第20部分(第2/7 頁)

Ella　and　Shirley

Ella　and　Shirley　are　good　friends。　It　is　always　hard　for　Ella　to　control　her　feeling；　and　anything　can　easily　upset　her。　On　the　contrary；　Shirley　is　optimistic　and　cheerful。　When　I　need　a　friend；　Shirley（中文名：李燕玲）is　always　there　right　by　my　side。

She　really　cares　about　others　and　is　an　extremely　talented　listener。　Her　sense　of　humor　will　brighten　your　entire　day　and　her　wise　words　are　often　exactly　what　you　need　to　hear。　Ella　can　be　forted　by　Shirley　whenever　she　is　upset。

They　both　are　very　kind。　Ella　is　helpful　and　Shirley　is　thoughtful。　When　we　were　in　junior　2；　we　were　going　to　take　the　math　Olympic　petition　for　junior　3。　Among　us；　Ella’s　math　was　the　best　while　my　math　was　the　worse。　Ella　was　surely　considered　by　anybody　in　the　math　Olympic　class　to　be　the　first　prize　winner　for　she　always　ranked　within　the　top　five。　At　that　time；　my　math　was　really　poor；　which　only　ranked　about　the　twentieth　in　that　class。　In　the　last　round　exam　of　the　class；　I　was　even　thrown　out；　but　because　of　my　hard　working　known　to　everyone；　the　teacher　g*e　me　another　opportunity。　Some　of　my　clas*ates　laughed　at　me；　saying：　“No　matter　how　hard　you　work；　you　were　still　kicked　out　of　the　Olympic　class。”　On　that　night　I　burst　into　tears。　Yes；　maybe　I　was　stupid；　I　was　an　idiot　who　can　never　be　good　at　math。　God　was　not　fair；　I　thought。　Why　others　in　the　class　could　deal　with　math　problems　without　difficulty　while　I　had　no　clue　of　how　to　solve　them　at　all　despite　my　hard　work？

My　heart　was　full　of　frustration　and　resent　before　the　math　petition。　I　worked　even　harder　than　before；　and　during　the　break　between　classes；　I　went　to　Ella　and　asked　questions　I　had　carefully　marked。　Sometimes　she　would　get　irritated；　but　I　kept　on　doing　so。　I　knew　she　was　willi