Learning English is like "brushing your teeth"
It is not easy for many college students to pass CET-4 and CET-6 with an excellent TOEFL score of 630, not to mention a wage earner who was forced to drop out of school and had not finished high school, but Zhang Liyong did it. Many people jokingly call him the "God of Steamed Bread", but where did the "God" come from? In the interview, what impressed us most was his persistence and persistence in English learning. When talking about his own experience in learning English, he said with a smile that the process of learning English is like brushing your teeth, but it is in this constant repetition that your grasp and understanding of knowledge is more consolidated.
"The God of Steamed Bread" also mentioned that in the process of repetition, we should always maintain our interest and confidence in it and form a habit. At the same time, he also emphasized the importance of speaking English. The "God of Steamed Bread" said that he is actually an introverted person who is not very sociable, but in order to learn English well, besides solid basic skills, practical practice is also very important, just like if you want to brush your teeth, you must open your mouth, otherwise it is useless to have toothpaste and toothbrush.
For the "God of Steamed Bread", the learning atmosphere created by Tsinghua University himself helped him a lot. I didn't dare to speak at first, and then I gradually brought my spoken English to the canteen. This change has provided him with more opportunities for learning and communication, and also added a catalyst for improving his English ability. The unique tooth brushing theory of "Steamed Bread God" is believed to provide a vivid example for many students who feel headache when learning English: Only by persisting and being brave in practice can we really learn a subject well and apply what we have learned.
"God of Steamed Bread" said that he never recited a dictionary when learning English. Beijing is a "walking dictionary". For example, smoking is not allowed in the elevator. He remembers everything he sees. He thinks that learning English is a "game for the brave", and the most important thing is to speak boldly. When he went to Tsinghua English corner to practice oral English, his classmates didn't know that he was a migrant worker. They were all surprised to know.
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Although he is only a staff member in the canteen of Tsinghua University, the "God of Steamed Bread" is full of gratitude when he talks about Tsinghua. He said that the academic atmosphere in Tsinghua provided me with a suitable time and place to study. He was forced to work in Guangzhou after dropping out of high school. In his works, he deeply felt that "books are used, but few people hate them". In order to make a difference in modern society, people must have a certain cultural accumulation. He told himself that he must study! Where do you start? Frequent bumps in the job search made him feel that English was very important, so he decided to start learning English. After many twists and turns, he finally entered the dining hall in Tsinghua University.
Zhang Liyong told reporters that he didn't want to be called "God of Steamed Bread" any more. "I went to Tsinghua to be a chef in order to have an environment for learning English. I have no special preference for making steamed bread, and the taste of steamed bread is just like that, so the "God of Steamed Bread" is actually not worthy of the name. "
"God of Steamed Bread" said that his purpose in Tsinghua was clear, that is, to study! He said that the influence of the environment on people can not be ignored. In Tsinghua, you will be truly infected by the spirit of self-improvement and the principle that actions speak louder than words. English Association, celebrity forum, he tries his best to seize any opportunity to practice English. He even made a guest interview with foreign students in Tsinghua as a reporter. I don't know how many difficulties and obstacles he has overcome for his introverted personality, which may bring greater enlightenment to offline students who have failed in the college entrance examination at present.
The Struggle Course of "God of Steamed Bread": liking English has nothing to do with Tsinghua.
Zhang Liyong, like thousands of children of farmers in Qian Qian, had a dream of "jumping out of the farm gate" in college. When he was in middle school, he got good grades. Junior high school has been in the top five, and high school is above average. However, in the second year of high school, looking at the leaking adobe house and his parents who worried about the tuition fees of his younger brothers and sisters all day, he decided to interrupt his studies and go out to work.
When he first walked out of a small mountain village in Chongyi County, a mountainous area in southern Jiangxi, his mother put a dozen high school textbooks in a clean canvas bag and said, "Mom and Dad, I'm sorry I didn't let you finish high school and go to college." Zhang Liyong said, "Don't be sad, I just temporarily postponed my dream of going to college."
