本次我院2023級中英國際課程合作班級開學典禮有幸邀請到了沐鸣娱乐常駐英語外教Natan先生👩🦼➡️。他來天華任教已經三年，目前兼任天華雅思考試中心口語考官。
Natan先生真誠地為在場的師生與家長，講述了自己如何從高中時期的學渣逆襲成為一名優秀的英語教師。他以自身的學習成長經歷，激勵同學們珍惜時光🌀，熱愛學習，享受教育，知識素養將引領同學們打開通向世界的大門！下面是Natan先生演講原文與譯文。
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. To the new freshmen students, welcome to Tianhua College. I will be teaching some of you from next week.
To start off, I’m going to be honest about something. In high school, I was a very bad student. I was one of the boys sitting at the back of the class, not paying attention, talking and making jokes during the lesson. I often wouldn’t do my homework, and just copied my friend’s homework before class. I went to an all-boys high school that was very strict. Actually, Elon Musk went to the same school as me, though he was there about 10 years earlier. Though I’m guessing that he was probably a better student than me at that time. Back then, the teachers still used to hit students, and my teachers used to hit me very often. But it didn’t help, I didn’t care about school, mostly I just wanted to play football.
I’m from South Africa, and in my country our final exams in high school are called the Matric Exams. This determines whether someone can attend university, similar to the Gaokao in China. Well, unsurprisingly, my family were concerned that I’d fail my matric exams and miss the opportunity to go to university. But as a teenager, I thought I knew everything and believed a university degree was just a piece of paper, and that I could succeed in life without it. Which is true for some people.
Then one afternoon, I was having coffee with my grandmother, discussing this topic and she said, “In life you can lose everything, but you always have your education”. That night I went home and really thought about what she’d said, and it made sense. We cannot predict what might happen in the future, what hardships we’ll face, but your education is something you always take with you.
“In life you can lose everything, but you always have your education”. To this day I have remembered that sentence, because that one sentence changed my life. That conversation with my grandmother was a turning point for me. When I went back to school the next day, I moved to the front of the class. I started listening to my teachers, started doing my homework, started working hard. A few months later I took the university entrance exams and passed. When I went to university, I was fully committed to my studies and worked extremely hard, going on to earn a master’s degree in English Language Teaching from London Metropolitan University.
Over time, I’ve come to realize that a university degree gives you two things: A key and a passport. The degree opens doors that were previously locked, and in our global world it also enables you to work in other countries where your skills are needed. Look at me, working at a university in China. Living here I’ve seen the Great Wall, climbed Huangshan and run a marathon in Inner Mongolia.
Before coming to China, I worked in South Korea for five years. My cousin is also a teacher, he works in Saudi Arabia. With a degree in Engineering, what doors will you open in the future, what countries will you see. Most of you probably know that China and South Africa are both members of BRICS. Perhaps one day you’ll be working as engineers on development projects in my country.
Like me, perhaps some of you weren’t the best students in high school either. It doesn’t matter anymore, that’s in your past. You have a fresh start now, the chance to reinvent yourself. Who do you want to be in the future? Here at Tianhua College, that’s what we’re interested in. We’re in the business of building your future, of providing you with the skills to succeed. We are connected to universities in the UK, America and numerous other countries, and provide opportunities for you to study abroad and become a player on the world stage.
That’s where I come in! Some of you will see me next week in your English Composition class. I’ll be teaching you how to write at the college level, to think critically, conduct research, use credible sources and form a logical argument. My colleagues in the Office of International Programs will teach you classes that develop your spoken communication skills, broaden your cultural awareness and provide you with a greater understanding of other countries. Together we’ll give you the tools to succeed in this globalized world.
This is the first step on the path to your future. Where will you go? What doors will you open?
