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被老师背上山顶的少年上大学了

Boy Once Piggy-backed Up the Mountain by His Teachers Enrolls in College

楚天都市报极目新闻记者 张渊

通讯员 宋格璇 陈依

Jimu News Reporter: Zhang Yuan

Correspondents：Song Gexuan, Chen Yi

翻译：何文蕊 胡淇 刘桂兰（湖北大学）

Translated by He Wenrui, Hu Qi, Liu Guilan(Hubei University)

9月8日，湖北中医药大学新生报到，来自湖北黄石的宋孟杰同学对这一天期待已久。

On September 8, Song Mengjie (herein: Xiaojie), a student from Huangshi, Hubei Province, was looking forward to the first day of his freshman year at Hubei University of Chinese Medicine.

小杰因患先天脊髓狭窄症，从小双腿无法站立，只能坐轮椅。从高一开始，他就有了一个中医梦，如今终于如愿进入大学，并被中医学专业录取。他说：“我想活出自己的人生光彩，并为之努力，这也是为了那些帮助我的人！”

Due to congenital spinal stenosis, Xiaojie has been unable to stand on his legs since childhood and has relied on a wheelchair for mobility. His dream of studying traditional Chinese medicine began during his first year of high school, and today, he finally made it to university, having been accepted into the Traditional Chinese Medicine program. He said, “I want to live an exciting and meaningful life, and I will work hard for it. This is something I’m also doing for the people who have helped me!”

“荆楚好老师”曾背他登顶

“Outstanding Teachers of Jingchu” Once Piggy-backed Him to the Summit

2006年，小杰出生于湖北省黄石市阳新县王英镇的国和片区，这里群山环绕，素有“荆楚门户”之称。再往前走，就到了咸宁的山区。

In 2006, Xiaojie was born in Guohe, a mountainous area in Wangying Town, Yangxin County, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, and a place known as the “Gateway of Jingchu”.Beyond this area lies the mountainous region of Xianning.

“能走到这一天，要感谢的人有太多太多。”小杰的妈妈深情地回忆，孩子从小只能坐轮椅，为了维持生计，她一直在外打工。平时上学，小杰都是爸爸送去学校。到了16岁，小杰还没有走出过大山，直到好老师们来家访。

“There are so many people I owe gratitude for getting him to this point,” Xiaojie’s mother recalled emotionally. Since childhood, her child Xiaojie was bound to a wheelchair. To make ends meet, she had to work away from home, while Xiaojie’s father was responsible for taking him to school. By the age of 16, Xiaojie had never once leftthe mountains-- until unforgettable teachers visited their home.

小杰妈妈提到的好老师们名叫“阳新县教师成长共同体”，该团队曾获评2023年度“荆楚好老师”。他们是由阳新县40多所学校的130多名优秀教师组成，团队扎根山乡，共同践行爱的教育。2022年，团队发起者伍庐山、优秀特级教师柯林带队来家访时，一说到远方，小杰的双眼就朝门外望过去，满是希冀。

Those unforgettable teachers mentioned by Xiaojie’s mother, were members of the “Yangxin County Teacher Growth Community”, and recipients of the “Outstanding Teachers of Jingchu” award in 2023. The team, comprised of more than 130 excellent teachers from more than 40 schools in Yangxin County, is based in mountainous villages where they volunteer as educators. In 2022, when Wu Lushan, the creator of the team, and Ke Lin, an exemplar teacher with many accolades, led the team to Xiaojie’s home, upon their mentioning the world beyond the county, Xiaojie peered through the door, his eyes brimming with hope.

阳新仙岛湖的高山上建成了一座天空之城，是4A级景区，每到节假日，很多父母都会带孩子来游玩。别的孩子能去，老师们希望小杰也能去。听到老师们的想法，小杰爸爸很感动。

The teachers expressed they wished Xiaojie could spend his vacations, like other kids of his age, exploring scenic spots like the local 4A level sky city that is constructed atop themountain at the Yangxin Xiandao Lake. For Xiaojie’s father, the teachers’ comments tagged on his heartstrings.

去仙岛湖的路上，小杰特别高兴，和老师们有说不完的话。车开到了半山腰，不能再往上开了，老师们就轮换着背小杰上山。

On their way to Xiandao Lake, Xiaojie was so thrilled he chatted up his teachers the entire trip. When the car drove halfway up the hill and could not go any further, the teachers took turns carrying Xiaojie on their backs up the hill.

伍庐山老师说：“山很陡，小杰很重，我们背得很吃力。但一想到能够让一个孩子在他成长的过程中拾级而上，我们都充满了无穷的动力。”那天，在阳新美丽的天空之城，一群老师带着小杰一起登顶，向世界挥手，向未来致意。

Wu Lushan, a teacher, said: “The mountain is very steep and Xiaojie is very heavy, so piggy-backing him was challenging. But knowing that we get to support him on his journey is incredibly motivating for all of us.” On that day, once the teachers made it to the summit with Xiaojie, they waved to the world ready for what the future held.

此外，老师们还从学业上帮助小杰。小杰英语比较薄弱，团队的几位英语老师一起为他补习，送英语课外书籍给他。

In addition, the teachers also helped Xiaojie with his studies.Since Xiaojie struggled in English, severalEnglish teachers from the team tutored him together and offered him extracurricular English books.

小杰说：“是好老师们带我第一次看到了外面的世界，而更多的精彩，我要自己去努力！”

Xiaojie commented: “It’s all thanks to those teachers who gave me my first glimpse of the outside world. From now moving on, I’ll have to work hard to create my own memorable experiences.”

立志学医帮助更多的人

Determined to Study Chinese Medicine to Help Others

小杰高中就读于阳新县英才中学，“高中三年，不管是生活还是学习，他都要付出比常人多一倍的努力。”该校负责人说，“但是他性格开朗，刻苦懂事，成绩一直很好，让周围同学都很佩服。”

Xiaojie attended high school at Yangxin County Yingcai Middle School. “During his three years of high school, he had to work twice as hard, both in life or at school, compared to other students,” the school head mentioned, “but he was not only cheerful, hardworking and thoughtful, he also maintained good scores and was a great model to fellow students.”

今年高考，小杰以优异成绩考入湖北中医药大学中医学专业。小杰回忆，报志愿时，他没有任何犹豫，这缘于高一时中医专家来学校进行科普讲座，“头一回领略到针灸、推拿、艾灸、敷贴的神奇，我当时就觉得这就是我今后的努力方向！”

Thanks to his exceptional performance during the College Entrance Examination earlier this year,Xiaojie was admitted as a Chinese Medicine major at Hubei University of Chinese Medicine. He recalled, as for why he filled out his major of choice without hesitation, it all began in his first-year in senior high, when professors of Chinese Medicine visiting his school delivered a lecture. “This was my first experience with acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, and other traditional treatments. In that moment, I knew that Chinese Medicine was something I wanted to pursue!”

采访结束时，小杰和学长学姐们聊起了学习，他说：“我以后还想考研，精进专业，我想用中医实现自己的人生价值，像那些一路帮助过我的人一样，把希望和幸福带给更多的人！”

At the end of the interview, Xiaojie was chatting with his seniors: “I want to sit for the postgraduate entrance exams in the future and give it my all in my studies. I hope to use Chinese Medicine to live life to the fullest, and just like those who once helped me, bring hope and joy to more people.”

（来源：极目新闻）