澳洲华裔学霸高考99.85,给不识英文的清洁工父母写了一封信

澳洲华裔学霸高考99.85,给不识英文的清洁工父母写了一封信

13年前,Daniel Hu跟随父母来到澳大利亚。13年后的今天,Daniel Hu在高考中脱颖而出,以99.85分的ATAR成绩,从悉尼男子中学载誉毕业。

而他的父母,只是不识英语的中国移民,只是收入微薄的清洁工。这名全年级唯一一名买不起校服的华裔少年,用自己的不懈奋斗改写了自己的人生。

澳洲华裔学霸高考99.85,给不识英文的清洁工父母写了一封信

以下是Daniel Hu的自述故事,英文原文刊登于《悉尼先驱晨报》:

澳洲华裔学霸高考99.85,给不识英文的清洁工父母写了一封信

I remember sitting in a classroom 13 years ago ready to start kindergarten, eager to learn the English alphabet and how to count to 100. I thought I was going to have a great time.

还记得13年前,我坐在学前班(Kindergarten)的教室里,渴望着学习英语字母,渴望着能从1数到100。我以为我会度过一段美好的时光。

I soon realised all the other kids could communicate and speak English quite fluently for their age, and then there was me, still struggling to introduce myself to the class.

但我很快发现,其他孩子在那个年龄,都能用流利的英语交流,除了我。我仍在挣扎,不知道如何向全班同学介绍自己。

Nine years ago, I received my OC (opportunity class) placement results to find myself scoring less than 200. Both my parents are Chinese migrants, coming to Australia to provide the next generation (me) with the opportunity for a bright future.

9年前,我收到了精英班(Opportunity Class)分班考试结果,我的成绩还不到200分。我的父母都是中国移民。为了让下一代(我)有机会拥有光明的前程,他们来到澳洲。他们没有受过教育,几乎不会说英文。他们是清洁工,我们生活在贫困线以下。

They are uneducated, and can barely speak any English. They worked as cleaners. We lived well below the poverty line and to this day my parents earn well below what the average Australian earns each year.

直至今日,我父母的年薪仍低于澳人每年平均收入。

Seven years ago, I received my selective school placement results and found that I had miraculously been offered a place at Sydney Boys High School, an institution well known for nurturing boys of high academic ability and sporting success.

My parents were ecstatic. I had performed better than most of my peers who were brought up in high class, wealthy families.

7年前,我收到精英学校的入学测试结果,发现竟然奇迹般地被悉尼男子中学(Sydney Boys High School)录取,它是一所以培育文体兼备的男生而闻名的学校。我的父母欣喜若狂。我的表现优于大多数来自高产阶级、富裕家庭的同龄人。

如今,我从悉尼男子中学毕业了,在高考(Higher School Certificate,简称HSC)中,我的ATAR成绩达到99.85分。虽然我没有拿到99.90分,有点儿失望。我要是能凭此获得奖学金就更好了。

不过当我想到自己的出身,我依然对自己所取得的成绩颇为自豪。这一切都是父母的功劳,他们才是真正的成功者。我的父母是世界上最无私、最有爱、最支持我的人。最初,我并不能理解他们的牺牲。我曾经讨厌自己的贫穷,不满由于贫困而遭受的欺凌。在悉尼男子中学,我是唯一一个没有校服外套及毛衫的12年级学生。

My dad, despite not knowing a word of English, used a Chinese-to-English dictionary to help me with my homework during primary school, a task that took most students 10 minutes to complete but took me three hours.

尽管我的父亲不认识任何一个英文单词,却在我小学期间,使用汉英辞典辅导我做功课。这些功课,大多数学生只需10分钟即能做完,我却要花上3个小时。

My dad worked countless jobs in the cleaning industry during the day and became my personal teacher during the night.

During my HSC year, my dad was hospitalised and underwent multiple surgeries due to illness caused by juggling so many jobs to pay for our living expenses and for me to have a proper education in Australia.

我的父亲白天要做无数份清洁工作,晚上要做我的老师。为了负担我们的生活费,为了让我在澳洲接受良好的教育,他身兼数职。高考这年,父亲终于病倒了,住进医院,进行了多次手术。

我明白,无论如何,我都无法回报他们,永远不能。但这不意味着我不打算如此。

因此,我为了高考拼命努力学习,我要让他们以我为荣。在这关键的一年,我不敢有丝毫懈怠,我刻苦学习,竭尽全力学好每一门科。我不是一个聪明的孩子,论聪明或许我都达不到平均水平。但是,这不会让我退缩。

你可以说,高考系统不是对每一个学生有利。你也可以说,ATAR分数并不重要,并不能决定你的命运。

然而,高考对于我,它是我升读大学之路,是我获得稳定工作的途径。凭此,我能确保为我的孩子们争取到更好的教育和生活。

这13年的学校生涯教会我一个重要的道理:成功并不一定属于那些生来聪明或生来富有的人,它也属于勤奋之人。在每一个勤奋的学生身后,都有一对无私奉献、支持他们的父母。

谢谢你们,爸爸妈妈。我爱你们。

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澳洲华裔学霸高考99.85,给不识英文的清洁工父母写了一封信