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<历史在目如明镜，人境事迁理犹在>

Without our past, our future would be tortuous path leading to nowhere. In order to move up the ladder of success and achievement we must come to terms with our past and integrate it into our future. Even if in the past we made mistakes, this will only make wiser people out of us and guide us to where we are supposed to be.

This past year, I was auditioning for the fall play, ‘The Little Princess. ’ To my detriment I thought it would be a good idea to watch the movie in order to prepare. For two hours I studied Shirley Temple’s mannerisms, attitude, and diction, hoping I could mimic her performance. I auditioned for the part of “Sara” feeling perfectly confident in my portrayal of Shirley Temple; however, I was unaware that my director saw exactly what I had been thinking. Unfortunately, I did not get the part, and my director told me that he needed to see “Sara” from my perspective, not Shirley Temple’s.

I learned from this experience, and promised myself I would not try to imitate another actress, in order to create my character. Persevering, I was anxious to audition for the winter play just two months later. The play was Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” and would get the opportunity to play “Cecily,” a pert yet pleasing role, which would be my final performance in high school. In order to develop my character, I planned out her life just as I thought it should be, giving her the voice I thought was right, and the rest of her character unfolded beautifully from there. My director told me after the first show that “The Importance of Being Earnest” was the best work he had seen from me, and that he was amazed at how I had develop such a believable character. Thinking back to my first audition, I was grateful for that chance I had to learn and grow, because without that mistake I might have tried to base “Cecily”off of someone I had known or something I had seen instead of becoming my own character. I utilized the memory of the Shirley Temple debacle to improve my approach to acting and gave the best performance of my life so far.

<触发兴趣得天力，盲目加压抑真性>

2-3段

….. My high school life would have been a completely different story, had I not met Mr. Jane, my literature teacher who inspired me and changed my view of poetry. (1段结尾)

As a high school senior, I was reluctant to take the English literature class, for I always considered poetry to be something out of my league. Specifically the mathematical background I had acquired led me to wonder how I might be more qualified and competitive had I decided to invest my efforts in another type of academic field, especially the type I was not at all interested in. To make things worse, Mrs. Cho, my lit teacher, turned out to be excessively demanding, assigning papers and essays every couple of weeks and held strict criteria on grading the assignments, adding lit quizzes. In addition to the suffocating requirements, her way of teaching poetry which was either reading from the teacher’s book or introducing the background information from the Wikipedia pushed me even further away from literature. Therefore, I put my whole heart back on mathematics and physics. At that time was I convinced that never had I liked literature nor would I ever will.

However, everything changed since Mr. Jane who had an insatiable curiosity about the world and endless enthusiasm took the place of Mrs. Cho while she’s expecting. Without establishing rules on the first class, he read us several poems from Wordsworth and inspired us to think about the change of tone and style in his works associating with his life, shedding new light on how to understand poetry with depth, even encouraging us to write poems. For the first time in my life I learned to love literature. After taking the first jump into the sea of poetry, I began to read poems to my family before dinner, discussing poets with friends, asking lit questions on

office hours and, most of all, became devoted to literature. Not only had Mr. Jane let me see the beauty of poetry, but also had his class led me to become less of a reticent person and to consider other opportunities for my future.

I was truly grateful and appreciated that I met Mr. Jane, from whom I learned that words and ideas can really change the world.

<山顶风光亦有限，路途艰险趣无穷>

2-4段

Ever since I was a little girl, I had been dreaming of becoming a famous actress in Broadway. Even with few chances, my passion for acting never died. In the last year of high school, the opportunity finally knocked on my door---the school play auditioning for actors. When I found out the play was actually the Wizard of Oz, I could not have been more thrilled. It was so easy to picture myself on stage with braids in my hair and ruby slippers on my feet. In order to be well-prepared for the audition, I read the novel again for better understanding the character, establishing proper mannerism, diction and attitude for the role, working hard on my lines. For weeks, I practiced singing in front of the mirror and soon I really felt as if I was becoming the dreaming and hopeful young girl Dorothy in the musical. Moreover, I could even feel my confidence radiated from my body as I sang the words to ‘somewhere over the rainbow’. However, when tryouts came, I was too nervous to sing a note, blinded by dazzling stage lights, freezing up. That was exactly the point where I knew it was all over.

