北京大学生英文自我介绍比赛第一名作品.docx

北京大学生英文自我介绍比赛第一名作品OnNovember301985,exactly150yearsafterMarkTwainhadcometotheworld,1wasborntoamiddle-classfamily.IbelievedthatsincethepersonwhovivifiedTomSawyerandIsharethesamebirthday,1hadsomehowinheritedmuchofthecuriosityandnaughtinessfromhim.Thesimilaritybetweenthewaywardnovelcharacterand1wereevidentevenwhenIwasjustalittlechild.SoonafterIlearnedhowtowalk,1usedtoplayhide-and-seekwithmyparentsinoursmallhouse.Later,asIhadlearnedtheropestorideabicycle,myfamilyfinallyrecognizedthattheyoughttosetregulationsforme,otherwisetheymightsoonbetiredofseekingme,justasTom'srelatives.However,thingsbegantochangebeforelong.Aftermyfathertaughtmehowtoreadandcount,Istartedtoleadamoresedentarylife.Ihavereadordaydreamedinsteadofcausingtroubles.Itseemedthateducationwasagoodwaytodistractasmalldemon.AmongthedaydreamsIhad,theoneIfoundithardtoforgetoccurredtomewhenIwas6yearsold.Onthatspecialmorning,ImiraculouslybeganwonderingwhethermyactionsandthoughtsweresetbeforeIeveracteditout,justasanactoractedinaccordancewithawrittenscript.Werethistrue,thefactthat"Iwasthinkingofwhethermyactionswerefixedinascript"wasalsowritteninthesamescenario.Therefore,myrealizationregarding"contemplationsaboutwhatIwasconsideringwassetinascriptwerealsowritteninthesamescenario"wastypedinthescript,too.Andthesequencewentintoinfinity.Aftertheheadachearosefromthisdiscoursefinallyfadedaway,Idecidedtobemorerealisticaboutmydaydreams.Verysoon,Ihadreachedschoolageandstartedmyeducationinschools.Luckily,Iwasadmittedtothehonoredclass,gettingplentyofextracurricularcoursessuchasmonographicstudiesandscientificexperimentswithstudentsinhighergrades.Andoneoftheexperimentshasdecisivelyturnedmydaydreamsintoanotherdirectionuptonow.Itisachemistryexperimententitled"SimulatingthePhenomenaofLife”.Followingthedirections,weconcoctedacertainelectrolytewithcare,andthenputagrainofmetalintotheliquid.Theinstructoraskedustoobserveandtakedownalltheobservablechangesinsidethetesttube.Duringthenexthour,whatamazedUSwerethebranchesandleaf-likepartsgrowingfromthegranule.Astheplant-likestuffgrewmoreandmoreluxuriant,thewholethingboremoreandmoreresemblancetoawaterweed.Mostofusevenexpectittoblossomandtobearfruitsaswewaitedfortheslowbutsteadygrowth.Althoughourexpectationscontinuedtobloom,theinstructorrequestedourattentionandthrewinaquestionthatIfindtoohardtoanswer:',IsthethingyouObSerVedanylessthanabeing?Justifyyouranswer.,"Whatadifficultquestion!"Iexclaimed.Before1couldcomeupwithwell-groundedreasons,theteacherconductedasurveyofouranswers."Raiseyourhandifyouthinkitisalivingthing."Icouldseethatmostofmyseniorclassmateschosethisoption.nAndforthosewhoconsiderthewholethingshouldnotbeviewedasanorganism,pleaseraiseyourhand."Iraisedmyhandhesitatingly,wonderingwhetherthiswasthecorrectchoiceornot.MaybeIwastheonlyonewhoselectedthischoice,theteacheraskedmyreasons."Ijustthinkthatlifecannotbemadesosimply."AfterIsaidthis,IfeltanembarrassingpausePerVadedthelaboratory.AsRabindranathTagorewrote,Ifirmlybelievedthatlifeisaperpetualsurprise.Everycreaturewasmadewithdignity,andalllivingthingsreceivedtheirliveselegantly.Afterabewilderingexplanationthatfollowed,Ifinallyrealizedthatthestemsandleavesweremerelycrystalsofchemicalcompounds.Although1hadguessedcorrectly,IbegantomakeheadortailofwhatIsaacNewtonhadoncesaid:,'TomyselfIseemtohavebeenonlylikeaboyplayingontheseashore,anddivertingmyselfinnowandthenfindingasmootherpebbleorprettiershellthanordinary,whilstthegreatoceanoftruthlayundiscoveredbeforeme."Studyingscienceislikereadingdetectivestories,andIwaslookingforwardtobeoneofthedetectives.1.ater,Ihaveparticipatednotonlyinsciencefairs,butalsoinallkindsofacademiccontests,hopingtosharpenresearchabilities.Ihavewonthethirdprizeinschoolsciencefair,gotabronzemedalinNationalComputerScienceContestforHighSchoolStudentsheldbytheMinistryofEducation,andbeenawardedforexcellenceserviceinComputerNetworkCenterofChien-KuoSeniorHighSchool.IhavealsobeenelectedasanAcademicDepartmentcommissionerofInformationClubduringmyhighschoolyears,andtheMinisterofAcademicDepartmentofPhilosophicalThinkingClubincollege.Moreover,IhadbeenadmittedtoentertheimperialexaminationhallasastudentrepresentativetoexaminethetestquestionsonJCEEin2004.Tbme,thesecreditsverymuchresemblepostcardswithmajesticsceneryphotosonit.Theyarenothingmorethanencouragementsderivingfromsomegloriouspast.Whatisreallymagnificentistherealscenewherethephotosweretaken.Genuineknowledgeisthescenery,andthatiswhatIpursue.AsJonathantheseagullputit:"Thegullseesfarthestwhoflieshighest.",OnceIwasaHuckFinnwhotroubledmyfamilyalot.AndnowIwish1wouldbeaPeterPaninthefieldoflifescienceandrealizemydreamsconcerningunravelingthemysteryoflife.Iamstillonthewaytothehallofknowledge,playingandwanderingaroundthefields,justasanaughtyboywoulddo.