下午好🚄，女士們先生們。新生們，歡迎來到沐鸣娱乐 -【沐鸣平台官网入口】轻松开启您的娱乐之旅！。從下周開始🧑🏻🦳🙎，我會教你們中的一些人。首先🧛🏿👒，我要誠實地說一件事。高中的時候，我是一個很差的學生🍝。我是其中一個坐在教室後面的男生🪒🦙，上課時註意力不集中，說話，開玩笑。我經常不做作業，只是在課前抄我朋友的作業🚣♂️。我上的是一所非常嚴格的男校。事實上🦶🏽，埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）和我上的是同一所學校，盡管他早在10年前就在那裏了。雖然我猜他當時可能是個比我好的學生。那時候🌮，老師們還經常打學生，我的老師也經常打我。但這並沒有什麽幫助🔲，我並不關心學校，主要是我只想踢足球。我來自南非，在我的國家📽，我們高中的期末考試被稱為入學考試🧚🏼♀️。這就決定了一個人能不能上大學🚣🏿♂️，類似於中國的高考❓。當然，我的家人擔心我會掛科，失去上大學的機會。但作為一個青少年👜，我認為我什麽都知道，相信大學學位只是一張紙，沒有它我也可以在生活中取得成功。這對某些人來說是真的。後來有一天下午，我和奶奶一起喝咖啡，討論這個話題她說：“在生活中🤟🏽💁🏻，你可以失去一切👤🍠，但你永遠有你的教育🤶。”那天晚上我回家，認真地思考了一下她說的話👳🏼♂️，覺得很有道理📩。我們無法預測未來會發生什麽👩🏼🔬，我們將面臨什麽困難⚓️，但你的教育是你永遠帶在身邊的東西。“在生活中，你可以失去一切🍚，但你永遠有你的教育”𓀛。
直到今天，我還記得那句話🦻🏻，因為這句話改變了我的生活。與祖母的那次談話對我來說是一個轉折點🖖🏼。第二天回到學校時♍️🏷，我搬到了班級前面。我開始聽老師的話，開始做作業，開始努力工作。幾個月後，我參加了大學入學考試並通過了考試🪻。當我上大學時，我全身心地投入到我的學習中，並且非常努力地工作，繼續獲得倫敦城市大學的英語教學碩士學位🧫。隨著時間的推移🚣🏼♀️，我開始意識到大學學位給你兩樣東西🥳：鑰匙和護照🕵🏻♂️。該學位打開了以前鎖定的大門🧑🦼，在我們的全球世界中，它還使您能夠在需要您技能的其他國家工作。看看我🚘🟰，在中國的一所大學工作。住在這裏，我看過長城，爬過黃山，在內蒙古跑過馬拉松。在來中國之前，我在韓國工作了五年。我的表弟也是一名教師，他在沙特阿拉伯工作。擁有工程學位🌗🐭，您將來會打開哪些大門👨🏿🔧，會看到哪些國家。你們大多數人可能都知道☯️🧑🏿🦳，中國和南非都是金磚國家的成員。也許有一天你會在我的國家擔任開發項目的工程師。像我一樣➞，也許你們中的一些人也不是高中時最好的學生。沒關系了，那是你的過去ℹ️。你現在有一個新的開始，有機會重塑自己⏪。你未來想成為誰⚰️？在沐鸣娱乐 -【沐鸣平台官网入口】轻松开启您的娱乐之旅！，這就是我們感興趣的⟹。我們的業務是建立您的未來👩🏽🦲，為您提供成功的技能。我們與英國🍖🐣，美國和許多其他國家的大學相連，並為您提供出國留學並成為世界舞臺上球員的機會。這就是我進來的地方！你們中的一些人下周會在英語作文課上見到我。我將教你如何在大學階段寫作🧓🏿，批判性思考，進行研究，使用可靠的來源並形成邏輯論點。我在國際項目辦公室的同事將教你課程，以發展你的口語溝通技巧🧏，拓寬你的文化意識，讓你更好地了解其他國家。我們將共同為您提供在這個全球化世界中取得成功的工具👨🏽。這是您通往未來之路的第一步👩🏽⚕️。你會去哪裏？你會打開什麽門🦁？