一步一步来

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Pam is almost there. 潘快到了。

She has passed three of her four exams. 她已经通过了四门考试中的三门。

Only one is left, 只剩下一门了，

the one she has dreaded most, 是她最害怕的那一门，

the test where she must write an essay. 就是她必须写一篇论文的考试。

Pam does not like to write. 潘不喜欢写作。

She struggled with it in school, and she is sure she will fail. 她在学校时就为此挣扎，而且她确信自己会不及格。

She needs help. 她需要帮助。

So she joins a writing class. 于是她参加了一个写作班。

Welcome, the teacher says. “欢迎，”老师说。

Some of you may be afraid of essays, and that is okay. “你们中有些人可能害怕写论文，没关系。”

Writing is a process. “写作是一个过程。”

Step by step, you will build your skills and lose your fear. “一步一步来，你们会提高技能，消除恐惧。”

Pam raises her hand. 潘举起了手。

What are the steps, she asks. “有哪些步骤呢？” 她问道。

Brainstorm, write, revise, says the teacher. “头脑风暴， 写作， 修改，”老师说。

We'll practice all three. “我们会练习这三步。”

Pam turns the three words over in her mind. 潘在心里反复琢磨这三个词。

Brainstorm. Write. Revise. 头脑风暴。 写作。 修改。

She can do that. 她能做到。

The thing she had feared for years suddenly felt smaller 她多年来一直害怕的事情突然变得不那么可怕了，

because someone had broken it into three small steps. 因为有人把它分解成了三个小步骤。