Leaving the room, my heart felt as if it had been ripped out of my chest and my remaining body was nothing but an empty husk. I had never in my life been more disappointed. Only two days before was I filled with excitement and hope, but after reality set in, I was forced to see the fact that dreams did not always come true. However, my mother witnessing the whole story came to tell me that there was nothing I need to be depressing about, for I had improved my work efficiency, regulated my life patterns and elevated my self-cultivation and most of all, fought ardently for my dream ever since I began preparing for the audition. Even though I did not make to the cast, I had nothing to lose and even if I did get the leading role, there was not much to celebrate, since I could still act, with or without the play. It was not the result but the diligence, persistence, toleration and self-development I had gained throughout the process that were worth cherishing and celebrating. I should be proud for what I had done but not for what I had got.

Luckily, I would have not had the chance to perfect myself, had I not try for the drama audition. I would have easily missed out on the essence that truly mattered in the process, had I not listen to my mom’s suggestion and stopped focusing merely on results. This experience did enlighten me that sometimes the true essence of life was hidden behind the bitter rains and harsh winds accompany me along the way and that only with the barriers on the way to success, can the fulfillments of reaching the top be more valuable and beyond treasure.

<挑战权威验真金，麻木盲从寻绝境> I dare you!

2-3段

Last year, I started to learn French from a strict and experienced teacher, Mrs. Lee, who believed that vocabulary is the first step in any language learning. On the very first class, she assigned me only vocabulary books, addressing that there would be quizzes for every 2 word-lists per week, requiring me to make sentences for every word in the list. Her high demands hardly left me any time to focus on other aspects of French, such as speaking or listening. So I went to negotiate with her to see whether we could make some adjustments. However, reassured by her expertise in language teaching, acknowledged again of her countless titles, I gave in to her solid authority. I followed Mrs. Lee’s methods, looking up all the new words in the dictionary, making sure that all the meanings written down were accurate and comprehensive. Getting up early in the morning, I left my freshest mind for

memorizing vocabulary. However, constant Ds on quizzes were wake-up calls. Hitting by the blow of failure, I was, quite honestly, devastated.

Locking myself indoor, tears swelling in the bottom of my eyes, and one slowly rolling down my cheek before falling to the cold tile floor, I shouted to myself, ‘Is this the culmination of my three weeks of worthy endeavor?’My mother then came to comfort me, telling me that I had great potential in language learning since I did well in English, encouraging me to borrow the strategy of learning English as guidance to my French study. She said that the general method processed by Mrs. Lee might not be suitable for each individual, for everyone had preferred way of learning a new thing. Suddenly, I realized that I was stuck in Mrs. Lee’s authority, against which I was afraid to fight. As a result, I decided to try things my way. In the following weeks, I began to enlarge my French vocabulary through abundant reading, and checked out French websites, listening to French radio broadcast, chatting with French people to imitate their natural flows. After weeks of studying, I improved comprehension of reading and accumulated mass useful phrases and sentence structures for writing. To be such a delight, I got an A-minus in the midterm test. I learned a lot in this experience, from which it taught me to never stop doubting, questioning until I found the way that most suited me.

