(第一段)I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,
yet she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
(第二段)Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my opinion. She wanted to know how I thought we should handle things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew nothing about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her questions. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to form them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how reliable I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
(第三段)Mrs. Neidl’s motto that year was, “Try it. We can always paint over it later!” I began to take risks. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing —only things to be improved upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and confidently create something.
(第四段)The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was recognized in the program as “Student Art Assistant” because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
(第五段)Being on that stage-design team with Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also discovered a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to care what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be afraid. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her trust in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined possible.
只要翻译 第四段 和 第五段,谢谢