本网讯　我校高级翻译学院2006级商务翻译方向研究生彭金玲荣获第十二届“21世纪·联想杯”全国英语征文大赛一等奖。这项赛事是由中国日报社主办的目前国内公认的较高档次和规格的英语比赛之一。

附：彭金玲同学获奖征文

Crystal Shoes and the Flying Stone

　　Jessica entered the room with a big bag in her hand. “I bought a new dress. You know what, this brand dress only costs me 268 Yuan.” She uttered a brand I had never heard before. “Oh, Show it to us.” Every girl in the room became excited, eager to look at the “famous brand”.

Jessica is an expert on fashion in our dormitory. She has almost all the famous brands of dresses, handbags and shoes at her fingertips and follows the footsteps of trend. The fashion magazines for her are must-read books, more important than textbooks. She often says: “Brand products show your taste.”

Is there any girl who doesn’t yearn for a pair of Cinderella’ crystal shoes? Wearing it, an ordinary girl immediately turns into a charming girl attracting everyone’s attention in the ball. Ordinary girl as I am, I also long for a pair of crystal shoes. I envy Jessica. As the only daughter of a wealth family, she can buy beautiful dresses she likes. From a worker’s family, it’s lucky enough for me that my parents can afford my university tuition.

Several days later, I went shopping and passed by a fashion shop. I felt an attractive dress in the window was winking at me. A voice inside me urged me to try it on. Two minutes later, standing before the mirror, I saw a girl I had never known. A picture of a girl walking elegantly like a princess flashed into my mind. “You look so beautiful in this dress.” A soft voice woke me up from my reverie. I turned and saw a salesgirl smiling at me. “How much does it cost?” I asked her timidly. “298 Yuan. It is very cheap for a brand dress like this. If you like it, I will pack it for you now.”

At the thought of my empty purse, I waved my hand hurriedly. “Thank you. Err, I will buy it next time.” I fled from the shop for fear that the girl saw my blushing face. 

 That night, I tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. That picture in the shop kept flashing. It haunted me for several days until I made up my mind to save all my allowances to buy that dress. The temptation of the “famous brand” is so irresistible, if not for others.

However, I didn’t buy that dress at last.

A famous female writer came to our college and shared her life with us. She was not beautiful, but I was attracted by her special charm. When asked the secrets of her success, she told us a story. Once there was a sculptor who carved an eagle out of a stone. The sculpture is so vivid that it looks like a real eagle flying high under the sky. Others asked the sculptor why he could make such a life-like eagle. He answered: “The eagle is there. I just cut the rest parts of the stone.”

“Temptation in life is just like the rest parts of the stone. If you want to become a flying stone, just cut the rest parts of it.” She said.

At that moment, I realized I was that crude stone with too many burdens of temptation.

But I am longing to fly!

Later, I also knew self-confidence is actually that pair of crystal shoes. With it, all miracles in the fairytale will come true.