牛津大学有一个叫凯丽的女孩。
上大学前，她一直都是好学生，但到牛津大学后，她却成为了全班最差的学生。
其实，并不是凯丽不聪明，也不是她不努力，而是她太自卑了。
一天，凯丽正在上课，有个人走进教室说，他要在班里找一个最漂亮的女孩做他们公司的形象代言人。
这个人看了看教室里的学生，最后指着凯丽说："就是她，她是我眼中最美丽的女孩。
”其实，这个人是凯丽的父亲找来的，为的是帮助凯丽找回自信。
从此，凯丽又有了自信，并成为了一个优秀的学生。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 牛津大学 | Niú jīn Dà xué | University of Oxford |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 凯丽 | Kǎi Lì | a personal name; Kelly |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 上 | shàng | to attend (class or university) |
| 大学 | dà xué | university / college |
| 前 | qián | ago / before / BC / former / formerly |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student / schoolchild |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 后 | hòu | afterwards / after |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 全 | quán | all / whole / entire / every / complete |
| 班 | bān | team; class; grade / (military) squad / work shift |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 差 | chà | different / wrong; mistaken / not up to standard; inferior |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 聪明 | cōng míng | intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing) |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 自卑 | zì bēi | to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself |
| 一天 | yī tiān | one day; a day |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class / to attend class / to go to teach a class |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 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) |
| 进 | jìn | to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |
| 做 | zuò | (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 形象 | xíng xiàng | image / form / figure / visualization |
| 代言人 | dài yán rén | spokesperson |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 看了看 | kàn le kàn | looked at; had a quick look at |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | finally; in the end |
| 指 | zhǐ | to point at or to / to indicate or refer to |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye / a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 美丽 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 父亲 | fù qīn | father |
| 来 | lái | hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker) |
| 为的是 | wèi de shì | for the sake of / for the purpose of |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help; to assist |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |
| 自信 | zì xìn | self-confidence |
| 从此 | cóng cǐ | from now on / since then / henceforth |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 优秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |