Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder(肩膀).“Hi,girl!MynameisRose,I’m87yearsold.”
“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoungage?”Iaskedjokingly.
“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!”shereplied.Rosebecameacollegesymbol(象征)thisyearandsheeasilyonherfromtheotherstudents.
AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballparty.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.
“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold,wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlytwosecretstostayingyoung,beinghappyandachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumor(幽默)everyday.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyoudreams,youdie!”shesaid.
“Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon’tdoanything,youwillturn20yearsolder.IfIam87yearsold,andstayinbedforayear,andneverdoanything,Iwillturn88.Anybodycangrowolder.Buteveryminutecountsforyoungmen,”sheadded.
SheendedherspeechbysingingTheSongofRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethenoutinourdailylives.
Attheyear’send,Rosefinishedthecollegeeducationshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosedidpeacefullyinhersleep.
小题1:Rosewenttocollegebecauseshe        .