at school 1 / 學校裡的事 1

「學校生活很苦悶。」這句話道盡了不少學生的心聲，其實對老師而言，這更是說到我們的心坎裡，不過有一些埋頭努力的老師，默默地耕耘，用心營造美好的學習環境。今年春天，貝琳老師幫我準備一個很溫馨的小型畫展，我尤其喜歡她為我設計的海報，藍綠色小屋裡，養著我心愛的玫瑰花，很適合這個詩意的多雨春天，謝謝你貝琳！

"School life is so boring…" This sentence says exactly what's on most students' mind. For teachers, no one would object to that. However, there are some teachers committed to making schools a better learning environment. This spring, our art teacher Bei-ling curated a small-scale exhibit for me. I especially adore the poster she designed. In the turquoise little house lives my dear rose. I think it is a perfect image for this poetic yet rainy spring. Thank you Bei-ling!

雖然這次的畫展沒有太多主題說明，其實我在挑畫的時候，想著我的學生，每天就在學校補習班和家裡來來回回，放眼望去盡是教科書講義和考試，我想要讓她們看到自己生活以外的世界，可以多麼多采多姿。最近幾個女孩問我存在的意義是什麼，如果她們也能看到我走過的一切，也許就不會對生活提不起勁。

I did not mention anything about the choice of the theme for my exhibit. When I was selecting paintings, I thought of my students. They hardly go beyond school, bushibans and their apartments in their daily lives. They are weighed down by tests, textbooks and handouts. I want them to see the vast world they haven't explored and show to them how colorful it is. Lately I've been asked by some kids about the meaning of their existence. If they can take a glance at what I've experienced, perhaps they will have more passion for life.

這一年來在工作上的感觸很深刻，學生不再像從前天真地說出她們的夢想，因為有夢想的人寥寥可數。以前聽孩子們毫無顧慮地說大話，並不覺得有什麼了不起，現在倒覺得這是種奢求，大部分的人最多認命地說，現在都過不好，想什麼未來，但是沒有夢想，如何撐下去呢？我不杞人憂天，不過如果我的學生反映新世代的普遍狀況，我很擔心國家的前景。

This year I have felt much change between my current and past students. The former do not say out loud their dreams stupid as they may be. The reason is simple-they don't have any dream. I didn't find it remarkable at all when kids told me their great wishes innocently, but I do find it to be a merit now. Most people would say in a resigned tone that they can't even take good care of themselves in the present, let alone the future. Yet my question is, how do you survive without any dream? I am never a pessimistic person. Nevertheless, if my students are representative of the new generation, I am very worried about the future of this country.

我只是個很平凡的老師，可是我有很大的夢想，我不想只是個老師，我想成為插畫家，這個夢想讓我每天早上有起床的動力、有好好工作的慾望、想要抓住生活的每一刻，我沒有想過沒有夢想的人生。

這個春天，我們要一起作夢，而且要付諸實現。

I am a very ordinary teacher, but I have a big dream. I want to be more than a teacher, I want to become an illustrator. This dream motivates me to get up, work hard, and seize every moment in life. I have never thought about a dreamless life because that wouldn't be any life for me.

This spring, let's dream together and make our dreams come true step by step…