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The Hope

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星州市民辦高中鳴龍實驗中學為了更好地發揮學生的潛力，成立了以優秀英語教師雷鳴（張若昀 飾）和心理老師桑夏（黃堯 飾）為首的高三11班。李燃（王錠 飾）是鳴龍實驗中學一名普通的高三學生，他自幼失去父母，一直跟奶奶相依為命，奶奶拖著病體打工堅持讓他考大學實現自己的機器人夢想。孝順的李燃為了給奶奶治病，打算退學賺錢養家。雷鳴不放棄每一個學生，想盡辦法阻止李燃退學，並將其和程雨杉（徐若晗 飾）等有各種困難的學生招入11班。為了讓他們重拾夢想，雷鳴和桑夏分別從教育和心理輔導的角度出發，因材施教，引導學生養成良好的學習習慣，幫助每個學生直面困境，改善家庭關係，建立樂觀的心態，從而贏得了學生的信任與愛戴。
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星州市民辦高中鳴龍實驗中學為了更好地發揮學生的潛力，成立了以優秀英語教師雷鳴（張若昀 飾）和心理老師桑夏（黃堯 飾）為首的高三11班。李燃（王錠 飾）是鳴龍實驗中學一名普通的高三學生，他自幼失去父母，一直跟奶奶相依為命，奶奶拖著病體打工堅持讓他考大學實現自己的機器人夢想。孝順的李燃為了給奶奶治病，打算退學賺錢養家。雷鳴不放棄每一個學生，想盡辦法阻止李燃退學，並將其和程雨杉（徐若晗 飾）等有各種困難的學生招入11班。為了讓他們重拾夢想，雷鳴和桑夏分別從教育和心理輔導的角度出發，因材施教，引導學生養成良好的學習習慣，幫助每個學生直面困境，改善家庭關係，建立樂觀的心態，從而贏得了學生的信任與愛戴。
30 Eps.
Ends 30 May 2028
Man
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Zhang Ruoyun
Huang Yao
Wang Qiang
Xu Ruohan
Li Mingde
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故事要從2018年邢州市的開學季說起，雷鳴還在公園裡給過路的家長說著高考的重要性。
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雷鳴透過遊戲的方式讓同學們看到每個人之間的差距，其實從生下來開始，每個學生之間都是不平等的。
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時間回到了2006年，程雨杉等母親當年因為丈夫的去世以後就改嫁了，帶著年幼的女兒丟了城鎮的戶口，不過她一直沉浸在有丈夫的快樂中，根本沒有時間顧及女兒，所以程雨杉從小的生活環境都非常差，這也是她為何想要盡快離開家的原因。
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桑夏在給朋友抱怨雷鳴的奇葩舉動，好像生活中完全就是一個白痴，甚至每天都會給自己發送拼多多的砍價消息，在朋友的點撥下，桑夏也決定和雷鳴一起吧十一班做起來，畢竟十一班裡大多都是問題學生，所以也算是對自己的心理諮商做一個實驗。
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禹洋從小都有一點口吃的毛病，所以在學校總是被人笑話，從小時候禹洋就因為自己口吃而自卑。
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雷鳴從小就被父親嚴格要求自己起床和做每一件的時間，就算是他稍微遲到一點，父親也根本不會等著他去上學，而是雷鳴自己跑步去。
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雷鳴以前在給學生演講的時候告訴大家，高三確實非常辛苦，而且在這間教室裡，自己都哭過無數回，自己也為了能夠考上清北做了太多的努力，有些時候甚至自己都要想放棄了，不過最後還是堅持下來了，只有當自己拿到了錄取通知書以後我才真的意識到了自己贏了。
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雷鳴趁著大家午睡的時候，用唱歌的方式教大家英文，並且還把窗簾拉上，感覺整個環境就像是在KTV一樣，一開始大家都會忍不住想要看書，最後甚至都跟著一起唱歌，李燃還有些害羞，程雨杉也跟著一起唱歌，甚至在門外的桑夏也跟著蹦蹦跳跳唱起歌來。
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時間回到了1998年，雷鳴還是一個高中學生的時候，胡老師作為他的數學老師，對他的學習要求非常嚴苛，雷鳴甚至看見父親對其他的學生都非常的溫柔，而且每天都會一直給其他的同學補課，根本不會關心他。
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江晴朗被父母帶回去，但是在路上江晴朗還是很猶豫，其實他非常想留下來，但是又不知道該如何開口。
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很快，三天的假期已經結束了，雷鳴也回來，並且告訴大家，自己之所以給他們放三天假期就是給他們挖坑，隨後讓他們填寫了這段時間他們在家里以及家長關注自己學習的時間，很快就發現和桃李班有巨大的區別，這也就是他們之間的差距。
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桑夏和好朋友白鷺還在讀書的時候，當時候班上都在討論一個學長因為工作壓力大而換了三份工作，當時班裡的同學們都有各自的發展方向，當時大家都需要考證，桑夏班裡的同學也因為這件事而幾度崩潰。
