I passed my GRE

Today I received the good news that I have passed the GRE. This means that I will study for a master’s degree over the next 3 years. Curiously though, the news didn’t make me feel over excited; I was relaxed instead. I find that Chinese people live step by step, moment by moment, day by day. There are those who go to college when they graduate from high school, and once they have graduated from college, begin working for an income. Others continue to study in pursuit of a master’s degree. A girl approaching 25 years of age who is in this position would be hastened by her parents or friends to find a boyfriend or become married. This means that she would have to give up her dreams in order to have a baby and take care of her family. I think it's a pity and do not want to follow this path.

Sometimes I’m not sure why I want to become a master. Perhaps it’s so I can get a good job. To be honest, I’m uncertain if I have the ability to become a master. There are many things I have to study. I think I should just try my best.

I want to travel around the world. I hope my dreams will come true. I hope my life is special.

A note about my use of “moment by moment” and “day by day”. I was going to suggest that they are better choices in English language use, but in reality, “step by step” is fine. They all mean the same thing except that my examples are more commonly used. However, as I have done in this case, all three can be used together. What this does is to provide extra meaning to the idea you presented in that sentence; that Chinese people don’t concern themselves too much with the past or the future; that they live in the moment. I’ve just done it again in the sentence before this one, except that time only twice. It is important to understand that this idea only works at certain times in certain styles of writing, so don’t feel that you need to use in every sentence you write in English. It just seemed to fit nicely on this occasion within the flow of your story so I decided to use it.

I’ve tried to make this idea clear for you, but will apologise in advance if it is too difficult to understand. You are welcome to ask any questions if you need to and I will attempt to explain further.

I hope your dreams come true too.