My story - How I change

今天我要讲讲我的故事。
Jīntiān wǒ yào jiǎngjiang wǒ de gùshi.
Today I want to tell my story. .

这是以前的我,
Zhè shì yǐqián de wǒ,
This was me before, .

因为很胖，皮肤很黑，
yīnwèi hěn pàng, pífū hěn hēi,
because I was fat, and my skin was dark, .

从没有人夸过我漂亮。
cóng méiyǒu rén kuā guo wǒ piàoliang.
I had never been praised for being beautiful. .

所以我很不自信，
Suǒyǐ wǒ hěn bú zìxìn,
Therefore I really wasn’t confident, .

觉得自己不漂亮，也不聪明。
juéde zìjǐ bú piàoliang, yě bù cōngming.
and I thought that I was neither beautiful nor smart. .

做了中文老师以后，
Zuò le Zhōngwén lǎoshī yǐhòu,
Since I became a Chinese teacher, .

认识了来自世界各地的学生和朋友。
rènshi le láizì shìjiè gè dì de xuéshēng hé péngyou.
I have met many students and friends from all over the world. .

他们常常会告诉我:
Tāmen chángcháng huì gàosu wǒ:
They have always told me: .

你很漂亮！
Nǐ hěn piàoliang!
You are very beautiful! .

你很聪明！
Nǐ hěn cōngming!
You are very smart! .

你的性格很好！
Nǐ de xìnggé hěn hǎo!
Your personality is very good!

你的肤色很健康很漂亮！
Nǐ de fūsè hěn jiànkāng hěn piàoliang!
Your skin tone is very healthy and beautiful! .

因为他们的鼓励和支持，
Yīnwèi tāmen de gǔlì hé zhīchí,
Because of their encouragement and support, .

慢慢地，
Màn man de,
As time passed, slowly .

我自信了,
wǒ zìxìn le,
I became self confident, .

开始健身了，
kāishǐ jiànshēn le,
I started to work out, .

也比以前更喜欢笑了。
yě bǐ yǐqián gèng xǐhuan xiào le.
and I liked to smile more than before. .

是这些非常好的人教会了我
Shì zhèxiē fēicháng hǎo de rén jiāo huì le wǒ,
These amazing people taught me, .

自信和性格，
zìxìn hé xìnggé,
having confidence and a personality .

远比漂亮的外表更重要。
yuǎn bǐ piàoliang de wàibiǎo gèng zhòngyào.
are way more important than a beautiful appearance. .

而他们，也成了我学习的榜样!
Ér tāmen, yě chéng le wǒ xuéxí de bǎngyàng!
They are also the role-models whom I can learn from! .

现在的我，
Xiànzài de wǒ,
The present me now .

学会了去肯定别人，
xué huì le qù kěndìng biérén,
knows how to affirm others, .

去鼓励别人，
qù gǔlì biérén,
how to encourage others, .

让更多需要鼓励和支持的人，
ràng gèng duō xūyào gǔlì hé zhīchí de rén,
and how to help people who need encouragement and support, .

也可以像我一样，
yě kěyǐ xiàng wǒ yíyàng,
to go through the same journey I have, .

成为更好的人！
chéngwéi gèng hǎo de rén!
to become a better person!