"最大限度的利用你所面對的困難，即使沒有成功，也可以從中獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn)"

　　Seo Young Son

　　2005年至2014年就讀于煙臺耀華

　　現(xiàn)為墨爾本大學(xué)公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)在讀碩士生

　　曾赴柬埔寨參與政府公共衛(wèi)生項(xiàng)目

　　You can face the difficulty as much as you can ， even if you were not successful, you may be able to learn some lessons through the experience

　　Sophia Son

　　Studied at the Yew Wah-Yantai from 2005 to 2014

　　Master of Public Health, University of Melbourne

　　Participated in a two-week public health project in Cambodia

　　親愛的煙臺耀華的學(xué)弟學(xué)妹們:

　　我是Seo Young Son，一名耀華人，2005年至2014年就讀于煙臺耀華國際教育學(xué)校。我現(xiàn)在是墨爾本大學(xué)公共衛(wèi)生專業(yè)的碩士生，將在年底畢業(yè)，成為一個(gè)非政府組織的工作人員，對于即將開始的人生新篇章我充滿期待。

　　Dear fellow students at Yew Wah International School of Yantai：

　　I am Seo Young Son, an “ex-YewWahnese” studied at the school from 2005 to 2014.

　　I am currently a student at the University of Melbourne, studying Master of Public Health (MPH). I am about to graduate at the end of the year and I am excited to start a new chapter in my life, hopefully working for a Non-Government Organization.

　　在耀華讀書的時(shí)候，我是一個(gè)充滿熱情的學(xué)生，只要有時(shí)間，就去做學(xué)習(xí)和活動上的各種嘗試。我參加了學(xué)校提供的包括學(xué)生會，女子籃球隊(duì)，管弦樂隊(duì)，合唱團(tuán)等課外活動。在學(xué)習(xí)IGCSE的科學(xué)課程過程中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)生物學(xué)非常有趣，并且我非常喜歡解剖實(shí)驗(yàn)。因此，我把醫(yī)學(xué)作為大學(xué)的專業(yè)方向，2016年我進(jìn)入墨爾本大學(xué)生物醫(yī)學(xué)專業(yè)獲得學(xué)士學(xué)位。

? ? While studying at Yew Wah, I was an enthusiastic student who was very eager to try out most of the activities if I got time for it. Thus, I took parts in school provided including the student council, Girls’ basketball team, orchestra, choir and other afterschool activities.

　　During studying Co-ordinated science in IGCSE ，I found Biology more interesting and I enjoyed the dissection experiment the most, I got into Bachelor of Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne in 2016.

　　從很小的時(shí)候起，我就喜歡幫助別人，在耀華讀書的時(shí)候，我參加了所有的志愿者服務(wù)活動，包括孤兒院，療養(yǎng)院和曲阜希望學(xué)校，我的志愿者經(jīng)歷充滿了快樂的回憶，這為我未來的職業(yè)選擇奠定了基礎(chǔ)。為了獲得更多的在公共衛(wèi)生領(lǐng)域的實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)，去年寒假我去柬埔寨參加了兩個(gè)星期的公共衛(wèi)生項(xiàng)目，我很高興能夠參與這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在我對我未來的職業(yè)更加明確了。

　　Since very young I loved helping others. I participated in all of the volunteering opportunities at Yew Wah including orphanage, nursing house and the Qufu Hope school. My volunteering experiences are full of happiness and joyful memories, all this laid the foundation for my future career choice. In order to have hands-on experience in the public health field, I was off to Cambodia for two weeks to participate in a public health project last winter break. I am glad that I participated in the project as now I am even more certain about my future career.

　　IGCSE畢業(yè)后，我轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)到了一所澳大利亞高中。剛剛來到澳大利亞的時(shí)候，我還有些忐忑，幸運(yùn)的是，有了和耀華外教一起學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，適應(yīng)新環(huán)境并不像我想象的那么困難。當(dāng)時(shí)在澳大利亞第二學(xué)期已經(jīng)開始，但是學(xué)校根據(jù)我在耀華學(xué)校的IGCSE成績給了我11年級第一學(xué)期的學(xué)分，所以我利用一年半的時(shí)間就完成了兩年的課程學(xué)習(xí)。同時(shí)，我還是我們班唯一一個(gè)將英語做為第一語言來學(xué)習(xí)的外國人。

? ? I transferred to an Australian high school after IGCSE. I was very nervous when I moved to Australia. Luckily having experience with foreign teachers at Yew wah, adopting to new environment was not as difficult as I imagined. Although it was just the beginning of the second semester in Australia, but school gave me credit for the first semester of year 11 based on my IGCSE grades ,so I could complete the course over a year and a half. Meanwhile,I was the only foreigner studying First language English in our cohort.