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當年桑夏還在讀書的時候就和同學一起來到了雷立州的家裡補習功課，大家看見了雷鳴的獎狀後都非常羨慕，雷鳴剛好從外面回來，但是也只冷淡的和他們打招呼，雷鳴看著同學和父親照相很是羨慕，但是自己也只是默默收拾好行李後就離開了。
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沈耀過生日那天，父親很晚才回來，而且回來後又和母親吵了一架，沈耀為了不讓父母繼續吵架，所以還岔開了話題，沈耀父親一直都覺得沈耀的學習成績沒有達到最好就不行，就在吃飯的時候，沈耀父親又接到了小三打來的電話，他先匆匆離開了。
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故事來到了2016年，李燃當年和同學一起故意惡作劇，故意把班主任的汽車給碰上了油漆，李燃當時的物理成績非常好，是不是每次都考班上第一名，李燃雖然嘴上不說但是心裡也挺高興的，可是班主任就一直都不相信李燃的成績這麼好。
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還在2008年的時候，雷鳴的母親還沒過世，母親還在幫父親說話，並且告訴他其實父親非常擔心他，也希望他能回來。
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時間回到了1999年，當年雷鳴以高考第一名的成績還上了新聞，可以說他是整個家裡的驕傲，為此老師們還特地為雷鳴準備了升學宴，可是雷立州卻還在忙著給其他同學補習，雷鳴心裡還是非常失落，畢竟這麼重要的日子父親沒有過來對他來說還是挺難過的。
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時間回到了2005年，其實最開始桑夏也是坐在最後一排老師口中所謂的壞學生，上課甚至還因為忘記擦黑板被老師狠狠地罵了一頓，桑夏自然也是不願意受委屈，老師本來因為家庭的事情就非常生氣，直接就把氣撒在了桑夏的身上，桑夏就用自殺來威脅老師，嚇得老師
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雷鳴當時故意移了一棵大樹過去，而自己也在悉心照料那顆小樹，當時自己雖然有私心，可對孩子們的號是真心的。甚至就下了大雨也會過去悉心照料。
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時間回到了2017年的一個夏天，程雨杉剛放學準備回家的時候，就在路邊看見了有一群人正在打另外一個人，殊不知其實被打的人就是李燃。
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李燃特地買了菜邀請雷鳴和桑夏過來吃飯，奶奶還在做飯的時候，就只剩下雷鳴和桑夏在一起聊天，桑夏還詢問雷鳴當年是不是就是在這張桌子上學習，奶奶到時候看就兩個人挺開心的，雷鳴曾經還在桌上刻了一個忍字。
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回到了2008年，雷鳴還在當老師，結果突然就遇見了有人跳樓，等他出去以後看見的人竟然是自己拒絕的學生鄭倩。
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其實每一個高中生，表面上說著自己並不焦慮，實則大多數人都存在的不同程度的焦慮，但是都可以透過自我調節進行疏導，只有沈耀等回答讓桑夏很意外，但是在情理之中。
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現在新聞還在持續發酵，現在有人認為是致想故意將矛頭指向雷鳴，好保存學校的尊嚴。
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回到了1999年，雷鳴第一天去清北上學，這一刻他對學校充滿了期待，當時大家還在寢室裡討論著班上的同學，其實能夠讀這所大學的學生幾乎都是當年的狀元。
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時間回到了2008年，沈耀還在讀小學的時候參加了學校的一個戲劇表演，其實最開始他只是飾演一棵大樹後來父親透過動用自己的關係，讓沈耀當上主角。
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這段時間，大家都投入在瘋狂的做題中，每個人都處於高度緊張當中，眼看到了第二次模擬考試放榜的時間了，所有人都圍在了大屏幕前面看著成績顯示在大屏幕上。
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程雨杉的養父來到了11班的教室，眼看離第三次模擬考試只有三天時間了，養父來到了教室以後看見了程雨杉，隨後他直接把李燃叫出了教室門外，程雨杉心裡有一種不好的感受油然而生，隨後趕緊出去詢問李燃，李燃卻說並沒有太大的事情。
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如今的高考還有10天了，目前高三的同學們都處於一種徹底放鬆的狀態。
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大家考完試還在討論著他們的感情生活，而禹洋也說自己想要過平靜的生活，每個人都對未來有了美好的理想，最後還似乎李燃，大家詢問李燃有什麼想法，結果李燃竟然說自己的夢想就是當個好父親，大家都萬萬沒想到李燃的想法竟然這麼簡單。
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