Weoftenhearpeoplesay，"Lifeisnotperfect．"Butwhenproblemsreallycometoyou，whatdoyoudo？Areyouabletogetthroughhardtimes？LiangJiaxianghasastorytotell．The13-year-oldBeijingboyoncetookpartintheelect
We often hear people say，"Life is not perfect．"But when problems really come to you，what do you do？Are you able to get through hard times？
Liang Jiaxiang has a story to tell．The 13-year-old Beijing boy once took part in the election （竞选．for class monitor．But he failed，which made him feel frustrated （懊恼）．"All the books and TV shows say that as long as you work hard toward your goal，you will make it，"said Liang．"But why didn't I make it？Does it mean hard work is useless？"He spent some time thinking，but still felt upset for he didn't get any answeres．Then he decided to talk to his classmates to find out why he was not chosen．"Through the talks，I learned problems with myself that I never noticed before，"said Liang．"I cheered up again，since I saw what to improve．I will fight for the next vote．"
Like Liang，Cao Yuhan，a 12-year-old Beijing girl，used to have difficulties，too．It all started when she was told to learn how to swim．Cao hated swimming．She didn't practice，so one time she fell into the pool and nearly drowned （溺死）．Feeling frightened，the girl said she suddenly felt challenged to learn the spot．"I told myself that I should beat swimming so that I would never drown again．Now I'm an excellent swimmer．If I had given up then，I would never have learned how much I could enjoy the sport．"
A positive （正面的．attitude helps make bad things turn good，says Hou Ying，a psychological counselor （心理咨询师．at Beijing Bacui Bilingual School．"Students at my school come to me with different problems，"she says．"Some are angry．Some are worried．Some blame （责备．their problems on others．I always advise them to face their problems，accept them and fix them．It may sound it is very hard to do，but once you choose to face them，it becomes easier．"
88．How many students shared their experiences about getting through hard times？___
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