Dear Parents, Students and Employees,

亲爱的家长朋友们、同学们、各教职工同事：

I like to learn and research words! Have you tried to discover new ideas by carefully studying a word or phrase? I suggest that you can learn vocabulary and phrases carefully in order to learn and remember concepts in depth.

我喜欢学习研究词语！你有没有尝试通过仔细研究一个单词或短语来发现新的观点？我建议大家可以通过仔细学习词汇和短语，以此来深入学习和牢记概念。

When I study a word carefully, I first look up the definition of the word, and then use the word I'm studying to find insightful, widely cited sentences. I will also record my personal understanding, examples and definitions.

当我仔细研究词语时，我会先查单词的定义，然后用我正在研究的单词查找有洞察性、广为引用的语句。我还会记录了我个人对其的理解、例子和定义。

For example, I recently realized that the word “hope” can give people strength to deal with the future.

例如，我最近意识到“希望”这个词可以给人以应对未来的力量。

The definition of hope is “a desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired, or the possibility of possessing it. Hope, therefore always gives pleasure or joy, whereas wish and desire may produce or be accompanied with pain or anxiety.” (Noah Webster, 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)

希望的定义是“对某种美好事物的渴望，至少伴随着对获得它的一点点期望，或者相信它是可以获得的。希望与愿望和欲望的不同之处在于，它意味着对获得所渴望的善的某种期望，或拥有它的可能性。因此，希望总是带来快乐或喜悦，而愿望和欲望可能产生或伴随着痛苦或焦虑。”（诺亚韦伯斯特，1828年《英语词典》）

From this definition, I learned that hope means waiting for something with confidence, and expecting it or achieving it. Hope means confident expectation.

从这个定义中，我了解到希望意味着满怀信心地等待某样东西，并期望得到或实现它。希望意味着自信的期待。

Relating this to our students, the statement “I hope I can get an offer from _____ university” implies more confidence than the statement “I wish I could get an offer from ____ university.”

对于我们的同学们来说，比起“我愿我能获得 _____大学的录取通知书”这句话，“我希望我能获得 _____大学的录取通知书”这个陈述会显得更有信心。

Our hopes will increase as we strive to pursue our goals. For example, when we work hard in class and submit homework for evaluation, we can confidently “hope” for good results. Work is a good medicine to eliminate worries and doubts.

我们的希望会随着我们努力追求我们的目标而增强。例如，当我们在课堂上付出努力并提交作业进行评估时，我们可以满怀信心地“希望”取得好成绩。工作是消除忧虑和怀疑的良药。

Hope is a useful concept in many aspects of life. When I reviewed many aphorisms about hope recently, the following sentence impressed me:

希望在生活的许多方面都是一个有用的概念。当我最近回顾了许多关于希望的格言时，有一句话让我印象深刻：

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“希望很重要，因为它可以让现在的时刻不那么难以忍受。如果我们相信明天会更好，我们就可以忍受今天的苦难”

—— 一行禅师

As the Principal of RDF School, I am full of hope and confidence in the future. I hope 2021 will bring more exciting learning and growing experiences.

作为深圳瑞得福学校的负责人，我对未来充满希望和信心。我希望2021年会带来更多精彩的学习和成长经历。

I hope that the pandemic can be brought under control. I believe that vaccines and other prevention and control measures will protect many lives and return us to a greater sense of normality.

我希望新冠疫情能得到控制。我相信，疫苗和其他防控措施将保护许多人的生命，使我们能恢复更大范围的正常生活。

I hope that RDF is becoming better and better, and I believe that RDF is improving day by day. I hope and have confidence that students are constantly developing their knowledge about paradigms, skills, languages, sciences, and humanities each day.

我希望瑞得福学校越来越好。我每天都满怀希望地工作，相信RDF正在一天天进步。我希望并有信心，同学们每天都在不断地发展他们的范式、技能、语言、科学和人文学科知识。

I  hope with full confidence that the students of RDF will graduate from school and be admitted to excellent universities around the world. The families of RDF will become better and better due to the wisdom, knowledge, and qualifications that students gain at RDFIS.

我满怀信心地希望，深圳瑞得福学校的同学们将从学校毕业，并被世界各地的知名大学录取，RDF的各个家庭由于孩子们在校园里获得的智慧、知识和资格证书而变得越来越紧密和强大。

As we have observed in our past graduates and our current students of G12, it is amazing the good that can be accomplished when families and schools work together for a common goal.

正如我们在过去的毕业生和现在的学生身上所观察到的，包括目前获得录取通知书的G12学生，家庭和学校为一个共同的目标而共同努力时，我们将能取得令人惊喜的成就。

I encourage you to have hope and confidence in a bright future. I invite you to do your best work at home and school to "grow" your hopes.

我鼓励你们对美好的未来充满希望和信心，我邀请你们在家里和学校里尽最大的努力来“增长”自己的希望。

I also encourage everyone to study individual words and phrases carefully, including looking up definitions in excellent dictionaries, looking for noteworthy quotes from aphorisms, and writing down their own thoughts, experiences, and definitions. When you do this, your understanding will deepen and your memory will improve.

我也鼓励大家仔细研究每个单词和短语，包括在优秀词典中查找定义，寻找值得注意的格言引语，以及记下自己的思考、体验过程和定义。当你这样做的时候，你的理解会加深，你的记忆力也会提高。

Important announcements include:

校园重要公告：

We are pleased to announce a 3 on 3 basketball tournament. Teams should register by Monday evening. The details of the tournament are viewable at this link:

https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSXZVQU9XSEdyWFJY

我们很高兴宣布一个3人制篮球锦标赛的消息。想要报名参赛的队伍应在星期一晚上前完成登记。可通过以下链接查看比赛的详细信息：

https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSXZVQU9XSEdyWFJY

Have a wonderful weekend, and please enjoy a few photos and a video that accompany this letter. 

祝大家有一个美好的周末，我们一起欣赏本周一部 分精彩的照片和视频。

Sincerely,

诚挚的

—Leland Anderson

Principal, RDF International School

深圳瑞得福学校校长