击剑手上了斯坦福？尔湾Northwood High的中国学生Belinda的采访录
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第一次见面的时候，Belinda 穿着一件很casual的灰色上衣。看到我走上来，她朝我一笑，自然地伸出了手：“Hi, I’m
Belinda Mo.”
在见面之前，我对Belinda的印象可以用两个高大上的短语概括：击剑手和Stanford新生。我印象里人生赢家大都是矜持而骄傲的，而Belinda却出乎我意料的平和。她会体贴地给每个人送上水，在听别人讲话的时候认真而专注,
说到兴起时手舞足蹈笑得毫无保留。非要说有什么跟常人不同的，大概就是她的自信，而这种自信则来自于她强大的实力。
Belinda是个出色的击剑运动员，参加了学校的合唱团，弹得一手好琴，在校内保持着优异的学习成绩，同时在SAT中取得了2300的高分。哦不不不，她没有三头六臂，她也不像哈利波特里的Hermione一样拥有着时间转换器（一种可以逆转时间，让人同时出现在多个地方的魔法物品）。Belinda
并非神坛之上遥不可及的远影。就像她自己说的一样，她只是一个“flawed but
dedicated（有缺憾但是专注的）”的凡人。在每个人都会经历的高中生涯中，Belinda的法宝在于对自己压力的调节和对目标的清醒认识。
Q：As we all know, fencing is really time consuming, so how do
you manage your time?
Q：我们都知道击剑是一项很费时间的运动，你是怎样管理你的时间的？
A: I don’t stress myself with a lot of AP I’m not interested in
taking, like biology and chemistry. I spend a set amount of time
doing fencing, and I spend a set amount of time doing homework.
It(time management) is kind of like setting your priority. If I’m
focusing on fencing, it’s my priority, and if I have a huge project
due, I have to work on that first. It’s mostly about setting
priority and keeping your goal in mind, your big goal. Once you
have that done, you can pretty much do whatever you want.
A：首先我不会拿一堆我不感兴趣的AP和自己过不去。比如说我就没有学生物和化学。我在每件事上会花规定的时间。时间管理其实就像是设置你自己的优先权。如果我需要把注意力集中在击剑上，击剑就是我的头等大事。但如果我有一个重要的作业要交，我就会先做那个。其实基本上就是决定哪个更重要并搞清楚你的目标，你最大的目标。一旦你把这做好了，你就可以做你想做的任何事情。
Q: Do you have any other interest besides
fencing?
Q：除了击剑以外，你还有其他的兴趣爱好吗？
A: Actually I really like chorus. I used to do piano as a kids. I
did it for ten years and I recently stopped it because I am too
busy. Chorus for me is an alternative way to do musics without
spending extra time outside of school. I think it’s a really fun
time to bond with people and make musics at the same time. Also
going to (music) festival is really great. My experience in chorus
also helps me with fencing and my academy, because it gives me an
opportunity to work out different parts of my brain.
A：事实上我很喜欢合唱团。在我小的时候我曾经弹过十年的钢琴。因为我太忙了，所以我最近才没有继续弹下去。对我来说，合唱团给了我另一个方式去继续创造音乐，并且还不用校外的时间。我认为在创造音乐的同时和人建立联系是件非常有趣的事情。而且去音乐会什么的简直棒极了。我在合唱团的经历也帮助我更好地击剑和学习，因为它让我大脑不同的部分得到了锻炼。
Q: How do you think your fencing experience help you with
others thing in your life?
Q: 你认为击剑怎样影响了你生活中的其他事情？
A: Well actually I’m currently taking a break from fencing, and I
feel like I’m doing worse in my academics. When I do fencing, I
focus on a goal; when you focus on a goal, it makes you focus on
everything, not just fencing. I had a set schedule when I’m fencing
in order for me to have time to fence. When you compete, you have a
mindset that help you to think more logically, in a way that makes
it easier to study.
A:
事实上当我现在不击剑的时候，我觉得我学得更差了。当我击剑的时候，我有一个明确的目标。当我有一个明确的目标的时候，我在任何事情上都可以集中注意力，不单单是击剑。而且当我和别人竞技的时候，我的心态会让我更理智地思考问题，这样学习就变得更简单了。
Q: How do you deal with your pressure?
Q: 你是怎样调节你的压力的？
A: It’s actually not that stressful for me(laugh). I think it’s
because it’s working different parts of my brain: sports, musics,
academic. I think it kind of invigorate you.
A: 其实我没有感觉到很大压力（笑）。我觉得是因为我让我大脑的不同部分得到锻炼：运动，音乐，学习。我觉得这会让你充满活力。
Q: What is the best part of your high school
experience?
Q: 你高中生涯中最快乐的一件事是什么？
A: Probably just hanging out with my friends. Right now when I have
more free time, I think making bonds with people is very, very
enjoyable, in a different way from doing things for your own goal,
Like I have been doing in the past four years. So my most enjoyable
experience in high school is probably right now, when I’m hanging
out with many people.
A:
应该是和朋友在一起的时光吧。现在我时间多了，我开始觉得和人建立联系是件非常非常快乐的事情。这和我在过去四年内为自己的目标努力是一种不同的感觉。所以说我在高中时期最快乐的时光就是现在，在我有更多时间和不同的人交朋友的时候。
Q: What do you do in your free time?
Q: 你在空闲时间都做什么？
A: I just try to fill my free time with activities for the most
time. I mean we still need time to chill out, watching Netflix,
eating chocolate, and you know, just relax. But I just try not to
be “unactive”. For example last summer I was visiting my brother
and sister in New York. I was fencing and doing internship at the
same time.
A:
我会把我的空闲时间都安排上活动。当然我们都需要放松的时间，像是出去玩啊，看Netflix啊，吃巧克力啊什么的。但是我会尽量不让自己变得无所事事。像去年夏天我去纽约看了我的哥哥姐姐，同时我也在击剑和做实习。
Q: Do you have any recommandation for high school student to
increase their standardized test scores?
Q: 你对于怎样提高标化考试成绩（SAT，ACT，AP）有什么建议吗？
A: For me I took a summer prep camp. I took one PSAT prep course in
Freshman year. The prep course is helpful for me, but for a lot of
people it’s really unhelpful.
A: 我是上了一个假期的提分班。在九年级的时候我还上了PSAT的课。我觉得挺有帮助的，但是很多人觉得并没有什么作用。
Q: Did you meet any obstacles in your application
process?
Q: 你在申请过程中遇到过什么困难么？
A: One thing that is kind of weird is that I did my application on
paper because I was recruited. The biggest obstacle I face was to
facing my entire life(when writing essay). I’m generally not that
good at writing about myself, so it was kind of hard to face
everything that has passed in the past 16 years. I don’t think it’s
fair to ask a 16 year old to write about his entire life and make
himself look “presentable”. I would say it’s pretty hard.
A:
因为我是特招运动员，我在整个申请过程中必须要用纸质的材料申请（不能网上申请）。感觉挺别扭的。除此以外我觉得我遇到最大的难题就是不得不（在写作文的时候）面对我的整个人生。我并不擅长写我自己，所以面对我16年的人生就感觉无从下手。我觉得让一个16岁的人去总结他的整个人生，还要让自己经得起挑剔，这实在不怎么公平。反正我觉得是挺难的。
Q: How do you solve that?
Q: 那你是怎么解决的呢？
A: I just showed the things I am really passionate about. For the
common app essay I wrote about how sport has impacted my entire
life. It started from gymnastic, and I did figure skating, then I
did fencing. Sports has influenced me to who I am today.
A: 我就写了我最感兴趣的事儿。在common
app的作文里我写了运动是怎样影响我的整个人生的。我从体操开始，到花样滑冰，最后到击剑。运动决定了我今天的样子。
Q: What major did you apply?
Q: 你申请了什么专业？
A: I am undeclared(laugh). I think I am just going to take a lot of
classes in freshman year and find out what I like. I am sort of
interested in computer programming, but I haven’t really done much
of it, so I wouldn’t really know. I think I am primarily going to
focus on Business.
A:
我并没有定专业（笑）。我觉得我在大一的时候会选一堆课然后试试看自己喜欢哪个。我对电脑编程挺感兴趣的，但我也没有真正试过，所以也不大确定。不过我觉得我大概会选商学吧。
Q: What’s your expectation for your college life? which part
of college are you looking forward to the most?
Q: 你对大学生活有什么期待吗？你对什么最期待？
A: In general, I think it’s just meeting a lot of new people. I
think it’s a really valuable experience to meet a lot of people. In
doing so you are finding more about yourself like what do you want
to do. Because I am going in as an undeclared, I really want to
find out more about what I’m going to do for the rest of my life,
or at least for the next ten years.
A:
大体来讲就是认识很多新的人。我觉得这是非常宝贵的经验，它让你更了解自己，让你清楚你以后想要做什么。因为我还没有定专业，所以我非常希望找到我之后的人生想做的事，至少接下来的十年想做的事儿。
Q: Do you feel like it’s necessary for parents to worry about
their kids constantly?
Q: 你觉得家长一直对他们的孩子感到着急有必要么？
A: No. I think a thing that a lot of parents are lacking are the
belief that their kids can find their interest. I think what
parents should really try to do is try to help their kids find out
about their passion, and fully support them. For their kids it(the
passion) is not necessarily something they wanted to pursue, but
that is definitely something worth looking into.
A:
我觉得很多家长都不具备那种相信他们孩子可以找到自己所爱的信心。我认为家长应该试图帮他们的孩子找到他们所爱，然后完全地支持他们。可能这个爱好并不是他们以后要做的事情，但这一定是值得去试一试的事儿。
Q: How did your parents influence you in your whole high
school career?
Q: 你的父母对你的高中生涯有什么样的影响？
A: I don’t know. Parents influence you wherever you go(laugh). I
think all parents influence their kids to some extent. My family is
a fencing family: my sister did it, my brother did it, and I did
it. I guess I chose to fence because of that.
A:
我也不大知道。不论你在哪你父母都会影响你吧（笑）。我觉得所有父母都会或多或少的影响你。比如说我们家的人都击剑：我姐击剑，我哥击剑，我也击剑。我想我可能是因为这个而选择去击剑的吧。
Q: If you can say one thing to your parents, what would you
say?
Q: 如果你可以对你的父母说一句话，你会说什么？
A: I would probably say thank you I guess. I love you, that
too.
A: 我应该会说谢谢吧，还有我爱你们。
Q: If you have one word to all the parents of seniors, what
would you say?
Q: 如果你有什么想对所有十二年级生的家长说，你会说什么？
A: Congratulation on completing your journey. You are now free and
can do whatever you want for the next, forever basically. Your kids
will take care of you(love).
A: 恭喜你们终于熬完了，你们现在可以做任何你们想做的事了。你们的孩子会照顾你们的。
Q: If you have one word that you could say to all the rising
seniors, what would you say?
Q: 你想对所有新的十二年级生说些什么？
A: Good luck. Don’t stress. You will be great. Oh and don’t
procrastinate on your college application. If you do that, it will
be very stressful.
A: 祝你们好运。别紧张。你会很棒的。哦千万别在你的大学申请上拖延，不然压力会非常大。
