Today is the second Thursday in December, and the school has a special event. On this day every year, a three-kilometer run along the river is organized.
In the morning, Lin Yi and the whole class were taken to Wentao Road by the river.
Using a pre-measured location as a starting point, run back to the school gate according to the set route, no more, no less, exactly three kilometers.
Although there are very few cars on this section of the road, the school still tried its best to choose an earlier time period.
Theoretically, this is a racing game, but in reality the level gap is huge.
Once the race starts, the team becomes chaotic. Those who run fast will quickly pass to the front, while most people just follow behind to make a fool of themselves.
Students in the first tier can finish the race within ten minutes, while the longest may take half an hour, and the whole process is almost like walking.
Therefore, the teachers did not have any requirements, but kept reminding them to do what they can. If you really can't run anymore, you can immediately get into the patrol car on the roadside.
Of course, Lin Yi is not a seed player in the first echelon. Only Lao Lu in their dormitory has some long-distance running ability and can compete for honors for the class.
But he still deliberately lowered his speed and was gradually surpassed by many people.
Lin Yi was waiting for Gu Caiwei.
Her physical fitness is very average, and has improved recently due to aerobics rehearsals, but overall she still belongs to the "Fifth Five".
Although the school attaches great importance to the safety of off-campus activities and even has an ambulance prepared, he still wants to feel more at ease by watching alone.
Next to Gu Caiwei was Zhang Jiaqi. Since she didn't have to follow the class queue, she ran with her best friend.
When he was approaching the school gate, Lin Yi speeded up a little. He didn't want to appear at the school gate at the same time as Gu Caiwei, because Lao Zhao would definitely be waiting there.
Not long after he entered the door, holding his knees and breathing heavily, he saw Gu Caiwei and Zhang Jiaqi returning together.
"Hey, the little guy from the key class ranks first this year. Do you know why he can run so fast?"
Old Xiong arrived earlier than him, had recovered, and seemed to have found out the gossip.
Lin Yi was too tired to speak, so he waved his hand to signal him to speak quickly.
"I heard that when he was in elementary school, he lived very far from the school."
"Before and after school every day, it happens to be the time when the last bus heading home passes by, otherwise you have to walk back."
"Every time he missed the bus at the school gate, he would chase the bus and run to the next stop."
"Sometimes I even have to chase a lot of stops before I can get on the bus. This is how I practice."
Looking at the size of Old Xiong, you can tell that he has never suffered that kind of crime before. He said this in a tone of admiration.
Lin Yi also admired him very much.
He seemed to see that the running under the sunset that day was not the pretentious and painful youth, but the back of a young man who was dedicated to learning.
Linzhong never lacks geniuses, nor does it lack inspirational stories.
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There is a rare history lesson this afternoon.
For high school sophomores who have chosen science, history only needs to pass the general examination.
Therefore, the history class in the science class is very formalistic, and it can perhaps be said to be a little adjustment in the busy study schedule.
The history teacher of Class 14 is named Li. He is a young male teacher who has just graduated from graduate school. Of course, a senior teacher will not teach science classes.
Teacher Li is very easy to talk to.
In his class, as long as he does not violate classroom discipline, he can do homework, read books on other subjects, or even read leisure books or sleep.
The prerequisite is that you don't snore.
In short, he has always maintained this kind of tacit understanding between teachers and students very well, but today he had an unusual opening statement:
"Students, I usually don't have any requirements for you to listen to the lectures, but today is a bit special. I want to talk about something. I hope you can all listen."
"You are all science students, these things will not become your knowledge points in the college entrance examination."
"But Principal Gu said that Linzhong did not regard the college entrance examination as the purpose of education, so I feel I have an obligation to tell you."
All the students temporarily took a break from their busy work, raised their heads, and paid their attention to Teacher Li.
Linzhong students have no problem respecting their teachers.
"You participated in a riverside running event this morning. Do you know the origin of this event?"
Many people know that many science students actually have good foundation in liberal arts.
It’s just that teachers say that science has a wider road in the future. Why should we take the single-plank bridge instead of taking the good Yangguan Road?
However, no one responded on this occasion. They listened quietly to Teacher Li's questions and answers.
"Yes, it is to commemorate the 129th Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Movement."
"It is written in history textbooks that on this day in 1935, students in Peking held a demonstration to save the country, setting off a new upsurge in resisting Japan and saving the country."
"Besides that, I have a few things to add to you."
"Where to start..."
"First thing, when you were running today, did you see the Zhijiang Bridge not far ahead?"
"The Zhijiang Bridge is the first double-decker railway and highway bridge designed and built by China itself. It was built under the leadership of the famous bridge expert Mr. Mao Yisheng."
"The bridge we see today is not what it looked like when it was first completed, because the Zhijiang Bridge was opened to traffic in 1937."
"We all know what happened that year."
"The Zhijiang Bridge was just opened to traffic, but Mr. Mao Yisheng blew it up because the Anti-Japanese War broke out to prevent the Japanese troops from moving south. It was not rebuilt until 1948 after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War."
"You may still remember that when the military training started in the first year of high school, the instructors were from the officers and soldiers stationed at the Yuzhijiang Bridge."
"And the reason why this bridge is stationed with officers and soldiers is precisely because of this special history."
"The second thing is, do you know what else happened on this day in history?"
"In 1941, it was also on this day that the Nationalist Government, which was still in the capital at that time, finally declared war on RB."
"It's strange, isn't it? When I was studying, I was also very confused as to why it took until this day to declare war."
"Because two days ago, on December 7, the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred; one day ago, on December 8, the United States declared war on RB."
"So on December 9th of this year, ten years after the September 18th Incident, four years after the July 7th Incident, and on the sixth anniversary of the December 9th Movement, the so-called legitimate government at that time presented itself to
The invaders formally declare war."
"This coincidence is both a huge irony and perhaps some kind of fate."
"The third thing is, where were our classmates from Linzhong at that time?"
"You must remember that the alumni of Linzhong were active in the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance, which was the most difficult part of the Anti-Japanese War, and issued an unyielding declaration amidst the white mountains and black waters."
"As for one of Linzhong's predecessors, the High School Affiliated to National Zhijiang University, it moved across half of the country as it moved westward. It was born amid the ups and downs of the war of resistance against Japan."
"It was also in that environment that the old principal left us the six-word school motto that is inscribed on the school gate today."
"The junior middle school students back then were about the same age as you are now."
"In a simple classroom, on the way to escape in a hurry, perhaps accompanied by the sound of gunfire behind them, they established their ambition to study and serve the country."
"Classmates, I have finished talking about my three things."
"Are these three things far away from us now? They only happened seventy years ago, and many people who experienced them are still alive."
"I hope that no matter where you are in the world in the future, you will be able to remember these things and the oaths you have recited."
"I hope that one day I can no longer teach these three things to my students."
He spoke a lot in one breath, finally picked up the thermos cup and drank some water, calmed down his slightly trembling tone, and then said calmly:
"Thank you everyone, I have half of the remaining class today for self-study."
Influenced by what he just said, the classroom was still a little quiet for a while.
Lin Yi looked out the window, his emotion was very different from others.
Because for him, this is not the present continuous tense, but an old dream from twelve years ago.
After leaving campus, he paid less and less attention to the distant world. The older he got, the more trapped he became in the siege of life.
He also looks less and less like his younger self.
Study and serve the country...
How long has it been since I thought of these words?