Persistence means victory

时间：2008-11-21 00:00:00  来源：杭州平和  作者：彭霖霖

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Persistence means victory

彭霖霖

08－11－21

As we all know,English is an international language.It's the widest used language in the world.I love English and it has always been my dream to be a simultaneous interpreter.

 I became interested in English since I was a little girl.I still remember the day that my mom wrote me a motto and encouraged me.The mottoe is 'Persistence means victory'.From then on,I began learning English.

 At first,I was not very good at it.It was difficult for me to remember the phonetic alphabets and when I watched Disney cartoons,there was a lot of words that I couldn't understand.I felt really depressed but that motto gave me strength and encouraged me to move on.I believe,persistence means victory and no matter how hard English learning will be,I can't give up that easily.

I started to read out the phonetic alphabets loud again and again.And I wrote down some words to remind me of the pronounciation.I emulated the American English pronounciation and I started to learn grammar to improve my writing skills.I studied New Concept English and PETS very hard.When I was doing the translation exercices,I always remind myself to improve myself and slowly reach the standard of 'Expressiveness','Faithfulness' and 'Elegance'.

I entered an English story-telling competition when I was 13.I was very confident.After I finished my story,stormy applause rocked the hall.Then,I answered the judges' questions fluently.Finally,I won the first prize.I was really excited and it confirmed me in my belief again that I should keep learning English because I love it!That was the turning point in my long road to the top of the English mountain.

Since then,I have been studied much harder and I have practised my oral English whenver and wherever I can.Now,I often surf on the international websites which are all written in English.And I usually chat with my foreign friends on the internet.Listening to English songs is another good way to learn English because you can learn many new words from them.I can talk to foreigners very fluently in English now.

Analyze my past experiences. I list my successes and examine my failures and sum up my
way of English learning.

First,listen to the tapes again and again and get a sense of languages.

Second,try to read a short English passage every day to build up your language sense.

Third,follow the tapes and read the passages out loud.Emulated the pronounciation until your pronounciation is the same with the tapes.

Finally,read books as many as you can and listen to some English songs to relax.And remember,persistence means victory.So you must insist learning English every day.

I used to consider English a very difficult language to learn and I thought I would never get out of the catch-22 situation.But now,things have already changed.I'm now keeping learning English two or three hours a day and English has broaden my horizons and help me know more about the world.

 Now,look back on the roads I've taken,an indefinable emotion is stirring in me.I know I still have a long way to go to reach the top and to be a successful simultaneous interpreter.But I'll keep going and studying hard.I believe I can achieve my goal because persistence means victory.

编辑：Rebecca