A series featuring remarkable SAS students who work to embrace their many layers of talent and passion.

這是我們推出的系列文章，講述我們特色鮮明的上海美國學校學生在各個領域不斷接納自己的各種天賦與愛好.

Josephine Chow, Class of ’22, Shanghai American School, Puxi Campus

上海美國學校浦西校區九年級學生Josephine Chow

We hear you have some varied interests that people wouldn’t normally think go together. Can you tell us about these?

Yes! I admit my interests are not the type most people would pair up. I play the oboe at school and am a part of the Symphony Orchestra. I also practice the flute at home and take music exams. Along with this, I also swim and play volleyball. I also love learning math and science, since I am a member of both the AoPS club and the Biology club.

我們聽說你擁有一些大家通常認為不屬于同一類的興趣愛好。你能跟我們講講嗎？

是的。我承認我的興趣愛好并不是大多數人認為屬于同一類的興趣愛好。我在學校吹奏雙簧管，是交響樂團的成員。同時，我還在家練習吹奏長笛，參加音樂考試。除此之外，我還游泳，打排球。我同時還熱愛數學和科學，是AoPS社團和生物社團的成員。

What do these different interests each add to your life?

These interests altogether bring happiness.What I love about interests and skills is that you can never fully complete it like a finished puzzle. You just have to keep going and going, and continue to grow, because there is no end. In other words, all these activities add joy to my life. It also gave me discipline and appreciation of the learning process.

這些不同的興趣愛好為你的生活帶來了什么？

這些興趣愛好為我帶來了快樂。興趣愛好與拼圖不同，它是沒有完結點的，這也正是我所熱愛的。必須不斷前行，不斷成長，因為這沒有終點。換言之，所有這些活動都能夠為我的生活增添歡樂。還為我設定了嚴明的紀律，切身體會整個學習過程。

Do you ever feel pressure to choose between them and just haveonething you love? If so, where does that pressure come from?

As a person, I change, but one thing is for certain: I will always have a love of learning. These activities I currently have are the outcome of a love of trying new activities. As I change, the activities I do will also change.

你有沒有因為多選一的壓力而只選擇一個興趣愛好？如果有的話，這種壓力來自哪里？

作為個體，我會改變，但有一點不會變：我將始終熱愛學習。我目前參加的這些活動都是我熱愛嘗試新活動的證明。如果我做出了改變，那我參加的活動也會改變。

What do you think might be some benefits to being a multi-faceted person?

The benefit of being multi-faceted is that you are not as afraid to drop out of a team or club that you don't like or you lost interest in. That's becauseyou still have other skills that you may like more. This can help because you get to spend more time doing what you like. Another benefit is that you get to really experience what different activities feel like, and possibly even find your talents. Say that you only play the trumpet. You'll never know if you have a talent for singing or acting or doing sports. Being a multi-faceted person can help you discover who you really are, and what you are interested in.

你認為成為一位“多面手”的好處有哪些？

成為“多面手”的好處就是不必擔心退出一個自己不喜歡或不再感興趣的團隊或社團。這是因為，你仍舊擁有自己可能更加熱愛的其他興趣愛好。這能夠讓你投入更多時間做自己喜歡做的事情。另外一個好處就是能夠真正體驗不同的活動，甚至是發現自己的天賦。比如，如果你只吹奏小號的話，你絕不會知道自己是否有唱歌、表演或參加體育運動的天賦。成為一位“多面手”能夠幫助你認清自己，找到自己感興趣的事情。

If you were limited, and could only do one, how do you think this would change you as a person?

I honestly cannot imagine myself only having one interest, because again, the interests I had were the result of the love of learning. Having only one interest means that I may not even have the trait of curiosity, which would completely change me as a person. I would only do things in my comfort zone, which would mean missing out on a great deal of opportunities.

如果你只能選擇一個興趣愛好的話，你認為這會對你產生什么影響？

說實話，我無法想象自己只有一個興趣愛好，因為我的興趣愛好源自我對學習熱愛。只有一個興趣愛好意味著我可能失去好奇心，這將徹底改變我這個人。我只會待在自己的舒適區，這意味著我會錯失很多機會。

TALENT.EVERY DAY AT SAS.

才能。就在上海美國學校的每一天。

About Us 關于我們

Founded in 1912, Shanghai American School (SAS) is the largest and most established international school in China. In short, it's the kind of school you wish you would've attended when you were a kid.

創建于1912年，上海美國學校是中國最大的也是歷史最悠久的國際學校。簡而言之，如果你能回到小的時候，這會是一所你想要去的學校。