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　　InterestIstheBestTeacher

　　iwasnotabletogethighmarkswheniwasinprimaryschool.teachersdidn'tlikemebecauseiwasnotagoodstudent.motherconsideredmeasabadkid.theyhurtmebythinkingiamaretardedchild.butiamnofool.

　　almostallofmypaintingswereshowedinpublic.manyfamousartistshadpraisedmeformypaintings.theycalledme"littleprodigy".anddadwasonmysidetoo.heencouragedmetodowhatilikedandwhatithoughtwasproper.

　　hetoldmethatinterestisthebestteacher,daddidwhathecouldtodevelopmytalentfully.ibelievethatinteresttogetherwithhardworkwillmakemeasuccessfulartistinthenearfuture.

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　　thereisasayingsays"interestisthebestteacher".italsomeansthatyouwilllearnbetterifyouareinterestedinit.it'samatteroffact.iwillgiveyoumyopinionsinthefollowing.

　　let'shaveacleardefinitionofinterest.whatisinterest?interestmeanshobby.lifewillbeboringanddrearyifonelivesalifewithoutanyhobby.hardlyanyoneisamanwithoutanyinterest.forinstance,someoneslikesinging,somelikepainting,somelikeplayinggames,somelikehandwriting,etc.nomatterwhathishobbyis,hemustdevotehimselfintothisfieldbecausehelikesit.

　　forexample,iwasveryinterestedinhardnibcalligraphywheniwasateenager.myidlowasPangZhonghuaatthattime.iadmiredhishandwritingverymuchandiregardedhisworksasworksofarts.ibeganmytrainningofhardnibcalligraphy.iwassoaddictedinitthatiwasnotwillingtodootherthingseventhoughit'stimeformealsorgotobed.owingtomyinterestandhardtraining,myhardnibcalligraphymadeagreatprocessafteraperiodoftime.fromthen,ourteachersbeganletmehelpthemwritesomearticles.iwasoneofthethreebeststudentsonhardnibcalligraphybeforeigraduatedfrommyseniorhighschool.

　　wheniwasatgradesix,iwasnotgoodatenglishespeciallyongrammar,ioftenfeltshamedwhilemyenglishteacheraskedmetoanswersomequestionsaboutgrammer.oncebyaccident,igotanenglishgrammarbookformmysister.ireadsomelinesandfounditwassoeasywithabitoffunsandtechniquesinit.thenireadthegrammarbookaslongasiwasfree.someweekslater,myenglishwasimprovedtobetheNo.2ofourclassandamongthetopthreeinourschool.

　　thereisanotherexampleofmyown.it'snoneedtodetailithere..inawhole,ifyouhaveainterestonsomething,doitandpersistittotheenduntilyousucceedinit.

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　　Thesedays,ihavebeenkeepingonreadingarticlesfromNewConceptEnglish.It'sanicewaytosendyourvoiceintoourspace,youcanenjoyyourownvoicewhenyouarefree,anotheradvantageisyoucancomparethevoiceyoureadnowandbefore,youcanfeelyourprogressaccordingtothevoicerecord.Whenyoureadanotherarticle,youhavetriedtoadjustthepronunciationandtoneofsomewordsandsentencesyouthinkyoucan'treadwellbefore.

　　AfterihavenearlyfinishedreadingthetextsN0.2NewConceptEnglish,Ifeltit'snotenoughtobeonlysatisfiedwithcorrectpronunciation,ihopetohaveanactiveexpressionanddifferentspeeds,differentcharactersshouldusedifferenttones.Whenyougiveyourselfahigherstandard,sometimesyouhavetoreadmanytimes,butidontfeelboringandtiredtoreadthearticleasusual.Itseemsiamcorrectingmyworks.Ifyoureadthesearticleswithsuchattitude,don'tyouthinkyouwillbe