程灿：

你好！我的名字叫Emily，我住在美国的加利福尼亚州。我今年15岁，暑假之后我就上十年级了。我和爸爸妈妈一起住，我还有一只两岁的灰色的小兔子叫Misty。

我的学校是一个女校，里面都是女孩子，我们都相信女孩子可以成就任何事情。我们看到了你的信，很受感动。我觉得你是一个很坚强的人，所以我和妈妈决定资助你完成学业。你那么刻苦和努力，一定可以读完高中，然后再考上好的大学。

将来你想要做什么呢？我想做一个生物物理学家，因为物理课和生物课是我最喜欢的课。我还喜欢唱歌、演音乐剧、弹钢琴。我最近演了两个音乐剧，一个是Bye Bye Birdie，一个是Shrek。

每个周三我都给一个小朋友补习数学，通过这样的方式和这里的其他孩子一起资助贵州的小朋友们完成学业。我觉得这件事情很有意义。

暑假就要来了，我要准备SAT考试，你的暑假会做什么呢？如果可以的话给我写信吧。

Emily

5/10/2024

Dear 行丽,

Thank you for your letter! My name is Ellen Hao and my Chinese name is 郝茗. Since our last names are both “郝,” maybe we’re related! I’m happy we were able to help you. We earned the money from teaching English to students in China, and the experience has also helped me practice Chinese and improve my public speaking skills. My Chinese isn’t the best; I want to speak it more to get used to it.

I’m a 10th grader in America, so your experience at school is very relatable. I was nervous before going to high school because I didn’t know if I would be able to make friends, but thankfully I now have many friends with whom I share similar interests! Our final exams are next week, and I’m most worried about Spanish. I think it’s pretty ironic that my worst subject is foreign language when I’m helping other students with their foreign language. I wanted to take Chinese at first because it was easy, but I realized that taking Chinese would be a waste of time since I already speak it.

Unfortunately, your letter didn’t scan properly so I can only see the first page. I hope you do well on your finals if you are taking them, and that you can go to a good college and achieve your dreams!

Sincerely, Ellen H.

Dear Xiaojie,

Thank you for the letter! I am Alex C., a volunteer from Connect and Learning. I’m so glad that you found our organization helpful! Like you, I am a high schooler, born in Canada and grew up in the bay area of the United States. My parents are both from China. I have Chinese blood in my body and I have been learning Chinese everyday since I was a child.

Since last summer, I started to volunteer at Connect and Learning. We focus on teaching Chinese students English as a second language. It is from the students’ donations that we have raised so much money to help everyone to obtain equal educational opportunities. My parents were also born in a very small city and lived a good life through hard work step by step. My mother also received help from others when she was a child. They have all gone through these paths, and I believe you can also get better step by step.

I truly wish you the best of luck!

Alex C.