云南丽江的一个贫困县有一所特殊的学校。
这所学校创办于2008年,专门招收周边贫困山区的女孩,学费、住宿费,包括吃饭等全都免费,学校还会给学生提供被子等生活用品。
校长也是这所学校的创办者,她叫张桂梅,是一位六十多岁的阿姨。
她面容沧桑,身材瘦弱,让人很难相信她才六十多岁。
她牺牲了自己的青春、健康,把自己的一切都献给了教育。
张桂梅原本是东北人,虽然在农村,但是她聪明好学,十几岁就跟着姐姐到云南支援建设,因为工作能力出色,成为了一名老师。
为了弥补自己教学能力和知识体系的不足,她辞职后考上了丽江教育学院,毕业后和丈夫一起在云南教书。
但是后来丈夫因病去世,张桂梅把所有的爱和精力都投入到了教育事业中。
她的身体不好,一直病痛缠身,但是她始终坚持在岗位上,不放弃任何一个女孩。
刚开始支教时,张桂梅就发现这些贫困的女孩不能随心所欲地念书、工作,更像是一件商品或者生育机器。
大部分女孩从三四岁就开始给家里干活,到了十五六岁左右,就被卖到别人家里生儿育女,等不再能生孩子了,等待她们的还有无尽的农活和丈夫的打骂。
有些女孩突然就不来上课了,其他的老师习以为常,家庭太困难只能让她们辍学结婚,但是张桂梅不放弃,一家家地劝说,让她们回到学校,山路崎岖,阻挡不了她把女孩们带出大山的决心。
学校的女生表示,要是没有张校长,可能她们的孩子都三岁了,而这些女生连高中都还没有毕业。
2002年起,张桂梅义务成为县福利院的院长,并且开始筹办免费的女子高中,让女孩们不会因为贫困而失学。
她四处奔走,到处募捐,一点一点地攒钱,终于在2008年将女子高中建成了。
之后她不断地学习先进的教学模式,建立起了适合这里的孩子们的教学方式。
学生们的作息非常严格,也非常辛苦,但是读书是这些孩子们唯一的出路,她们只能付出比城里学生更多的努力才可能改变人生道路。
迄今为止,这所学校走出了两千多名学生,考上名校的学生数不胜数,毕业后成为老师、警察、医生、律师…
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而改变了命运的她们永远不会忘记的就是张桂梅校长的心血和付出。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 云南 | Yún nán | Yunnan Province, a province in southwest China |
| 丽江 | Lì jiāng | Lijiang, a city in northwest Yunnan, China. |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 贫困 | pín kùn | impoverished |
| 县 | xiàn | county |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 所 | suǒ | classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special / particular / unusual / extraordinary |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 创办 | chuàng bàn | to establish; to found |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 专门 | zhuān mén | specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) |
| 招收 | zhāo shōu | to hire / to recruit |
| 周边 | zhōu biān | periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings / merch |
| 山区 | shān qū | mountain area |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 学 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate |
| 费 | fèi | fee / expenses |
| 住宿 | zhù sù | lodging / accommodation |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal / to eat |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 全 | quán | all / whole / entire / every / complete |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 免费 | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student / schoolchild |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish |
| 被子 | bèi zi | blanket; quilt |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 用品 | yòng pǐn | articles for use / products / goods |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president / headmaster |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 创办者 | chuàng bàn zhě | founder; creator |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 张桂梅 | Zhāng Guì méi | Zhang Guimei, a person's name |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 六十 | liù shí | sixty / 60 |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) |
| 面容 | miàn róng | appearance / facial features |
| 沧桑 | cāng sāng | great changes / ups and downs / vicissitudes |
| 身材 | shēn cái | stature / build (height and weight) / figure |
| 瘦弱 | shòu ruò | thin and weak |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...) / difficult |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 才 | cái | (before an expression of quantity) only |
| 牺牲 | xī shēng | to sacrifice one's life / to sacrifice (sth valued) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth / youthfulness |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything |
| 献给 | xiàn gěi | to dedicate to; to devote to |
| 教育 | jiào yù | education |
| 原本 | yuán běn | originally |
| 东北 | Dōng běi | Northeast China; Manchuria |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 农村 | nóng cūn | rural area / village |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 聪明 | cōng míng | intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing) |
| 好 | hào | to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to |
| 十几 | shí jǐ | more than ten; a dozen or more |
| 就 | jiù | only; as little as |
| 跟 | gēn | to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 到 | dào | to leave for; to go to |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance / to support / to back |
| 建设 | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability / ability |
| 出色 | chū sè | remarkable; outstanding |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 名 | míng | classifier for people |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 弥补 | mí bǔ | to complement / to make up for a deficiency |
| 教学 | jiào xué | teaching; instruction |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 体系 | tǐ xì | system / setup |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 足 | zú | sufficient; ample |
| 辞职 | cí zhí | to resign |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 考 | kǎo | to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for |
| 上 | shàng | to attend (class or university) |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | college / educational institute / school / faculty |
| 毕业 | bì yè | to graduate / to finish school |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 教书 | jiāo shū | to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school) |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 因 | yīn | because |
| 病 | bìng | illness / disease / defect |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away / to die |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 爱 | ài | affection |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy |
| 投入 | tóu rù | to throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | one's health |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through |
| 痛 | tòng | ache / pain / sorrow |
