台湾《联合报》报道,台南女中应届毕业生谢孟臻大学指定科目考试(简称指考)英文九十九点五分,是全台湾最高分。谢孟臻的父母都是医师,父亲是医学博士,她三岁随父母到美国,六岁才回台湾读小学。谢爸爸说,孟臻在美国读了三年幼儿 园,但没学什么英文,英文底子都是台湾打的。谢孟臻说,她喜欢阅读英文书籍,小学一年级就看短篇英文小说,小学四年级看哈利波特,之后开始读英文长篇小说。她超爱英文写作,习惯写下阅读心得。谢孟臻的爸妈说,小孩学英文大都着重文 法、写作,这种应付考试的学习方式,反而限制孩子的学习。谢孟臻这次指考数学成绩不错,但国文没考好,她的第一志愿是台大财经系。导师詹雅琳说,她的国英数都很棒,尤其英文特别好,但没想到是全台湾最高分。 谢孟臻指考英文作文是写和一位同伴出游,因她喜欢阅读英国文学,特别是莎士比亚著作,因此梦想能和莎士比亚出游,文章除歌颂大自然也提到莎翁的名著哈姆雷特、罗蜜欧与朱丽叶。 谢孟臻同学的这篇作文全文如下,各位看看为什么阅卷老师要扣去0.5分: If I were ever fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go anywhere with a partner of my choice, I would choose Shakespeare as my companion. As the greatest poet and playwright in the history of English literature, he would be bound to have great knowledge and insight into what we call beauty; thus the artistic side of me would be refreshed with nourishments of the dazzling world of imagination. Together we would read his immortal classics and fall for the eternal love between Romeo and Juliet, and laugh at the irony behind the foolish conducts of Hamlet. After the warm-up, my creative brain cells would be put into full gear, and we would set off on our journey. We would go hiking together. The birds would chirp above our heads as a warm welcome, and in return Shakespeare would immediately write down yet another masterpiece to thank their hospitality. we would waltz under the emerald green shade to the rhythm of rustling leaves, and for a rest we would sit on the banks of a brook and talk about books and music as fish swim around our bare feet. As we ascend the hill, blazing rays from the sun would try to stop us in our paths, but a cool breeze would caress our cheeks, taking the sweat and tiredness away as they sing a melody of harmony to urge us on. Finally, when we reach the hilltop, we would peer down at the rolling hills beneath and up at the clear blue sky above, and as we amuse ourselves with the twisting clouds transforming into a million different shapes, Nature would begin its grand symphony to celebrate our triumph, and at that moment, we would understand, from deep in our heart, the untold significance and beauty of Nature.
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