He went south to Guangzhou, first settled in a bamboo art factory, and spent 12 hours on the assembly line every day. Soon, he entered a Sino-foreign joint venture toy factory, where all the toys were sold abroad. The order is in English, the words on the carton are in English, and the target size is also in English. If you don't understand these foreign languages, you can't determine the size, color, filling and so on of toys, let alone start.
Zhang Liyong took out a high school English textbook from his canvas bag, bought an English dictionary as an assistant, and compared the English on the packing box, popped out Chinese characters one by one. Every time he understands an English word, he is excited, and his interest and sense of accomplishment in English arises spontaneously.
Once, a group of foreign guests came to the factory, and the translator in blue suit skillfully joked with them and introduced them while walking. Zhang Liyong didn't understand a word, but his eyes clearly showed envy. He has another design for his life.
Later, Zhang Liyong bought back English learning materials. On June 7th, 1996, with the help of his uncle, Zhang Liyong, 2 1 year-old, came to Tsinghua University 15 as a vegetable cutter.
The general environment of Tsinghua is still good, but the small environment is still very poor. The first dormitory he lived in was a room for 10 people. As soon as I get off work, the workmates play and chat together, and they can't read quietly. There is no power supply except a light bulb in the dormitory.
In the canteen, everyone is playing, but Zhang Liyong is reading, which makes him "different" among them. When someone invited him to a birthday or wedding, Zhang Liyong flatly refused. They thought Zhang Liyong was stingy and called him "a miser" behind his back. But Zhang Liyong thinks that if I don't insist, I won't be like them?
Be famous for practicing spoken English
One day at noon, the students finished class late and the window was crowded with people. Some students can't wait to hand over the bowl: two steamed buns! Three! I want three! Zhang Liyong was dazzled by cries and shaking rice bowls. He blurted out, "Would you please wait a moment? Can you wait a moment? The voice is not big, but it is clear and powerful, and the students are shocked. Superfine products, who sells steamed bread, can speak authentic English? The hand sticking into the window and the bowl retract. Thank you for your patience. ) "Zhang Liyong added with a smile.
One day, two students discussed in front of the dinner window that there was bread in the English word. Why didn't they notice "steamed bread"? Yes, this is steamed bread. Zhang Liyong accepted us. Another time, two students were arguing whether bean can refer to peas. Zhang Liyong in the window said, "bean is the general term for beans, and pea is peas." Two students listened and nodded yes.
Since then, Zhang Liyong began to consciously sell rice in English at the window. There is always a long queue in front of the window, even students who don't like steamed bread are waiting in line, just to talk to Zhang Liyong about English.
Soon, Zhang Liyong took the TOEFL test that year. The score is 630. Strangely, he didn't apply for studying abroad. It turns out that the exam is only to test the results of learning English. Tsinghua students were impressed. At that time, on the BBS in Tsinghua, Shui Mu, the topic about Zhang Liyong became a hot topic. Tsinghua students compared him to the sweeping monk of Shaolin Temple hidden in Eight Dragons: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Tsinghua. Shaolin has a' sweeping monk' and Tsinghua has a' Shantou God', both of which are equally shocking. "
After a long talk with Zhang Liyong, two students who failed several times after entering Tsinghua were greatly touched. They respectfully called him Teacher Zhang, and his grades came up after he went back.
Subsequently, Zhang Liyong went to Peking University Institute of Adult Education to study international trade for three years and obtained a junior college diploma. Finance, trade, international commercial law, boring and difficult professional courses, he just chewed them off one by one, and the most difficult thing was calculus. He didn't even learn all the math in high school, but he also got it.
Zhang Liyong told reporters that his plan is to get a bachelor's degree in international trade from Peking University in a few months, realize a dream of being 10 years late, and then consider going abroad to broaden your horizons. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he believed that he would find a more suitable life stage.