好久不見

這週下了很兇猛的一場雪，沒過多久就在地上堆出了厚厚的一層，直積到人膝蓋那麼高，於是四處都是白茫茫的一片。後來我們和鄰居各鏟門前雪，路邊的雪便又堆到一個人那麼高去了，像是一堵堵墻壁式似的。到了週六我們還到學校裡去玩滑雪，因為那裡有個很大很大的山坡，由於這次落雪的緣故已經成了名副其實的雪山了。不過我們進去的時候卻不好進，因為整個學校也全是雪，於是我們在其間挖了個車道，讓車可以開進去。本來以為那是個很睏難的工作，沒想到在大家齊力合作下還是很快就弄好了，讓人特別有成就感。

It snowed very hard this week, soon covering the ground with a thick coat, high enough to reach our knee, so you could see nothing but white looking around. Then we shoveled snow with our neighbors, snow now accumulating to the height of an adult like many walls. On Saturday, we even went to our school to ski, because there was a big hillside, which became a real snow-hill because of this snowfall. But it was hard for us to go in straight for the whole school was also full of snow, so we had to tunnel a road for our car. Originally, I thought it would be very very difficult, but had no idea that it turned into existence under our effort fast, making me really proud of it.

在週五中午的時候，收到了第三封大學的錄取通知，來自熱情的俄亥俄州立大學。同樣到來的是我們以前在西安的床和喜氣洋洋的新年。最近我們在通話裡見到了樂哥；他看起來還是那樣和善，沒有那種中國人臉上常有的精明，讓人想起在西安的日子。記得當年父親常和我誇獎樂哥的真誠和熱心，且因此不斷感歎叔叔的教育，要我在這裡好好學習；我每次聽了這話都覺得高興，覺得這些事情原來大家都能看出來，並能為此感到心的悅動。我不知道我最終能不能變得像樂哥那樣單純善良，但總歸要好好努力啊！

In the afternoon of Friday, I received my third acceptance, which is from enthusiastic OSU. The things that came in the meantime, were our beds from Xi’an and full-of-joy New Year. Recently we met Brother Le on mobile; he looked still good-minded, without that Chinese shrewdness on his face, reminding me of the days back in Xi’an. I remember that those times when Father talked to me of him, praising his industriousness and sincerity and due to this continually admired Uncle’s education, asking me to study here well; every time I heard this I would feel a sort of pleasure, thinking that it is indeed everyone could see it and feel warmness from it. I don’t know whether I will become as good as Brother Le, but no matter what, I must effort hard!