A Letter from the Teachers 師“說”

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Before you open the envelope with your score in it， we want you to read this first.

Inside the envelope is a score. It's a score you've been waiting for but it might not be the score you've been hoping for. If that's the case， it's only natural1） that you will feel disappointed. We will be very sorry about that and will feel disappointed "for you" too—but we won't feel disappointed "in you". Unfortunately， in life， things don't always work out the way we want them to and it can take a little time to sort out2） the feelings and thoughts we can have when that happens. We know that each one of you has worked very hard and with a great attitude. No score can ever take that away from you. In fact， we believe that your attitude and who you are as a person is much more important than any mark on a test. Who you are and the attitudes you have will travel with you to whatever school is fortunate enough to have you as one of their new pupils in September. That is so important. You are quite simply "unique" and we are very proud of you. Make us proud whatever school you go to. Don't give up easily when the going gets tough3）. Grow up to be kind， caring， generous， loving adults who make a positive difference to this world by how you live your life.

Remember， the score in the envelope is just a mark for some tests. It cannot measure how amazing you are！ So， no matter what happens in the next few minutes， today you must celebrate YOU！

With love from all the staff！

1. only natural： 正常的；合理的

2. sort out： 整理；理清

3. when the going gets tough： 形勢越來越困難

在你打開這個裝有你成績的信封之前，我們希望你先讀一讀這封信。

這個信封里面裝的是分數。這是你一直在等待的分數，但可能并不是你一直期待的分數。如果真是這樣，你會感到失望，這也是人之常情。我們會為此深表遺憾，也會“為你”感到難過——但我們不會“對你”失望。令人遺憾的是，在生活中，事情的結果并不總能如我們所愿，當這種情況發生時，我們會需要一點時間來整理自己的情緒，理清自己的思緒。我們知道，你們每個人都非常努力，態度都非常認真。分數無法抹殺你們的這一切。事實上，我們相信，你的態度以及你是一個什么樣的人要比任何考試分數都重要得多。它們將伴隨著你進入中學，無論9月份你將成為哪所學校的一名新生，這些學校都會為擁有你這樣的學生而感到幸運。這非常重要。你絕對是“獨一無二的”，我們為你感到無比自豪。無論你就讀于哪所學校，請讓我們以你為榮。當前路變得困難重重，請不要輕言放棄。將來長大成人，要做一個善良、體貼、大方、有愛心的人，用你的生活態度為這個世界帶來積極的改變。

記住，這個信封里的分數不過是一些考試的得分。它無法衡量你有多棒！因此，無論接下來的幾分鐘里將會發生什么，今天你都必須為你自己喝彩！

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