老师就像闪亮的星(A teacher just likes a shining) A teacher just likes a shining star to students
Miss Fu, one of my English teacher, is a shining star in my life
I happened to be in Miss Fu‘s class when I began my high school years
At that time, I dared not speak English aloud in public, for I was shy and my pronunciation and intonation① were poor
Afraid of being laughed at, I never put up my hand to answer the questions Miss Fu raised in class, even if I had some good answers to them
For a time, I even lost interest in practising spoken English
When Miss Fu found out the reason, she encouraged me to speak
First she bought me some English tapes and told me to listen to them carefully, and try to recite them
In class, I was often asked questions and given a lot of chances to practise by lit