When I got to know that I would play for a drama (戏剧) competition, I became nervous. I had never done anything like this before. But after reading Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, I was excited about what was to come. The story was great and the sentences were so funny. I wanted to give it a go. I was playing Sir Toby Belch, a very funny old knight (骑士). I had to remember a lot of sentences and very funny old words. I worked hard in order to act well, like a real knight from the old days. But the most difficult job was to be funny in all my acting. This is quite different from the way I am in real life.
"OK. It's time to be a different me now!" I said to myself. At first, I couldn't do anything naturally. I didn't know what to do when acting in this silly way. But I always told myself that I was Sir Toby now and I should forget who I really was. Even when I was bathing. I was thinking about Sir Toby's words and actions and trying to do everything like Sir Toby did.
The competition day finally came. When it was my turn to perform, I took a deep breath and began my part. I tried hard to make my words clear enough to be understood and my actions funny enough to make everybody really happy. When the final scores were finally read out, I immediately knew we had won the first prize. I made it.
From this unforgettable experience, I've come to know that I can be a different person. It doesn't mean I've changed my personality (性格), but I can do something I had never imagined possible.
①The writer became nervous.
②The writer won the competition.
③The writer read Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
④The writer took a deep breath and began my part.
⑤The writer tried hard to remember a lot of sentences and very funny old words.
