Growing up, Deka Ismail says she let labels define what she could be. “I was a black girl, from a refugee (难民) family,” Deka said. “It was as if I was only allowed to explore in this predetermined box.”
After a high school chemistry class inspired her to think about a career in science and gave her confidence in the field, Deka learned to live outside labels and began making big plans for her future. Now she is about to begin her freshman year at the University of California, planning to become a professor.
Born and raised in San Diego’s City Heights neighbourhood, Deka is the daughter of a Somali refugee couple. While some might say Deka’s success happened in spite of her background, she would say differently, that her experiences shaped her and inspired her to be the driven, young scientist that she is today.
When Deka was eight years old, her mother got a job by studying hard back in school in order to support the whole family. That made Deka realize that education could make a difference to one’s life. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books, and didn’t do many of the things her peers did, like partying or having romantic relationships.
“I always felt like I had to be the perfect girl for my family,” Deka said. “You have to not even do your best but two times better than everyone else. I felt like the whole world was waiting for me to mess up.”
Deka’s efforts paid off. The summer before her senior year of high school, she was accepted to the American Chemical Society Project SEED Programme. “She brought both enthusiasm and focus,” Botham, a researcher at this research institute, recalled. “She arrived every day ready to work, ready to learn and ready to tackle new challenges regardless of whether or not she had done anything similar.”
When asked what advice she would give to others like her, Deka warned them not to underestimate themselves. “Don’t tell yourself that scholarship is too big or this programme is too competitive or I’ll never get into this school, ” she said. “I was not sure whether I could make it until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in.”
在成长过程中,Deka Ismail说她让标签定义了她可以成为什么样的人。“我是一个黑人女孩,来自一个难民家庭(难民),”德卡说。“就好像我只被允许在这个预定的盒子里探索一样。”
高中的一节化学课激发了她对科学事业的思考,并给了她对这个领域的信心,德卡学会了在标签之外生活,并开始为自己的未来制定宏伟的计划。现在她即将进入加州大学的大一,计划成为一名教授。
德卡出生并成长在圣地亚哥的城市高地社区,是一对索马里难民夫妇的女儿。虽然有些人可能会说Deka的成功与她的背景无关,但她会有不同的说法,她的经历塑造了她,激励她成为今天这样一个有动力的年轻科学家。
在Deka八岁的时候,她的母亲为了养家糊口,回到学校努力学习,找到了一份工作。这让Deka意识到教育可以改变一个人的生活。她花了很多时间在图书馆读书,不做很多同龄人会做的事情,比如聚会或谈恋爱。
迪卡说:“我一直觉得我必须成为家庭的完美女孩。”“你不必尽最大努力,但要比别人好两倍。我觉得整个世界都在等着我搞砸。”
Deka的努力得到了回报。高三前的那个夏天,她被美国化学会SEED项目录取。“她带来了热情和专注,”该研究所的研究员博瑟姆回忆说。“她每天都准备好工作,准备好学习,准备好应对新的挑战,不管她是否做过类似的事情。”
当被问及她会给像她一样的人什么建议时,Deka警告他们不要低估自己。她说:“不要告诉自己奖学金太多,或者这个项目竞争太激烈,否则我永远都进不了这所学校。”“我不确定自己能否成功,直到我看到录取通知书滚滚而来。”
句子成分分析:
[Growing up], DekaIsmail says | she let labels define | what she could be."I was a black girl, [from a refugee (难民)
family]," Deka said.
句子语法结构详解:
(said 为 say 的过去式。)
* Growing 为现在分词,作句子状语。
* says 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* 第1个 she 开头为宾语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* let 为谓语。
* define 为不带 to 的不定式,作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* what 为关系代词,引导宾语从句。
* be 为谓语。
* was 为系动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。
* said 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* can 为情态动词。she, I 为人称代词主格。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
grow up | 1) 长大,成熟 2) 发展,形成 |
Vocabulary:
say [sei] | vt. | 1) 说,讲,告诉 2) 比方说,假设 |
vt. | 1) 说,讲,告诉 2) 比方说,假设 | |
let [let] | vt. | 1) 让,允许 2) 准许,许可,同意 |
label ['leibl] | n. | 1) 标签,标记,商标 2) (比喻)(用以描述人或组织的)称号,外号 |
define [di'fain] | vt. | 1) 阐明,明确,界定 2) 解释(含义),给……下定义 |
black [blæk] | a. | 1) (also Black)黑色人种的,黑人的 2) 黑的,黑色的 |
girl [gә:l] | n. | 1) 女孩,姑娘 2) 女儿 |
refugee [,refju'dʒi:] | n. | 避难者,逃亡者,难民 |
family ['fæmәli] | n. | 1) 家庭 2) 亲属 |
句子成分分析:
Deka's efforts paid off.The summer (before)her senior year (of high school),she was accepted [to the American
Chemical Society Project SEED Programme].
句子语法结构详解:
(paid 为 pay 的过去式。)
* paid 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* before 为副词作后置定语
* accepted 为谓语,采用一般过去时和被动语态。
* she 为人称代词主格。her 为形容词型物主代词。was 为助动词。Deka's 为名词所有格。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
pay off | (风险、付出、努力等)得到回报,得到好结果 |
high school | 中学 |
Vocabulary:
effort ['efәt] | n. | 1) 艰难的尝试,努力 2) 气力,精力,脑力 |
summer ['sʌmә] | n. | 夏天 |
before [bi'fɔ:] | ad. | 以前; 过去 |
senior ['si:njә] | a. | 1) 成人的,高级水平的 2) 级别(或地位)高的 |
year [jiә] | n. | 1) 年 2) 一年时间 |
accept [әk'sept] | vt. | 1) 收受,接受(建议、邀请等) 2) (认为合适或足够好而)接受 |
American [ә'merikәn] | a. | 1) 美国的 2) 美洲的 |
chemical ['kemikl] | a. | 1) 化学的,与化学有关的 2) 用化学方法制造的,化学作用的 |
n. | 1) 社会 2) 协会,社团 | |
project ['prɔdʒekt] | n. | 1) (生产或研究等)项目,方案,工程 2) 方案,计划 |
seed [si:d] | n. | 1) 种子 2) 起因,萌芽 |
programme ['prәugræm] | n. | 1) 计划,行动方案,活动安排 2) 节目 |
句子成分分析:
"I was not sure | whether I could make it || until I started seeing the acceptance letters rolling in."
句子语法结构详解:
* was 为系动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。
* whether 为连词,引导宾语从句。
* make 为谓语。
* until 为连词,引导时间状语从句。
* started 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* seeing 为动名词,作宾语。
* rolling 为现在分词,作宾语补足语(即构成复合宾语)。
* can 为情态动词。I 为人称代词主格。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
1) 做到, 办成, 取得成功 2) 准时到达 | |
roll in | 1) 大量涌入,滚滚而来 2) 姗姗来迟 |
Vocabulary:
sure [ʃuә] | a. | 1) 确信,确知,肯定,有把握 2) 一定,必定,无疑(将会得到或发生) |
whether ['hweðә] | conj. | 1) 是否 2) 不管...(还是), 不论...(还是) |
until [әn'til] | conj. | 1) 直到(某时) 2) not...until 直到(某时)...才 |
start [stɑ:t] | vt. | 1) 使开始,着手,动手 2) 使发生,开始进行 |
see [si:] | vt. | 1) 看见,见到,看出 2) 观看(比赛、电视节目、演出等) |
acceptance [әk'septәns] | n. | 1) 接受(礼物、邀请、建议等) 2) 同意,认可 |
letter ['letә] | n. | 1) 信件 2) 字母 |
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