He Studies Harder Than He Used to (P30 2b) Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. However, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy. 李文是一个普通的来至农村的15岁男孩。他学习非常努力，在学校表现很好。很难相信他过去在学校有困难。 当他是个小男孩的时候，很少惹些麻烦,他的家人花了很多时间在一起。然而事情开始在几年前发生改变。他的父母亲搬到城市寻找工作，他的爷爷奶奶来照顾他。但他非常想念他的父母亲，他经常感觉孤独ˎ不幸福。 Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school. 李文的不快乐开始影响他的学业。他对学习不那么感兴趣。有时他旷课，考试不及格。最后李文的父母亲下决心送他去 寄宿学校。然而李文很害羞，不能够迅速地在学校交朋友。他发现那儿的生活恨困难。一天他告诉老师他想要离开学校老师担忧他。她给他的父母打电话。她建议 他们亲自和他们的儿子谈谈。 因此他的父母亲乘坐了24小时的火车ˎ5小时的公交车到达李文的学校。 They had a long walk. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me .They take pride in everything good that I do.” 现在李文真的改变了。这确实是我所需要的。他说现在我明白即使他们很忙，他们总是想着我。他们对我所做的每一件好事感到自豪。 After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. Now Li Wen has really changed .He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other act ivies. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children” 在那之后，李文的父母亲和他们的儿子比他们过去有更多的沟通。他们有了一次长谈。他变得更外向在学校交一些好朋友。他甚至加入了学校篮球队，变得在许多其它的活动中很 活跃。我现在更快乐了，比过去我甚至更努力。我知道我的父母亲爱我，他们总是以我为自豪 。李文说对父母亲来说重要的是陪伴在他们的 孩子（身边） 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/f006911b32126edb6f1aff00bed5b9f3f90f7269.html