English used to be a headache to me.
I always found it difficult to
memorize new vocabulary.
Grammar was also a closed book to me
because there were many exceptions
to the rules I had learned,
which almost drove me crazy.
Fortunately, I had a patient teacher
-Rather than scold me,
he kept on encouraging me.
With his help and my diligence,
my English improved step by step.
After some time,
I didn't seem to be struggling in English anymore.
In fact, English is now my strongest subject.
It only goes to show that
there's no substitute for hard work.
英語以前對我而言是件頭痛的事。
我總是覺得記新的單詞很困難。
我對語法也一竅不通，
因為我所學的語法規則里有很多例外，
而這幾乎把我逼瘋了。
幸運的是，我有個很有耐心的老師，
他沒有責備我，反而一直鼓勵我。
在他的幫助和我的勤奮之下，
我的英語逐漸地進步。
過了一些時日，
我在學英語方面似乎不再那么辛苦了。
事實上，英語現在是我最強的一科，
這就說明了沒有什么事情可以代替努力用功。
(紅色部分不被強調)