Unit21 English and I
第21單元 我和英語
English used to be a headache to me.
英語以前對我而言是件頭痛的事。
I always found it difficult to memorize new vocabulary.
我總是覺得記新的單詞很困難。
Grammar was also a closed book to me because there were many exceptions to the rules I had learned,which almost drove me crazy.
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。
Needless to say, my English was poor,but I persevered.
不用說,我的英語很爛,但我卻持之以恒。
Fortunately, I had a patient teacher.
幸運的是,我有個很有耐心的老師。
Rather than scold me, he kept on encouraging me.
他沒有責備我,反而一直鼓勵我。
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.
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。
In fact, English is now my strongest subject.
事實上,英語現在是我最強的一科。
It only goes to show that there's no substitute for hard work.
這就說明了沒有什么事情可以代替努力用功。