
Super volcano
Friday； August 10； 2007
Friends around me at times plain about how tough and miserable it is to be tortured by those academic articles which concerns Geology； anthropology； biology； astronomy； and medicine and so on。 To be honest； that those TOEFL articles are extremely difficult to understand results from the various topics which cover such as Nihili*； a concept which derives from a Latin word “nihil” meaning nothing and can also be seen in the word “annihilate” meaning to destroy or bring to nothing； diabetes； a disease with which the pancreas doesn’t make sufficient insulin； or the articles may discuss about Karl Marx with his masterpiece or major contribution as well as the renowned psychologist Freud with his theory。 Then all you can see is piles of humanly inprehensible words dance on the paper which send you to despair。 Reading this kind of essays in Chinese is even a huge challenge； so you can imagine that how tough it is to read them or even hear such a lecture for 5…6 minutes。
Well； I； however； find it quite delighted to spare no efforts to read or listen to them。 I consider it a good way to learn exotic and various things around the world。 It agrees with my nature to explore despite the fact that they are hard for me to prehend with poor English。 As I said before； I always exert tremendous efforts to absorb knowledge from them since I am so deeply fascinated by the topics they are about； and as a result； I h*e fun while others take preparing for TOEFL as an agony。
Let me share my little fruits of my exploration with you。
In Freda’s listening class； a lecture regarding super volcano in Geological area was offered。 From the passage I learnt that volcanoes are divided into ordinary volcano and super volcano which would bring about deadly catastrophe to the world if it erupted。 Inside this lecture the professor interprets the word “crater” like this “A crater is a steep…sized； usually circular hole formed by either an explosion or a collapse of a large portion of the earth under the volcano。” What does it mean by “collapse”？ Isn’t all the craters are higher than its surrounding？
Later in the class； a discovery video on super volcano which was searched by our beloved Freda on purpose of fulfilling our curiosity was shown to us by using the projector。 This documentary states how four scientists working in different fields blended their discovery so that they pinpointed when and where the last eruption of super volcano occured。
Besides the story； it also interpreted the difference between an ordinary volcano and a super volcano。 With a super volcano； the magma doesn’t h*e time to bee l*a； so it blasts into numerous pieces of ash which does the most damage。 If a super volcano were to erupt； the force would equal roughly 1000 atomic bombs exploding every second。
Though my English level still didn’t allow me to fully understand it； however； with the help of the images； I managed to know why the professor said “formed by a large portion of the earth under the volcano。” With a super volcano； the magma gathered slowly through a long time under the earth forming a shape of a gigantic bowl and then all of them erupted at one time which result in such terrible catastrophe described before。 With an ordinary volcano； the magma descends from the core of the earth and then erupts wherever the crust is thin enough so that it forms a mountain。
Study is like gathering magma； the more you persist in； the more you learn。 Whether to bee a super volcano or an ordinary one depends on you persistence。 Of course； the power of a super volcano is negative； but we can learn the spirit from it instead of its morality。 I like the saying “Intellect is the amount； while morality is the plus/minus sign before it。”
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Adapt to the new circumstances
Monday； September 10； 2007
Somehow I managed to go through the first week’s routine of my new school which is totally distinct from that of my previous one。 I could hardly get round to settle down t
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