Girl does homework by cellphone light while grandma sleeps  

寒门励志妹“手机借光”写作业 现代版凿壁偷光

昨晚7时许，青山区工人村路一处出租屋，不到10平方米的房间里，放了两张床，还堆满了各种杂物。钢城二中15岁的初二学生韩玉婷，安静地坐在床头边写作业。就在前几天，她家刚上演了一出现代版“凿壁偷光”的励志故事：为了不打扰外婆睡觉，韩玉婷借着手机微弱的光写3个多小时作业，一直写到当天的转钟。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A 15-year-old student in middle school used a cellphone light to do her homework for over three hours, because she didn't want to wake up her grandmother, Wuhan-based Chutian Metropolis Daily reported.

Han Yuting, from the No. 2 Middle School of Gangcheng in Wuhan, Hubei province, sent a message to her teacher about 11pm last Wednesday, "I haven't finished my homework yet. My grandma can't sleep with the light on, so I have to keep pressing my cellphone for lighting."

Han said she hoped her teacher would let her have more time after learning about her situation.

Chen Wen, Han's teacher, said she sympathized, but replied, "I will have more concern for you, but I can't lower my expectation of you. You need to try harder to finish your homework."

Han handed in her finished homework a day late, Chen added.

Chen then learned that Han's mother was in the hospital looking after her injured husband, leaving Han's grandmother with her at home. The poor family shares one bedroom, which led to Han's using a cellphone light for homework.

Han's story has touched her classmates, and one of them, Cen Chao, said all her classmates admired her toughness.

Han's father was also moved by his daughter. "She calls almost every night, asking me to take care of myself."