World Game, a special experience (draft2)

I took part in the World Game as a reporter to interview the foreign players on behalf of my high school when I was an eleventh grade student. It was a hot summer in 2009, the time of a big activity in my hometown, Kaohsiung. Athletes from all over the globe came to this city. They were well-prepared and excited about this event; they can’t wait to battle with other countries.

Each school in Kaohsiung was going to take charge of a sport event, and my school was responsible for the sport fistball. We had to do a lot of things: interviewing the players, setting the World Game website ourselves and finally writing a report. However, it’s not all the students can do this. In order to get the chance, the students were asked to have some tests before entering the reporter team.

After an English composition test and the oral quiz, I luckily got the chance to enter this reporter team which contained thirteen members. We began to have a series of training such as writing, speaking, and information collecting ability. Time flied, several months later, we were in the sport field!

It was a hot day, the sun with orange light hung highly in the sky, the team members, including me, were all excited about what we were going to do: contacting and talking with foreigners. The country I was going to interview was Germany. After they finished the match, my partner and I entered their tent and started the interview. Unlike the hot weather outside, it was cool in the tent. Feeling the cool temperature, my partner and I were satisfied and regained our strength. We picked one player to talk with. Then, the interview began. He told me how long he had been playing this sport, how much time he spent on training every day, how did he think about this game and other competitors and finally, of course, how did he think about Taiwan.

He was pretty patient and passionate to answer our questions. Therefore, we chatted happily and had a complete interview. I didn’t know how hard-working the players were until then. They all have a job; nonetheless, they had to train after work no matter how tired they were. To my surprise, they were willing to do it and wouldn’t feel toil. Moreover, they had been playing fistball since they were just little kids. What was interesting is when they were taking a break, they still focus on the field, watching the contest between other countries; they even took notes! I think maybe this is the reason why it was hard for Taiwan to win over them because we just play the sport for only one year and perhaps the attitude is different from them. After the interview, we gave them our handmade card; as a reward, they kindly hugged us and took pictures with us.

  Through this event, I broadened my horizon and had a special experience contacting foreigners. This is the first time for me to understand how big the world is and how tiny I am. In one word, I was glad that I have the chance to do something special and I really gained much knowledge not only about the sport, fistball, but also the difference between country and country. Although the process was exhausting and time-consuming, I firmly believed that it was worth doing.

World Game, a special experience (draft 1)

I took part in the World Game as a reporter to interview the foreign players on behalf of my high school when I was an eleventh grade student. It was a hot summer in 2009, the time of a big activity in my hometown, Kaohsiung. Athletes from all over the globe came to this city. They were well-prepared and excited about this event; they can’t wait to battle with other countries.

Each school in Kaohsiung was going to take charge of a sport event, and my school was responsible for the sport fistball. We had to do a lot of things: interviewing the players, setting the World Game website ourselves and finally writing a report. However, it’s not all the students can do this. In order to get the chance, the students were asked to have some tests before entering the reporter team.

After an English composition test and the oral quiz, I luckily got the chance to enter this reporter team which contained thirteen members. We began to have a series of training such as writing, speaking, and information collecting ability. Time flied, several months later, we were in the sport field!

It was a hot day, the team members, including me, were all excited about what we were going to do: contacting and talking with foreigners. The country I was going to interview was Germany. After they finished the match, my partner and I entered their tent and started the interview. We picked one player to talk with. Then, the interview began. He told me how long he had been playing this sport, how much time he spent on training every day, how did he think about this game and other competitors and finally, of course, how did he think about Taiwan.

He was pretty patient and passionate to answer our questions. Therefore, we chatted happily and had a complete interview. I didn’t know how hard-working the players were until then. They all have a job; nonetheless, they had to train after work no matter how tired they were. To my surprise, they were willing to do it and wouldn’t feel toil. Moreover, they had been playing fistball since they were just little kids. I think maybe this is the reason why it was hard for Taiwan to win over them because we just play the sport for only one year and maybe the attitude is different from them. After the interview, we gave them our handmade card; as a reward, they kindly hugged us and took pictures with us.

Through this event, I broadened my horizon and had a special experience contacting foreigners. This is the first time for me to understand how big the world is and how tiny I am. In one word, I was glad that I have the chance to do something special and I really gained much knowledge not only about the sport, fistball, but also the difference between country and country. Although the process was exhausting and time-consuming, I firmly believed that it was worth doing.

Bill Gates, a successful person (draft 2)

Bill Gates is the person who I respect the most. He is successful in his career because of his persistence and hard-working. Born in a rich family and having a sister who is older than him, Gates had lived in a good environment. His parents are strict while at the same time respect them. Gates has a gift especially for math. Moreover, he has fallen in love with computer since he got in touch with it for the first time at the age of thirteen. Therefore, studying and digging into things related to computer system has been his lifelong interest.

  He quit Harvard University without graduating and then created Microsoft with his friend. Never did them think that the company will be so successful and brilliant in the future. As we know, nowadays, almost every computer is equipped with the software of Microsoft. For instance, the Word, Power Point, Excel, and so on are really helpful for not only adults but teenagers. To be frank, people can’t live without the software created by the Microsoft, especially those who work in the office; they use this software every day.

  However, when a person becomes successful, there may be something difficult waiting for the person. It goes without saying that in the process to success, Bill Gates was faced with a lot of obstacles. For example, some software entrepreneur tried all they can to find out some reasons to defeat Gates. To be frank, Gates was confused and helpless at that time. Nevertheless, he took the challenge and keeps moving forward to ride out the difficulty. It is his effort and persistence that Microsoft can keep striving.

  There are many reasons result in his success. For instance, he spends a lot of time to communicate with others, trying to express his concepts to others clearly. He says that the biggest challenge is to find the best people and organize them, doing the best thing for the society and for people worldwide.

  He is crazy about his job. In other words, he loves his job and he enjoys working. Others think that it’s too bitter for him to work all the time; however, he is happy to be busy. Gates says that he wants to be a person who will not regret for his goal and dream and that he will devote all his life in working. What attract me the most is that he doesn’t care about how much money he makes. On the contrary, he cares that whether he would be too old to come up with creative ideas.

  Although he makes a great deal of money, he isn’t selfish at all. Unlike many successful people, Gates is devoted to charities all over the world, helping people who are suffered and live in a bad environment. I respect him from the bottom of my heart. He is an ideal model for me to learn something from. His perseverance, hard-working, creativity, and benevolence are what I lack and what I have to learn.