The Encouraging Smile

　　It has been six years since I last saw Mr。 Liu， and what I can never forget is his encouraging smile。

　　Mr。 Liu is my teacher who taught us Extensive Reading when I was in university。 I still remember the day when he first came to our classroom。 He was so tall and strong that we whispered all the time until he began to speak。 His first class was a failure for me because I could not understand even one word he said。 He spoke fast and unclearly， so after class， we all complained。 “How could we have such a teacher like him？” “His class is so boring。” I even wanted to give up this subject。

　　In the following weeks， Mr。 Liu gave us lessons as usual。 And I found that if I focused my attention， I could understand him。 In fact， he was very patient。 He explained the long passage sentence by sentence and taught us how to paraphrase some difficult sentences。 Besides， he was strict with us as if we were senior high school students。 He often asked us to have dictation which other teachers never asked us to。 And after several weeks， I suddenly realized that I learned a lot from his class。 From then on， my attitude towards him changed a lot。

　　Mr。 Liu has a wide knowledge of English language and culture， but he is very modest。 Sometimes， he even discussed questions with me。 He did not feel ashamed to ask and learn from his students， which made me respect him more。

　　In the second year of university， we were all busy preparing for TEM4。 And after TEM4， we suddenly did not know what to do next。 Mr。 Liu told us that TEM4 was over， but life was still going on。 He encouraged us to study harder to achieve more。

　　At the end of the term， we finished his course。 In his last class， he asked us never to give up study。 At last， he bowed to us， left us with an encouraging smile and went out of the classroom。 It was his encouraging smile that left a strong impression on me。 In my opinion， teaching students the right attitude towards life and study is as important as passing on knowledge。 And among all the teachers， only Mr。 Liu did。

　　I have been away from school for several years and it has also been a long time since I last saw Mr。 Liu。 But as long as I think of his words and smile， I will be full of energy and feel warm。

　　Mr。 Liu， long time no see， how are you？