| 缠 | chán | to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / to involve / to bother / to annoy |
| 身 | shēn | body / the main part of a structure or body |
| 始终 | shǐ zhōng | from beginning to end / all along |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on |
| 岗位 | gǎng wèi | a post; a job |
| 放弃 | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 刚 | gāng | just / barely / exactly |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 支教 | zhī jiào | to work in such a program |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot / must not / should not |
| 随心所欲 | suí xīn suǒ yù | (idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 念书 | niàn shū | to read; to study / to attend school |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 商品 | shāng pǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 生育 | shēng yù | to give birth to; to bear |
| 机器 | jī qì | machine |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 家里 | jiā lǐ | home |
| 干活 | gàn huó | to work; to be employed |
| 十五六 | shí wǔ liù | about fifteen or sixteen; around the age of 15–16 |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | approximately |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 生儿育女 | shēng ér yù nǚ | to bear and raise children |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 生 | shēng | to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 她们 | tā men | they; them (females) |
| 无尽 | wú jìn | endless / inexhaustible |
| 农活 | nóng huó | farm work |
| 打 | dǎ | to hit; to strike / to fight |
| 骂 | mà | to scold / to abuse / to curse |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class |
| 其他 | qí tā | other / (sth or sb) else / the rest |
| 习以为常 | xí yǐ wéi cháng | accustomed to / used to |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 困难 | kùn nan | straitened circumstances / difficult situation |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | obliged to do sth / to have no other choice |
| 辍学 | chuò xué | to drop out of school / to leave off studying / to interrupt one's studies |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 劝说 | quàn shuō | to persuade / to advise |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 路 | lù | road / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |
| 崎岖 | qí qū | rugged / craggy |
| 阻挡 | zǔ dǎng | to stop / to resist / to obstruct |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 带 | dài | to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 决心 | jué xīn | determination / resolution |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl / female student / girl |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 要是 | yào shi | (coll.) if |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 连 | lián | continuously / in succession / including / even |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school |
| 起 | qǐ | verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) |
| 义务 | yì wù | volunteer |
| 福利院 | fú lì yuàn | welfare agency |
| 院长 | yuàn zhǎng | the head of an institution; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 筹办 | chóu bàn | to arrange; to make preparations |
| 女子 | nǚ zǐ | female |
| 不会 | bù huì | will not |
| 失学 | shī xué | unable to go to school |
| 四处 | sì chù | all over the place / everywhere and all directions |
| 奔走 | bēn zǒu | to run / to rush about / to be on the go |
| 到处 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 募捐 | mù juān | to solicit contributions; to collect donations |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er |
| 攒 | zǎn | to collect / to hoard / to accumulate / to save |
| 钱 | qián | coin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last / in the end / finally / eventually |
| 将 | jiāng | (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish / to build |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn / to study |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | sophisticated; advanced (technology etc) / meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc) |
| 模式 | mó shì | mode; pattern; model |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish / to set up / to found |
| 适合 | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 作息 | zuò xī | to work and rest |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 严格 | yán gé | strict; stringent; tight; rigorous |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting / hard / tough / arduous |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book / to study / to attend school |
| 唯一 | wéi yī | only; sole |
| 出路 | chū lù | a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement; a way forward / outlet (for one's products) |
| 付出 | fù chū | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) |
| 比 | bǐ | (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 城里 | chéng lǐ | in the city; in town |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; greater in amount, degree, or number |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 改变 | gǎi biàn | to change / to alter / to transform |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) |
| 道路 | dào lù | road / path / way |
| 迄今为止 | qì jīn wéi zhǐ | so far / up to now / still (not) |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 校 | xiào | (bound form) school; college / (bound form) (military) field officer |
| 数不胜数 | shǔ bù shèng shǔ | (idiom) too many to count; innumerable |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police; police officer |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 律师 | lǜ shī | lawyer |
| 命运 | mìng yùn | fate; destiny |
| 永远 | yǒng yuǎn | forever |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 心血 | xīn xuè | heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care |