To become a better person, we should go to school every day. So how can we become powerful and start changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get some tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama. During her visit to China, from March 20–26, Mrs. Obama shared her views on education with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. In Chengdu No. 7 High School, she told students that having poor roots doesn't matter A long as you work hard.
Mrs. Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents' sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud.
Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged, I would remember something my mother always told me," she said, "A good education is something that①take, no, from, can, one, away, you."
Mrs. Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad. "As the Chinese B goes,
②It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books," she said. "③在学校取得好成绩是不够的。It's also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, " she noted.
"Studying abroad could also gain future international relations. ④It could help young people from different country work together to deal with problems such as climate change," Mrs. Obama said.
