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新学期开始了，老师说班上要选出一位新班长。
xīn xué qī kāi shǐ le lǎo shī shuō bān shang yào xuǎn chū yí wèi xīn bān zhǎng
The new school term began, and the teacher said our class would choose a new class monitor.
我鼓起勇气举手报名，心里却像有一只小兔子在乱跳。
wǒ gǔ qǐ yǒng qì jǔ shǒu bào míng xīn li què xiàng yǒu yì zhī xiǎo tù zi zài luàn tiào
I plucked up my courage and raised my hand to stand, but my heart was thumping like a little rabbit hopping about.
轮到我演讲时，我的双腿不停地发抖，手心也冒出了汗。
lún dào wǒ yǎn jiǎng shí wǒ de shuāng tuǐ bù tíng de fā dǒu shǒu xīn yě mào chū le hàn
When it was my turn to give my speech, my legs wouldn't stop shaking and my palms were sweating.
我深深地吸了一口气，大声说：“如果我当上班长，我会尽力帮助每一位同学！”
wǒ shēn shēn de xī le yì kǒu qì dà shēng shuō rú guǒ wǒ dāng shang bān zhǎng wǒ huì jìn lì bāng zhù měi yí wèi tóng xué
I took a deep breath and said loudly, “If I become class monitor, I will do my best to help every classmate!”
投票结束后，老师在黑板上数票，志明比我多了五票。
tóu piào jié shù hòu lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shang shǔ piào zhì míng bǐ wǒ duō le wǔ piào
After the vote, the teacher counted the votes on the blackboard. Zhiming had five more votes than me.
虽然我很失望，但是我还是第一个走上前，向他说了一声“恭喜”。
suī rán wǒ hěn shī wàng dàn shì wǒ hái shi dì yī gè zǒu shàng qián xiàng tā shuō le yì shēng gōng xǐ
Although I was very disappointed, I was still the first to step forward and say “Congratulations” to him.
后来，志明要把新书搬回课室，我主动帮他一起搬。
hòu lái zhì míng yào bǎ xīn shū bān huí kè shì wǒ zhǔ dòng bāng tā yì qǐ bān
Later, when Zhiming had to carry the new books back to the classroom, I offered to help him carry them.
我明白了，当不当班长并不重要，只要愿意为大家服务，就是好同学。
wǒ míng bai le dāng bu dāng bān zhǎng bìng bú zhòng yào zhǐ yào yuàn yì wèi dà jiā fú wù jiù shì hǎo tóng xué
I understood that being class monitor or not doesn't really matter. As long as you are willing to serve everyone, you are a good classmate.