<多学多思换视角，全面观测更悦心>

2-3段

Last year, I took part in a piano competition. I cherished this chance very much since I had been told that the champion would have a chance to enjoy a free music camp in Austria. For almost a month, I have been practicing my competing sonata----Chopin’s sonata No.2 in B flat minor. For better performance on stage, I had a thorough training in pianistic skills, pursuing the competence in accuracy and fluency, studying the score again and again to avoid misplaying a note. Getting early in the morning, I left my freshest mind for the practice. My skills became proficient after the training. ‘You had flawless techniques but pale content. It’s not good enough to win the match.’ Shocked and disappointed, I felt all my hard work had been cast to winds when I heard the comment from my music instructor. Acknowledging of my dismay, my instructor then inspired me that music had the most influential power in expressing people's feeling. The great pianist should interpret the records of the musicians' feeling according to the music books and express this feeling in their performance naturally and perfectly, which may cause the audience's resonance. The pianists should also apply all kinds of skills in their performance in order to give life to the still musical notes.

Following my instructor’s advice, I learned about the bi ography of Chopin and checked out the relevant information from books as well as internet, studying the background time of the creation---- the early nineteen century. After a full study of Chopin and his work, I utterly grasped the emotions in the music, especially the fourth movement which contained a whirlwind of unremitting parallel octaves, with unvarying tempo and dynamics, and not a single rest or chord until the final bars. No wonder it was called the ‘wind howling around the gravestones’. My instructor, tears in her eyes, was deeply moved by my interpretation of the sonata, jumping out of her seat, applauding and shouting ‘Bravo!’ as I played for her the night before the competition. With a pleasing performance, I won myself the chance to the free music camp. Not until then had I understood the real meaning of my instructor’s word s ---pianists did not play music with their trained fingers or their ingenious brains but with their keen hearts.

<单纯竞争促发展，融入虚荣白伤身>

2-4段

After much improvement from the previous season, I was elected, as the youngest center forward, to a critical game against the Tigers. Since great movements and objectives were not born on the ground, the coach made use of special soccer training drills to develop specific techniques and performance. Splitting us in two strings, the coach organized interplays to model the real game, helping us better adapt the rapid pace of matches. We, the Crazy Frog, besides getting stronger, faster and more athletic, did get along pretty well. The practice plays witnessed our maturation from a group of individuals to a solid team, from the inexperienced to the qualified and from heated competition to pure friendship. The adaptation to technical characters of teammates, the fluency of passing and familiarity of effectual tactics readied us for the big day.

‘The biggest rival in our district is afoot, The Tigers versus Crazy Frog.’ shouted the commentator at the top of his voice. Brimmed with screaming, whistling and applause from the vast cheering crowd, shouldering expectation from coach and family, I felt as if my blood was boiling. For fear that I would embarrass myself with losing; I bore only the victory in mind, breaking through without passing, ignoring the planned tactic. ‘Get back! Oh, no!’ the coach yelled outside the field. ‘Halftime. The Tigers leads with a goal.’ In the locker room, our coach was more disappointed than furious at our performance. However, instead of going mad, he explained with patience that the beauty of soccer was more about the joy of teamwork than the achievement of goals. So, be not afraid of losing, but did be afraid of not enjoying the game. Back on the field with one score behind, I found myself surprisingly relieved as I focused on the game instead of the championship. ‘She shoots, she scores! Goal!! N ice kick!’the whole stadium went mad. As the referee blew the whistle, the game was ended in a draw.

We had a draw, but I still felt like we won because I knew the bonds I formed with teammates could help me through any setback. Now I realized that I was clouded by the urge of winning, in which I was mislead by the vanity of being a champion and neglected the true essence of soccer. Moreover, I would have not gained the genuine friendship that would survive any dispute or competition and provide strength in times of trouble and confusion, had I not listened to my coach. I would have lost the purity and pleasure of competitions, had I concerned too much about win or loss.

