梦想的故事

梦想在长城脚下放飞，希望在我们脑海中点燃。黑暗中的一盏明灯，指引着我们的方向。记得苏格拉底说过：世界上最快乐的事莫过于为理想奋斗。

我是来自巴基斯坦的谢丽，有两年多在中国的留学经历，在这期间学习了汉语，考了HSK六级。目前，我在巴基斯坦警方的特殊保卫部门工作，是一名高级中文翻译员。我是如何获得这个职位、实现梦想的？我与中国有什么故事呢？听我讲讲吧。

从前有个小女孩，她来自一个守旧的家庭，但从小就想去国外留学。在她的家庭中，父亲是唯一挣钱的人，所以家人对她继续深造不以为然，但是她从未放弃过梦想。虽然经济困难，亲戚们也不赞成，可她还是考上了大学，同时也一直寻找出国留学的机会。

世上无难事，只怕有心人。在2017年，她终于得到了去中国留学的机会。一天，她在报纸上看到了一则关于汉语奖学金的广告，关于“一带一路”倡议下的“中巴经济走廊”项目，里面提到巴基斯坦政府决定分四批向中国派出500名学生学习汉语，以加强两国交往，为“一带一路”合作共赢提供更多的支持。她努力抓住了这个机会，并和其他10个学生一道，赴中国地质大学（武汉）学习汉语。

2017年5月底，她第一次坐飞机降落在中国。因为当时不会中文，所以在上海机场差点儿错过了航班，狂奔着才顺利上了飞机。当飞机穿过云层飞向武汉时，她觉得真幸福啊。她以为要去的城市并没有那么发达，但武汉的城市建设超出了她的想象。看到美丽的道路和高楼大厦，她很惊讶，就像小孩子得到了最喜欢的玩具一样开心。

曾经她读过“滴水穿石”的故事，后来这个故事在她身上得到了证实。她不仅仅考了HSK六级，也作为研究生获得了中国政府奖学金。中国给她提供了好多实现梦想的机会，给她提供了广阔的天空，给她指明了新的方向。她也毫不犹豫地在天空中飞翔，最终实现了梦想。在中国，她学会了欣赏传统文化和艺术，了解了中国的哲学和思想。过去，她从未骑过自行车，怕摔倒了人们会取笑她，但是在中国她学会了骑自行车。在巴基斯坦，即使在白天，她也从不独自外出；但在中国，她深夜出门也不会害怕，还一个人去过好多地方。在中国的社会中，她看到了生命的坚韧和勇气，看到了人类的进步和发展。这些都让她深深地感动和敬佩。你们知道那个女孩是谁吗？你们猜得对！是的，那个来到中国的幸运女孩是“我”。

现在的我，自信且勇敢，梦想也得以实现。回到巴基斯坦后，我作为一名中文翻译在我国警方的特殊保卫部门找到了一份高薪工作。我的工作地点也是“一带一路”下中巴经济走廊的项目——“白沙瓦-卡拉奇高速公路”。这个项目提升了中巴两国间及巴基斯坦国内道路交通“主干道”的通行能力。这个倡议不仅改变了我的人生，也改变了我国的经济情况。我想，我现在的成功要归功于我的汉语老师，更要归功于中国的“一带一路”倡议。

人们总说，不要想着过去的时光，但我希望能回到那些幸福的日子，暂停一段时间。感谢中国给了我这么多美好的回忆，感谢我的汉语老师每当我要放弃的时候鼓励我，让我相信自己，拥有实现梦想的勇气，让我能够在天空中展翅翱翔。我们无法回到过去，但是我们可以重现记忆，所以我也即将回到中国继续完成我的博士学位。

（本文选自人民日报出版社《我与中国的美丽邂逅：2023年来华留学生征文大赛优秀作品集》）

Dreams are flying at the foot of the Great Wall， and hope is ignited in our minds. A bright light in the darkness guides us in the right direction. Socrates said： The happiest thing in the world is to fight for your ideals.

I am Xie Li from Pakistan. I have studied in China for more than two years. During this period， I learned Chinese and passed the HSK level 6. Currently I work in the Special Security Branch of the Pakistan Police as a senior Chinese translator. How did I get this position and achieve my dream？ What is my story with China？ Listen to me.

Once upon a time there was a little girl. She came from a conservative family， but she wanted to study abroad since she was a child. In her family， her father was the only bread earner， so her family was disapproving of her furthering education， but she never gave up on her dream. Despite financial difficulties and disapproval from her relatives， she still went to college and was always looking for opportunities to study abroad.

Nothing is difficult to a person who wills. In 2017， she got the opportunity to study in China. One day， she read a recruitment ad in the newspaper about Chinese scholarships for the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor” project under the Belt and Road Initiative， which mentioned that the Pakistani government decided to send 500 students to China in four batches to learn Chinese， in order to strengthen exchanges between the two countries and provide more support for win-win cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. She seized this opportunity and went to China University of Geosciences （Wuhan） with 10 other students.

At the end of May 2017， she landed in China by plane for the first time. Because they didn’t speak Chinese at the time， they almost missed their flight at Shanghai Airport， and ran wildly before getting on the plane successfully. When the plane flew through the clouds to Wuhan， she felt so happy. She thought the city she was going to was not that developed， but Wuhan’s urban construction exceeded her imagination. She was surprised to see the beautiful roads and tall buildings and looked around happily like a little child who got her favorite toy.

She once read the story of “Drops of Water Wear away a Stone”， and later this story was confirmed by her. Not only did she pass HSK Level 6， she also received a Chinese Government Scholarship as a graduate student. China has provided her with many opportunities to fulfill her dreams， provided her with a broader sky and a new direction. She flew in the sky without hesitation， finally making her dreams come true. In China， she learned to appreciate traditional culture and art， and understood Chinese philosophy and thought. In the past， she had never ridden a bicycle for fear that people would make fun of her if she fell， but she learned riding a bicycle in China. In Pakistan， she never goes out alone even during the day; but in China， she is not afraid to go out late at night， and she has been to many places alone. In Chinese society， she saw the tenacity and courage of life， as well as the progress and development of mankind. These made her deeply moved and admired. Do you know who that girl is？ You guessed it right！ Yes， that lucky girl who came to China is “me”.

Now I am confident and brave， and my dreams have come true. After returning to Pakistan， I found a well-paying job as a Chinese translator in the Special Security Branch of my country’s police force. My workplace is at a project site of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor under the Belt and Road Initiative – the Peshawar-Karachi Expressway. This project has improved the traffic capacity of the main road between China and Pakistan and in Pakistan. This initiative not only changed my life， but also changed the economic situation of our country. I think my current success is due to my Chinese teachers， and even more to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

People always say， don’t think about the past， but I wish I could go back to those happy days and pause for a while. Thanks to China for giving me so many wonderful memories， and thanks to my Chinese teachers for encouraging me every time I was about to give up， for letting me believe in myself， for having the courage to realize my dreams， and for allowing me to soar in the sky. We cannot undo the past， but we can restore our memories. And， I will return to China in the near future to continue my PhD study.