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"Why do you want to take English?" Are you going abroad? ”
In June 2009, Wang Xueyan met a foreign friend on the bus to the college entrance examination, who had experience as a volunteer at the 2008 Olympic Games, Wang Xueyan was no stranger to communicating in English, but when she heard this question, she was still stunned: "I, we are the exam needs, not to go abroad." ”
Thirteen years later, in the Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village, Wang Xueyan recalled this conversation and shook her head: "I was still young at that time. ”
"There was a firework overhead, and it turned out to be a torch."
On the day she became a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games, her mother bought Wang Xueyan her first mobile phone in her life, patted her face and said, "Xueyan, take more photos!" The moment she got the mobile phone, she suddenly realized that the summer vacation that was about to begin would be the most precious memory in her life, and Wang Xueyan, who had always been strong, secretly resolved: "I represent the image of the country, and I want to do the best..."
Wang Xueyan and several girls were assigned to volunteer service posts less than two hundred meters away from the bird's nest, conducting directions, commentary, serving athletes and accompanying officials, etc., answering questions such as where to buy water, how to enter the venue, where to go to the toilet, where to eat, etc. The girls have to stay outdoors for 10 hours a day. High school girls, where to wear high heels and uniforms? At the end of the day, the ankles were swollen, the legs were not bent, Wang Xueyan recalled: "When I went back at night, there were tired and crying, but no one gave up, the crying that should be cried, the next day should go." “
On the day of the opening ceremony, the road near the Bird's Nest was traffic control, and In order to arrive at the scene as soon as possible, Wang Xueyan decided to beckon everyone to walk from the Agricultural University to the volunteer post, she recalled, the tone was still a little reproachful: "I remember that the girls we were with were delicate and unwilling to go." Wang Xueyan's volunteer post is two hundred meters away from the opening ceremony site recorded in history, but all they can see is the scenery outside the bird's nest.
"There was a firework overhead, and everyone didn't know what was happening." Wang Xueyan said, "At the end, when you look at it, it turns out that this is the torch." "Hiking for a long time on a hot day, the girls wear makeup, their faces are sweaty, but the fireworks shine on the girls' faces, reflecting the smiling faces."
After the olympic volunteer experience, Wang Xueyan entered the countdown to the college entrance examination, and the Olympic memory in the mobile phone became the capital for the mother to show off her daughter. But within a few years, the phone was lost, and the memories inside were unfortunately lost.
Wang Xueyan's volunteer classmates took a group photo
"I've played in the 08 Olympics and I'm confident."
September 8, 2021, is Wang Xueyan's self-described "life-historical moment", because on this day, she stepped into zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village.
Since the successful bid for the Winter Olympics, Wang Xueyan has been striving to serve the Winter Olympics: "As long as I participate in the Winter Olympics, any role can be, even if it is still a volunteer." After more than a year of fighting, Wang Xueyan became a member of the secretary general team of Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village and the venue operation center.
Compared with the single volunteer service 14 years ago, the operation of the Winter Olympic Village is very complicated. What is the epidemic prevention streamline? How to implement the epidemic prevention policy? Wang Xueyan is like a primary school student, learning little by little, accumulating little by little, from the first day of entering the village to fill in the pressure on themselves, more true to the work, more true to themselves: "If you don't understand, others ask you you don't understand, so you must learn it yourself first." "Wang Xueyan grew rapidly within three or four months, taking on the position of deputy manager of emergency liaison for the operation of Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village.
Describing the work she is currently responsible for, Wang Xueyan gushed: "Our function is to upload and issue, deal with the docking of various places, and connect the problem solving process. "Before the pre-opening of the village, Wang Xueyan's team handled the accommodation problems of all more than 4,000 staff, coordinated all accommodation information, grasped everyone's action trajectory, accommodation location and room number, and determined the high and low risks according to the job classification.
"If you have any questions, you can ask me, I have the confidence to solve them, I have participated in the 08 Olympic Games." Wang Xueyan held her head high.
Wang Xueyan was at work, and outside the window was the snow of Chongli
"I went from being a participant to being 'the master'"
From 2008 to 2022, Wang Xueyan has a family, a child, and more life experience. Participating in the Olympic Games service again, the family still fully supported. "They all envy me!" Wang Xueyan smiled, "They said that others can't go once, and now you have gone twice!" ”
Compared with 14 years ago, the biggest change in Wang Xueyan's mentality is from pride to self-confidence. In 2008, when she was young, she was a volunteer service participant 200 meters next to the bird's nest, holding a glass of water, pointing out a way, watching people coming and going, listening to the national anthem, and her heart rose up with the yearning for the future of an 18-year-old girl and the pride of hosting the Olympic Games. And now, she participates in the operation of Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village, she is the "master" of the Winter Olympics, what she sees is the development of the national ice and snow economy, men and women, young and old are participating in winter projects, and the good atmosphere of the whole people to strengthen their health.
"Chinese work together, and this force is immeasurable."
epilogue
At the end of the conversation, Wang Xueyan mentioned the opening of the article, and her conversation with the foreign friend on the bus. When I asked her how you would answer if any foreign friends asked you why you wanted to learn English, she said almost without hesitation: "I want to tell the world the story of China." ”