Volume I, Chapter 31
David laughed and said, "I still miss the days when I applied for American high school, but I didn't expect that after so many years have passed in a blink of an eye, there are still people who remember us." Welcome to School A again, come on, come on, let me introduce you to the seniors. ”
He pointed to the chubby boy with glasses across from him and said, "This is the famous Bob, from Shanghai." Like me, I'm in 12th grade, and back then, Bob was the highest scorer on the SSAT in China, and now he's one of the associate editors of our school's Yearbook......"
The handsome little guy just now added: "He is the famous 'big-headed scholar' in the American high school study abroad circle." ”
“ …… "Well," David continued, "you may have heard that I'm from Shenzhen, I'm the principal piano player in the school orchestra, I've worked with the Boston Philharmonic a few times since last year, and I've been to Europe for two festivals......"
Chen Chen nodded hurriedly: "Last year, from the news on the school's website, I saw the photo of Senior David more than once. ”
"Hey, time flies, this is our last year at school." David sighed with emotion, and as he spoke, he pointed to a boy with acne next to him and said, "Senior Mike, from the most famous junior high school in Beijing, is in the 11th grade this year. You may not be familiar with his English name, but his Chinese name is Shao Yunze......"
Chenchen excitedly stepped forward and shook the acne boy's hand: "I have long admired the Daimyo." The real god of science, I heard that you won the award in China, and now you are the captain of the school's mathematics team and the main force of the physics team, representing the school in various competitions with masters, right? ”
"Passing the prize." Shao Yunze's expression was incomprehensible.
David pulled over the beautiful little boy who was sitting aside and kept interjecting just now and said, "Little Oliver, you have also become a senior." Then David asked Chenchen and Yiting, "Do you see him familiar?" ”
Yi Ting looked Oliver up and down for a long time, and said, "Oh mom, have you acted in movies and TV series?" ”
Oliver was a little embarrassed and said, "Brother is disabled now, can you even recognize him?" ”
Yi Ting said: "Don't be kidding, you are called a long cripple, you are the rhythm of being handsome out of the sky." ”
"This classmate is really good at chatting," Shao Yunze looked at Yi Ting, and suddenly said: "You said to his heart, he is a 'non-narcissistic and will die star' person, no matter where he goes, when he sees a reflective object, he has to stop and look for it." ”
Yi Ting couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
David went on to say: "Little Oliver is a native of Nanjing, and when he was six years old, he made movies with big stars in Hong Kong and was a child star. Oliver is the face of our Chinese students and an actor in the drama club. ”
Oliver pretended to be modest and said, "It's been a year since I joined the club, and I haven't mixed up a character with lines." Not worth mentioning. ”
Chenchen showed an envious look on his face: "All of them are great gods." ”
Bob, another senior in the twelfth grade, looked a little shy, and he said slowly: "Those who can enter our school must have outstanding achievements in all aspects, let's learn from each other, and if there is anything you need to help, just say it." ”
Chen Chen took a sip of the tea in his hand and praised: "Good tea." I have never drunk such a sweet and good tea in China. He didn't expect that in a middle school in the United States, he would not only be able to drink authentic and traditional Chinese tea, but also see exquisite tea ceremony utensils that are rare even in China.
"Isn't there an illusion of going back to my Great Heavenly Empire," David smiled, "Haha, don't get me wrong, this is only a small part of the diverse culture of our school, the proportion of international students in our school is 11%, and the proportion of Chinese students including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan is less than 4%, and we are still a minority in the school." ”
Senior Bob carefully tasted the bright tea soup in the tea cup, and slowly spoke: "However, judging from my experience in the United States High School for more than three years, among the few international students, my students from the Great Celestial Empire, Japan, and South Korea are still very diligent and smart. ”
Yi Ting recklessly asked: "What if the Americans don't study well?" ”
"No, it's not that they don't study hard, but they prefer to focus on the things they enjoy, for example, being passionate about various clubs, arts and sports activities, and being dominant in those activities." "However, there are a lot of American kids who are also very good at learning, and their advantage compared to our Chinese students is in the humanities," David said. Especially the cleverness of Jewish children, we must not underestimate, oh no, it is not accurate to say that cleverness, it should be said that genius. When you take a class with them, you will find that they are quick thinkers and have a lot of whimsical ideas, and of course, this is related to the good reading habits they have cultivated since childhood. ”
"The black students in our school are also quite good, they are invincible in sports, whether it is basketball, ice hockey, rugby, or cross-country running, rowing, we are beyond the dust." Bob said.