Long long time ago at my first English class in the elementary school, a dream was started that one day I could master the English language, a language spoken by people from the other side of the world.  What a fantastic thing it is!  Since then, my passion for that language had been increasing and I was really making efforts.  Yet, gradually that passion degraded to simply passing English exams.  Or, probably I was fooled that passing exams equaled the process of mastering the language.  That illusion was further proven in university, in which I had believed earlier that my English would be improved by leaps and bounds and my childhood dream would finally be realized but later on I suddenly found that was not the case.  My current English proficiency can by no means meet the standards I set in my childhood dream.  It had been my naive thought that a student majoring in English would definitely meant a student proficient in that language.

Though now living near the campus, I am a stranger because I no longer belong to it.  And that dream seems to be fading away with the fatigue and tediousness brought by work and life pressure every day.  However, some subtle things in life appearing to me by chance will again occasionally remind me of that dream and provoke my English learning passion, which, unfortunately, will be soon be replaced by focus on the hustle and bustle work and life.

It seems that I am seeking an excuse for not making efforts.  But I still believe a campus is an ideal place to gain knowledge and the cultural accomplishments pertaining to that.  And only when you are a real student, do you have enough time and energy for the pursuit of the knowledge you want.  The regret is that I didn't get what I needed as I had expected.  If I confess my not being diligent enough, then who would claim the responsibility of fooling me? What I want is only to master a foreign language.

It has been a pure dream, a very simple dream, a dream of a little girl that one day she will master that mysterious language.  When can it be realized? And How?

First , ur English is really good ,not like me , a green hand.
And , as u said , to master a foreign language is absolutely a pure dream ,
but , not simple.
What we need is not only passion, enthusiasm, but also determination.
Time is the touchstone of everything ,including our dream.
Through ur essay I know that u will fulfill ur dream one day! Insist on it!:inspiration:

where r the ＂斑竹＂，long tome no see
　　我的Chinenglish标准吧？:laughter: