Zhang Mansheng: Life is not coming out at home.

Zhang Mansheng: Life is not coming out at home.

The fate of English is destined

The undergraduate degree is transferred to the geological major, and the postgraduate study economy is cross-professional. Zhang Mansheng, who has always thought that English is only a tool, never thought that he would eventually choose to be an English teacher. Now Zhang Mansheng recalls his choices and changes along the way. He feels that the career of English as a lifetime may be "destined."

Because of the difficult economic conditions in the family, Zhang Mansheng experienced a period of unsatisfactory tuition in college and even went to dinner. Due to the outstanding achievements in English, the school teachers helped him to run a training course for junior and senior high school English. In this way, Zhang Mansheng was able to earn a living allowance while teaching, solved economic difficulties, and cultivated his interest in English teaching. Since he was not interested in geology, Zhang Mansheng began to prepare for postgraduate study from his sophomore year. With the encouragement of a brother, he decided to study the economy across majors and must come to Beijing. After two years of hard work, Zhang Mansheng was admitted to the Capital University of Economics and Business with the second place of the Economic and Trade Institute. Zhang Mansheng said that being able to come to Beijing is one of the most important turning points in his life. "I have seen things that I could only see in books or photos. The feeling is that children living in Beijing cannot understand." Come to Beijing and let me be full of dreams and hopes for the future."
Seeing the direction in constant exploration

Like all college students, Zhang Mansheng’s college time also has confusion and confusion about the future. For example, how to support himself after graduation? In 1998, it was the period of rapid development of the Internet. Zhang Mansheng, a graduate student who just graduated, joined the team of Tom.com's website. The professional knowledge of finance and excellent English communication ability allowed him to display space here. Specialized in external communication and communication work on website technology. In eight months, Zhang Mansheng experienced the process of continuous development of Tom. However, because the online media at the time was still underdeveloped, the content could only cooperate with paper media and borrow other people's manuscripts to enrich their pages. This way of working made Zhang Mansheng feel that he lacked creativity. At that time, he also taught English grammar part-time in New Oriental. Considering his own interests, he finally chose to stay in New Oriental. Before that, Zhang Mansheng also worked as a translator, program host, etc., and after working in New Oriental for four years, he slowly discovered that he never left the English circle regardless of his work. He understood himself in this field. You can make achievements and you can be happy. Zhang Mansheng believes that since the decision is to be the best, even if you can't do the authority in this field, you must work hard in this direction. After considering that he is not a professional English major, he still has a lot of lack of professional knowledge. He decided to go to the UK to explore a deeper understanding of English. A few years of teaching experience combined with his own books published in New Oriental, Zhang Mansheng was able to successfully enter the University of Cambridge in England to pursue a master's degree in English. In the nearly 800-year-old Cambridge University, Zhang Mansheng gained more than English knowledge and feels more. To the rigorous style of study and the attitude of life that is not impetuous.

Zhang Mansheng believes that everyone should have a dream, but it is difficult to know themselves correctly before they actually enter social practice. In the communication with the students, Zhang Mansheng has always encouraged everyone to take action. "Life is not sitting at home and trying to come out. You must go out of your home, sum up and try what kind of life you want in your actions." So gradually clear what you can do in this life, what can be done."

Learning English should focus on thinking

Grammar is one of the most difficult problems for many people who learn English. Zhang Mansheng always believes that learning English should focus on the thinking process, while grammar should express the thinking process. Zhang Mansheng vividly compares grammar to cooking: "It's like you go to the restaurant to order a dish of fish-flavored pork. After you serve, you know that this is a fish-flavored pork, but you rarely pay attention to the ingredients of this dish. The process of eating is actually Just a passive acceptance. Similarly, a very simple English sentence can be understood by everyone, but few people know why foreigners would say this. This is because we only know how to use grammar rules, but do not understand English. Way of thinking." Zhang Mansheng loves to think about love summing up from an early age, always used to pondering the law behind the phenomenon. High school saw an article by Xiao Yu, an English senior, about how to learn English well. He mentioned that learning English should focus on “multiple reading, more thinking, and more practice.” Zhang Mansheng is more open and more confident that he has embarked on a correct English. The road to learning.

