Lost and Found

宁波华外高中部    徐晨

I want to show you some dates: 1840,1856, and 1883. They are the dates of the first opium war, the second opium war, and the Sino-France war. Those foreign soldiers drove their ships into our ports.

我想向大家展示一组数字：1840，1856，1883。它们分别代表第一次鸦片战争，第二次鸦片战争和中法战争爆发的时间。

However, the situation changed by the foundation of new china in 1949. We Chinese have risen to our feet. After ending the years when the foreign imperialists enslaved our Chinese, we found our territory and sovereignty. And now, China has once again emerged as a world power. Last year, I got a chance to be an exchange student in the US for half a month and I experienced the foreigners’ respect to China.

1949年新中国的成立改变了这一局面。我们中国人再一次站了起来。在结束了外国列强对中国的侵略之后，我们再一次夺回了主权和领土。现在，中国又成为了世界一大强国。去年，我前往美国交换了半个月，体会到了外国人对中国的尊重。

For example, when I was in universal Studios-Hollywood, Los Angeles, I lost my way. Then I asked the staff to show me the way to the exit. To my surprise, he said: “it is quite far from here, Let me take you out!” How kind he was! Then we had a talk. I knew he came from Santa Barbara. I told him I came from China. He praised China a lot and he also said our ping-pong skill is perfect.

举个例子，当我在洛杉矶参观好莱坞环球影城时迷路了，我很着急.于是我向工作人员询问出口在哪里。让我惊讶的是，他说：“出口很远，我带你出去吧！”我们边走边聊，他告诉我他来自圣巴巴拉，我说我来自中国。他对中国赞许不已，还说中国的乒乓球打得很棒。

After this experience, I know that we have found our national self-respect and national confidence.

此次经历之后，感到了中国人民族自尊和自信心。