Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life. Although at times, learning a language was frustrating, it was well worth the effort.
My experience with a foreign language began in junior middle school, when I took my first English class. I had a kind and patient teacher who often praised all of the students.
我学习外语的经历始于初中，那时我上了第一堂英语课。我有一位善良耐心的老师，他经常表扬所有的学生。
Because of this positive method, I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worrying much about making mistakes. I was at the top of my class for two years.
因为这种积极的方法，我热切地回答了我能回答的所有问题，从不担心犯错误。两年来我一直在班上名列前茅。
When I went to senior middle school, I was eager to continue studying English; however, my experience in senior school was very different from before.
当我上高中的时候，我渴望继续学习英语，然而，我在高中的经历与以前大不相同。
While my former teacher had been patient with all the students, my new teacher quickly punished those who gave incorrect answers. Whenever we answered incorrectly, she pointed a long stick at us and, shaking it up and down, shouted, "No! No! No!"
It didn't take me long to lose my eagerness to answer questions. Not only did I lose my joy in answering questions, but also I totally lost my desire to say anything at all in English.
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