Profile
Nationality: American.
Hobbies: Playing the piano and violin; making pottery1; reading
Talents: Music; languages; and math
Favorite Books: Skiing2 and water skiing.
Whom do you most admire? My dad; I want to be a mathematician3  like him. I want to be good with languages like him, and I want to be really smart like him.
Favorite Possession: I like all the things I own.
Do you help with chores at home? I make my bed, clean my room, tidy up after meals, sometimes take out the garbage, and clean up after myself.
Do you use Internet? Yes.
Where would you most want to travel? Spain and all over Europe.
What comes to mind when you think of China? The Great Wall.
      ...and the United States? New York.
      ...and France?  My second home.
What do you talk about with friends? I talk about anything under the sun.
What do you want to know about other girls your age? What they are like; what they do; and what goes on in their life.
About Me
Hi. My name is Brianna and I live in New York City. To be specific4, the Upper West Side of Manhattan5. Every morning I wake up to the sound of screeching tires6 and honking horns7. Not too pleasant, but you get used to it after a while. My first day of school is coming up, and I don't know half the girls in my class. As you can imagine, there are a lot of “whats” going through my head. What to wear? What to expect? What to wear? What to do? What to wear? Oh yeah, and what to wear?
“Brianna, hurry up, you're late!” “Calm down,” I say, still trying to finish the chapter of my book. “I'm not late yet and I've already got my backpack together.” 5 minutes later. “Brianna! Now you're really late!” Ahh, mornings, mornings were a bad invention.
At least school is fun:
“Brianna, put the book down and start paying attention.” “OK, sure, but hold on, let me finish this page.” “Brianna, if you don't put that book down this instant, I'm going to have to ask you to leave the room.” The book goes in my desk, but 10 minutes later, “Right, that's it! I warned you! Give me the book and go sit outside. Now!” Everyone tells me that I read too much.
My whole day is like this. I can never wait for the bell to ring at the end of the day, announcing proudly that school is out. When I get home, I wonder why I wanted to leave school in the first place, if it means coming home to hectic8  mornings. “Brianna, did you do your homework?” It's going to be another long and tiring afternoon, and I'm quite sure it won't be too tragic to say, “Good night.”

If I could be...
I would like to become a famous writer. I've always loved to read, and so I want to give the gift of good books to other kids when I grow up. Also, I love to write, and that's that. I would write kids' books, not baby books, but books for older children and teenagers.
My teachers are a big part of what made me want to write. I want to influence kids to read more, and better yet, to write. I want to do what my teachers did for me, but do it through books. For instance, I admire J.K. Rowling because she has a wonderful talent for writing.
I also want to be known, but not quite famous. I want people to see a book of mine and say, “Oh, Brianna! I've read one of her books and it was really good! I wonder if this one is good too,” or something like that. I think it would definitely be a thrill9 to become a writer.

1. pottery   n. 陶器
2. skiing  n. 滑雪
3. mathematician 
  n. 数学家
4. to be specific 具体地说
5. the Upper West Side of Manhattan 曼哈顿上西区，著名的高档住宅区、艺术中心，也是纽约地价最贵的地段。许多高级知识分子和艺术家都居住于此。
6. screeching tires 汽车刹车时轮胎发出的刺耳响声
7. honk horn 按（汽车）喇叭 honk [h?蘅?耷k] v. （使某物）发出声音
8. hectic   adj. 忙乱的
9. thrill  n. 兴奋，激动
10. stereotype   n. 模式化的印象
11. hostile   adj. 敌对的
12. BDA是一群美国企业领袖于2004年组成的非盈利机构，以调查访问的方式对在海外旅游与工作的美国民众提出建议事项。

13. appropriately   adv. 适当地