美國德州8歲女孩被高校提前錄取
A third grade student in Texas was surprised with a $10,000 scholarship and early admittance to a Texas university after a video of her saying her daily motivational mantra caught the eyes of university administrators.
德克薩斯州一名小學三年級學生每天說一段自己的勵志口號的視頻，引起了一所大學校方的注意，從而獲得了10000美元的獎學金，並且提前被該大學錄取，這讓她很驚訝。Jordin Phipps, 8, of Garland, Texas, was filmed by her mom earlier this month repeating the motivational phrase she and her classmates say daily at Watson Technology Center in Garland.
來自德克薩斯州嘉倫市的喬丁·菲普斯年僅8歲，本月早些時候，她的媽媽拍下了她和她的同學每天在沃森科技中心重複說的勵志口號的視頻。"I am smart. I am a leader. Failure is not an option for me," Jordin says in the video. "Success is only moments away."
"我聰明伶俐，掌控全局，我不會失敗。"喬丁在視頻中這麼說道。"成功只是時間的問題。"
Jordina's mom, Nichole Smith, a University of North Texas alumn, shared the video on the university's Facebook page and received a call from school officials this week.
喬丁的媽媽妮科爾·史密斯畢業於北德克薩斯大學，她將這段視頻分享到了母校的臉書網頁，這周收到了校方的來電。
"They contacted me on Wednesday and said they wanted to present her with a scholarship," Smith, a special education teacher, told ABC News.
目前是一名特殊教育教師的史密斯在接受美國廣播公司新聞網採訪時表示："他們週三聯繫了我，說想給她頒發獎學金。"University of North Texas officials traveled from the school's Denton campus to Jordin's elementary school Thursday to surprise her at a school assembly.
北德克薩斯大學的行政人員週四從從位於丹頓的校園來到了喬丁所在的小學，想在校方會議上給她一個驚喜。Jordin was told by the university's director of admissions that she had won the Presidential Excellence Scholarship for Leadership – a $10,000 prize usually given to high school seniors and transfer students. She's also guaranteed a spot in the school's Class of 2030.
大學的招生主任告知喬丁，她獲得了卓越領導獎獎學金--這10000美元的獎金通常是頒發給高中生和轉學生的，同時她也被該校2030級提前錄取。Smith said that despite Jordin's motivational mantra, she is actually a shy child. The attention from University of North Texas is something Smith hopes will inspire her daughter.
史密斯女士表示，儘管喬丁會說勵志箴言，但是她實際上很害羞，她希望北德克薩斯大學的關注可以激勵她的女兒。"I think that was a way for God to open a door and show her that she can do anything," Smith said.
她說道："我認爲這是上帝打開一扇門、並且告訴她可以做任何事情的一種方式。"