“Chinese students learn English and English teachers teach English. Many times they fall into a misunderstanding, that is, they only stay on words and phrases. Words and phrases are important, but only the back words are used to cope with the exam. The exam ends and the words are forgotten. English is no longer the case. So mastering the English way of thinking is the most important thing.” Zhang Mansheng said that grammar does not constrain you to make sentences, but guides you to use English correctly according to English thinking habits. Since the beginning of the university, he has focused on communicating with foreign friends and asking them more questions about the way of thinking. He is concerned with why a sentence is said, not a rigid grammar rule. In the freshman year, Zhang Mansheng insisted on actively knocking on the door of foreign teachers, boldly communicated with them, and raised questions. Such efforts made his English level soar and leaped forward, always leading in the school. Extensive reading, diligent thinking, and good at summarizing, such English learning methods and habits have also laid a solid foundation for his future English book creation.

The reader asked me to write a good book.

Just arrived in New Oriental to teach grammar, Zhang Mansheng used his own textbooks to teach, he believes that a teacher must have something different in teaching to give students more help. In the following years, Zhang Mansheng has published several books on English grammar learning. Many of them are the summarization and accumulation of English grammar traps and puzzles that he experienced, and they have become the first, middle and high level of the new English Grammar Thinking. This kind of content makes his book unique in many preaching grammar counseling books, and has been sought after by many readers. Zhang Mansheng said that when he was writing the book "New English Grammar", he just wanted to share his experience and experience in learning English. He also worried about whether his "one-of-a-kind" can be recognized by everyone. But what surprised him was that after the book was published, he continued to receive letters from various readers, saying that his book was clear in thinking and explained the grammatical difficulties and doubts in Chinese students' minds. Dangdang online readers also received rave reviews for his books. With everyone's approval, there is a motivation to continue to write books. Even in the days of studying abroad, Zhang Mansheng did not write intermittently. His book was printed three times in half a year, and was also used in many schools. The teacher recommended it to the students. This kind of affirmation gives Zhang Mansheng a little more confidence and a sense of mission. He feels like a bridge between foreigners and Chinese students. On the one hand, as a Chinese, he understands the way of thinking in Chinese; On the other hand, in the process of communicating with foreigners for many years, in addition to his diligent thinking and summing up, he also knows the way of thinking in English. He wants to convey more authentic English thinking to Chinese students.

Zhang Mansheng said that his ideal life state is to write a book while he is teaching. Now he has realized his ideal life. Lectures are designed to provide students with deeper communication, understand their needs, and learn English confusion so that they can better help them summarize the solutions in the book. Faced with the confusion of many students in the English learning in the mail, Zhang Mansheng is sometimes very anxious, afraid that students can not have the most correct understanding of the problem, and writing an email to explain a grammatical phenomenon may take several pages, so many times He will tell the other party directly, and then give the student an hour of free time until the student can truly understand him. Zhang Mansheng said: "The audience for lectures is limited. After writing books, I can communicate with more readers. I hope to do my best to write good books so that readers and I can communicate with each other. I believe in it. What Edison said: A good book is a gift that the author left for humanity."

Optimistic gratitude makes life happier

In Zhang Mansheng's values, in addition to work, there are still many things in life worth cherishing. He said that living a happy life and helping others and society is the meaning of life. Zhang Mansheng treats every student as a friend. He is willing to communicate with strangers, care for friends, and think that friends are the best gift for himself. The intricate Zhang Mansheng can remember the name of the waiter if he goes to a restaurant several times in a row, and affectionately call their names. He believes that this is respect for others and can make others happy while gaining more trust.

Recalling the days when I was a cow farmer in the countryside, and the days when I couldn’t afford school fees or eat enough at school, Zhang Mansheng’s memory is more about the beauty of my hometown and the help of classmates in the university. Today, hardships and hardships have gone, but these are a rare experience and precious memories for him. Zhang Mansheng said: "Life will always encounter many difficulties, people feel pressure, but to be optimistic, I always believe that the future will be better, and each difficulty is an improvement in life, let you more Strong, more inclusive and grateful."