<实践经验告真知，书本文字难灌顶>

2-3段

Always in my life had I been taught that interest is the best teacher. Such is interest, a trend that a person is eager to want to know something attractive and do make some actual actions to get an aim. Pale as the psychology definition, I never actually grasped the real meaning of interest, nor where could it lead me. However, a literature class I took last year was the kiss of life to the dull words of wisdom. At first, I was reluctant to take the English literature class, for the mathematical background I had acquired led me to wonder how I might be more qualified and competitive had I decided to invest my efforts in another type of academic field, especially the type I was not at all interested in. To make things worse, Mrs. Cho, my lit teacher, turned out to be excessively demanding, assigning papers and essays every couple of weeks and held strict criteria on grading the assignments, adding lit quizzes. In addition to the suffocating requirements, her way of teaching poetry which was either reading from the teacher’s book or introducing the background information from the Wikipedia pushed me even further away from being interested. Therefore, I put my whole heart back on mathematics and physics. At that time was I convinced

that never had I liked literature nor would I ever will.

However, everything changed since Mr. Jane who had an insatiable curiosity about the world and endless enthusiasm took the place of Mrs. Cho while she’s expecting. Without establishing rules on the first class, he read us several poems from Wordsworth and inspired us to think about the change of tone and style in his works associating with his life, shedding new light on how to understand poetry with depth, even encouraging us to write poems. For the first time in my life I started to get interested in literature. After taking the first jump into the sea of poetry, I began to read poems to my family before dinner, discussing poets with friends, asking lit questions on office hours and, most of all, became devoted to literature. Mr. Jane contributed one of my homework-poems to the school magazine and to my surprise, it got published. Highly encouraged by the first little success, I continued to write poems and got published, joining poetry club where I met people who shared the same interest. I was truly lucky and grateful that I took the literature class against my free will from the start, for I might have lost the chance to let interest play its part--- as the direction and guide of studying. Had I not met Mr. Jane, I would have held little chance of understanding the axiom on interest. From the experience of studying literature, not purely the words on book, I gained deeper comprehension of the power and essence of interest.

<孤木无缘难成林，他方信息筑高台>

2-3段

Last year I took part in a drama competition in Beijing

Leaving the room, my heart felt as if it had been ripped out of my chest and my remaining body was nothing but an empty husk. Tears swelled in the bottom of my eyes, and one slowly rolled down my cheek before falling to the cold tile floor.

As a director, the process is equally elaborate, with the difference that the playwright can work alone, in front of his computer in his living room and may successfully carry out their work depending solely on him. The director depends entirely on a work team composed of players, and all the people of administration and production.

The director coordinates of concrete all the stories that the playwright wrote the abstract.

It is said that the actor is to "believe", while the director's job is to "know."

For starters, as director, should take the work that want to ride and make a thorough X-ray it. What are you most interested in this work and how you want to ride? Your answer will depend almost everything: the style of acting, the time that happens the play, music, costumes, scenery, lighting and even the playbill.

And resolved that doubt, the wisest course would be that you meet with a creative team, at least one for each of the areas just mentioned in the preceding paragraph, except the players and asked them your vision of the work and because want to ride. Your idea will be enriched with the other members of the production team.

Then meet with the actors, whether you do an audition or working with your company and always try the same exercise with the production, you will see that the experiences are very different.

Draw a critical path based on the expected date you have for your release.

So you can schedule your meetings and rehearsal without wasting too much time.

The best in these cases is to have someone in charge of Production Executive

so you can concentrate on the actors, but sometimes it's difficult to get so many people interested in your project.

Well, there are many issues in the pipeline, but do not intend to bore you. Develop a work as director and playwright are very similar processes and large differences, not me was very clear where he wanted the answer.

h ow to select actors and actresses? Who would like to act the film?

These days, I am busy preparing the rehearsal plans. The play will be on in the middle of this term, and I estimated the exact time should be in late October. So I found that we had at most one month to rehearse (because we would have a 7-day-holiday during this period). I divided the whole play into several parts and finally, I planned 10 times for rehearsals I talked it with my group members and finally I arranged a 9-time-rehearsal plan. I made it into a calendar and handed it out to them. So the rehearsals would begin.