火遍全网的“溜索女孩”毕业了！她的选择让无数人点赞

还记得十多年前独自坐溜索上学的傈僳族女孩余燕恰吗？

今年6月23岁的她从昆明医科大学第二临床医学院毕业，毅然选择回到家乡云南怒江傈僳族自治州成为一名医务人员，完成小时候的心愿。“许多热心人帮我走出了大山，从那时起我就下定决心，一定要努力学习，将来回馈家乡。”

When millions of graduates left university campuses and became busy finding a job, 23-year-old Yu Yanqia of Lisu ethnic group, graduating from Kunming Medical University, had already made her decision – to serve as a local medical worker in her hometown – Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province.

独自坐溜索过江上学的小女孩

余燕恰来自云南怒江一个小山村，从一年级开始，她上学需要先走山路下山，再借助随身携带的绳索坐溜索到达怒江对岸的学校。“我先利用惯性滑到江面中间，再使劲拉着绳索一点点向对岸靠近。”

早上出发去学校，晚上再回家，余燕恰克服恐惧在这条“路”上坚持了近2年。“下面水流很急，每次过江都很紧张，压根不敢低头向下看。”

Back in 2007, when Yu was a little girl, the formidable Nujiang River in her hometown was an insurmountable natural chasm which separated her village from the outside world. Like other people living here, the 8-year-old girl and her fellow students had to use a pulley to cross the river down a steel cable to get to school every day. "I could feel the whispering wind in my ears, the thundering river below me and my quick heartbeat," Yu said when recalling the experience of hanging over the river.

余燕恰拿着过江的工具

一天，余燕恰穿着粉色上衣，背着书包独自溜索过江的画面恰好被媒体拍到，许多人被触动，纷纷捐款助力修桥。

2008年3月，爱心桥建成。余燕恰被邀请第一个过桥，第一次见到桥的她，却因紧张挪不动步，“当时我紧张又激动，还十分好奇，最后是被别人搀扶着才走过去”。

小时候的余燕恰

One day, a photo from media showing her wearing red and sliding across the river brought her under the national spotlight. A nationwide fundraising was then initiated, and the first bridge was built over Nujiang River, near Bula Village Primary School, her school. From then on, Yu and her classmates no longer had to risk their lives just to get an education.

桥梁的修建，便利了附近村民的生活，也给余燕恰的学习增添了新动力，“只有长本事，将来才有出路报答这些爱心人士”。

高考后毫不犹豫选择学医

余燕恰说，这些年一直有各界人士关注她的成长，为她的学业提供支持，“我家里很困难，许许多多爱心人士不求回报资助我读书，鼓励我不能放弃”。

这些善意，一直被她记在心底，也激励她在学习上加倍努力。

2018年余燕恰高考取得568分的成绩，填报志愿时，她毫不犹豫选择医学相关专业。“家乡医疗资源不充足，从事医疗工作一直是我的梦想。”

In 2018, Yu entered the Second Clinical Medical College of Kunming Medical University with a score of 568 points, becoming the first child in her village to be admitted to college.

作为村里第一个大学生，她一直梦想着能为家乡做些贡献。靠着扎实的专业知识，余燕恰成功被怒江州人民医院录取，今年9月将正式上岗。

“成长路上我遇到了太多为我‘打灯’的人，唯有不断努力，才能回馈这些善意”。

如今，当地用来过江的溜索已被桥梁取代，一条条宽阔的马路修通，一栋栋漂亮的楼房建起。“家乡正变得越来越美丽，未来我要为家乡建设尽一份力”。

While Yu was on the road of further study, targeted measures had also been taken in her hometown to help the locals overcome poverty. Thanks to the poverty alleviation, new houses were built on the riverside, roads lead to the villages and more modern bridges opened to the traffic. "In my past, I met so many people who 'lit a path for me', without their help, I would not be who I am now. I'm really grateful to their help." Yu said. "The moment I became a college student, I've decided to give back by dedicating myself to my hometown," she said.

祝福余燕恰！

编辑：陈月华

来源：央视新闻 中国日报网