After summarizing the past school life of mine, I find that the first class of a new stage is always the most expected one. So naturally, my university life is no exception.
在我过去的学习生涯中，我总结出一条“定律”：进入一个新的学习阶段后的第一节课，往往是最令我期待的。所以自然而然地，我的大学生活也是如此。
My first class after entering the CCNU was College English FR, given by Jeff, a friendly and patient man. There were mainly 3 aspects that I think really excited me. To begin with, the placement and layout of this classroom was quite different from my high school’s one. Filled with 6 circles of desks, the classroom is equipped with screens on each of its walls, which makes sure every student can see the whole courseware in a comfortable gesture and therefore avoids the shortcoming of lying desks in circles. What is more, when students in one group were seated in a circle, face to face, we felt much more relaxed and therefore got to know each other quickly rather than wasted a lot of time breaking the embarrassing atmosphere.
我进入华中师范大学后的第一节课是由友善而有耐心的Jeff授课的大学英语（FR）。令我感到振奋的主要有三方面。首先，教室的陈列和摆设和我的高中教室很不一样。这间教室里有六个由课桌摆成的圆圈，每面墙上都有显示屏，确保每个学生都能以自己最舒适的姿势完整地看到课件，从而规避了把桌子拼成圆形的弊端。另外，当一组的同学面对面坐成一个圆圈，他们会感到更加放松从而很快地熟悉和了解彼此，而不是在化解尴尬气氛上浪费太多时间。
Secondly, the students in my class are from different schools, some major in Chemistry, some Journalism. Though we major in different areas, we did not feel a bit incomprehensible with each other, instead, we found it meaningful to have a helper in some strange areas of us. From my point of view, that might be the kind of relationship called “We agree to disagree”. It was the common ground that let us get together, while it was the differences that helped us make progress continuously.
第二，我们班上的同学来自不同学院,有的来自化学学院，有的来自新闻传播学院。尽管我们在不同的专业，我们不但没有觉得无法了解对方，反倒觉得能在自己陌生的领域有位帮手是个很妙的事情。在我看来，这或许就是所谓的“求同存异”的关系，是“同”让我们走到了一起，“异”让我们互相帮助，取得长远进步。
Thirdly, the learning style was quite novel. I got a strong feeling of being respected. When Jeff introduced our class’ general situation, he used questions rather than declarative sentences. That is to say, he listened to us first, and then taught us in the way we favored. This democratic teaching style made me feel I was playing the leading role, and therefore be more focused on the class.
第三，学习方式很新颖，让我感受到了自己被尊重。当Jeff介绍课程概况时，他常用委婉问句而非强硬的陈述句，倾听我们的意见，以我们喜爱的方式授课。这样民主的教学方式使我觉得自己使课堂的主角，因此上课时更加专注。
“ Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get.” While some good changes have happened, some bigger challenges might still wait for me not far away. New environment brings out new challenges and therefore calls for new breakthroughs. Sincerely hope I can make progress step by step, and be a better man.
“生活就像一盒巧克力，结果往往出人意料。”尽管进入大学后发生了一些令人欣喜的变化，一些更大的挑战或许正在不远处等着我。新的环境带来新的挑战，因此需要新的突破。真诚地希望我能够一点点进步，成为更好的自己！
Author: Wang Xiaoyu
Date: October 7,2020