　　事實(shí)上，我在耀華也有類似的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷。在九年級之前，我是班上唯一一個(gè)把中文作為第一語言來學(xué)習(xí)的外國人，這在當(dāng)時(shí)，對我來說是非常大的挑戰(zhàn)并充滿壓力，但付出終有回報(bào)。在耀華學(xué)習(xí)中文讓我受益匪淺，我很榮幸地用中文主持了慶祝韓中建交20周年音樂會，我參加了中文考試獲得的額外分?jǐn)?shù)彌補(bǔ)了我的英語成績，幫助我順利進(jìn)入了墨爾本大學(xué)。另外，我剛到澳大利亞的時(shí)候結(jié)識了一些會講中文的朋友，他們對我?guī)椭艽?，我現(xiàn)在的室友也是中國人。

? ? In fact, I have similar experience in Yew Wah. I was the only foreigner studying Chinese as the first language until year 9 in our cohort. At the time, it is very tough and stressful but the pain does pay off. I got lots of benefits from studying Chinese at Yew Wah. I was privileged to emcee in Chinese at the concert celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Korea-China Diplomatic Relations; I took Chinese test without taking Chinese classes for extra credit to compensate my English grades and it helped me to get into the University of Melbourne. Moreover, new friends who could speak Chinses helped me a lot when I transferred to school in Australia and my current flat mate is also Chinese.

　　中學(xué)生活的影響并不僅限于對大學(xué)的選擇上。作為一名學(xué)生，取得好成績很重要，但擁有不同的經(jīng)歷也同樣重要，甚至更重要。每當(dāng)我回想起十幾歲時(shí)的學(xué)校生活，耀華總是浮現(xiàn)在我的腦海中，在耀華的時(shí)光是我學(xué)生時(shí)代的瑰寶。

　　我希望所有學(xué)弟學(xué)妹們，在耀華有和我類似的經(jīng)歷，盡可能地利用你所擁有的機(jī)會，和朋友們一起度過美好的時(shí)光。我還建議你盡可能地面對困難，從中獲得最大的好處。即使你沒有成功，你也可以從中獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn)。如今，會說漢語是一個(gè)巨大的優(yōu)勢，所以當(dāng)你在中國的時(shí)候盡量多學(xué)習(xí)漢語。學(xué)習(xí)一門新語言的最好和最有效的方法是身處那個(gè)國家，不是每個(gè)人都有機(jī)會在中國學(xué)習(xí)中文，所以要珍惜這個(gè)機(jī)會，善用耀華的環(huán)境，成為一名優(yōu)秀的雙語或三語者。

　　最后祝愿大家都有一個(gè)光明的未來！

　　祝永遠(yuǎn)健康和快樂！

　　Seo Young Son

　　2020年6月18日

　　The influence of the secondary school life is not limited to go to universities. It is important to get a good mark as a student but having diverse experiences is as important if not more important. When I am thinking back to teenage or school life, Yew Wah comes first in my mind. Times at Yew Wah is like the gem of my student life.

? ? I hope all of you who are reading this to have similar experience while you are at Yew Wah, maximise the opportunity you have and great times with your friends. I also recommend you to face the difficulty as much as you can to get the most out of it. Even if you were not successful, you may be able to learn some lessons through the experience. Nowadays, to be able to speak Chinese is a huge advantage, so try to learn it as much as possible while you are in China. The best way and the most effective way to learn a new language is by staying in the native country. Not everyone has this opportunity to study Chinese in China so cherish it and make a good use of the environment of Yew Wah and be an excellent bilingual or trilingual.

　　Best wishs！

　　Seo Young Son

　　June 18th, 2020