這世界最困難的事─改變別人

小明：「我覺得這世界上最困難的事情，就是改變別人了。」

小美：「我知道。」

小明：「你為什麼懂？」

小美：「因為我就是被改變的那個人。」

小明：「怎麼說？」

小美：「你也知道我英文很爛。我想要改變，但是在學校又聽不懂，所以七年級上學期(國一上)去大團班補習(一班約70個人)。」

小明：「我知道阿。你不是說不行，然後七下轉去另一個小團班補習班(約13人)。」

小美：「但還是不行。小團班是會檢討考卷，也可以偶爾提問。但還是聽不懂，進度太快了。我跟不上。」

小明：「那你怎麼改變的？」

小美：「好。我說說我英文怎麼變好的。首先，我家裡付出了一堂課2600的價格，讓我去一人班的補習班。」

小明：「然後？」

小美：「然後，我就獲得了每個星期可以被罵兩小時的資格。」

小明：「震驚！」

小美：「對！你沒聽錯。恭喜我可以被別人批評，當然是有用的批評拉」

小明：「看來要改變，心臟要很大顆。起碼要可以接受大量有建設性的批評。」

小美：「對。要付出大量金錢，心臟還要夠強，你還不一定會變強。」

小美：「幸運的是，我找的這個老師不錯。批評的很中肯。我也願意接受錯誤，趕快修正我的讀書習慣和態度。」

英文版

Xiao Ming: "I think the hardest thing in the world is changing others." Xiao Mei: "I know."

Xiao Ming: "Why do you know?"

Xiao Mei: "Because I was the one who got changed."

Xiao Ming: "How come?"

Xiao Mei: "You know my English is terrible. I wanted to improve, but I couldn't understand in school, so I went to a large cram school in the first semester of seventh grade (about 70 students in a class)."

Xiao Ming: "I know. Then you said it didn't work out, and you switched to a smaller cram school in the second semester (about 13 students)."

Xiao Mei: "But it still didn't work. The small class did reviews and allowed occasional questions, but the pace was too fast. I couldn't keep up."

Xiao Ming: "So, how did you change?"

Xiao Mei: "Alright, let me tell you how my English got better. First, my family paid 2600 for one-on-one tutoring."

Xiao Ming: "And then?"

Xiao Mei: "Then, I earned the privilege of being scolded for two hours every week."

Xiao Ming: "Shocking!"

Xiao Mei: "Yes! You heard it right. Congratulations to me for being able to receive constructive criticism, of course, helpful criticism."

Xiao Ming: "Seems like to change, you need a big heart. At least you have to be able to accept a lot of constructive criticism."

Xiao Mei: "Exactly. You need to invest a lot of money, and your heart needs to be strong, but it still doesn't guarantee you'll get stronger."

Xiao Mei: "Luckily, the teacher I found is good. The criticism is quite objective. I'm willing to accept my mistakes and quickly correct my study habits and attitude."