记者🧚🏿‍♀️：聂夕倩

9月30日，又迎来了每周的英语角🐀。虽然是放假的前一天🙎🏽，但依旧有不少的同学来到图书馆参与这次活动。今晚到场的外教是Mr.Darren Mullins。

首先🛌🏻，Darren和同学们探讨了俄亥俄州具有代表性的事物。Darren说每个人对俄亥俄州的印象可能都不一样🏄🏻，如今它是以一些美食文化和名人出生地而闻名，如爱迪生就出生于俄亥俄州的一个小镇。Darren还讲了关于冰淇淋由来的一个故事👇🏼，引起了同学们极大的兴趣🧑‍⚖️。

之后有同学询问了Darren在外国关于枪支携带方面的问题。Darren说🩸，实际上在美国很少人拥有枪支，即使拥有枪支👩‍🏭，也必须经过一定的训练并获取相关的资格证书👨‍🦲。最后Darren鼓励了大家去国外念书，特别是美国。他说在美国学习能使自己的眼界更加开阔☂️，学习到更多的知识。并且美国很欢迎来自世界各地的人来到美国学习和工作。

通过这次英语角，同学们了解到了更多美国的文化和社会生活，对美国也有了进一步的认识。同学们更加期待着下一次不一样的文化碰撞。

English Corner: American Culture and Life

By Nie Xiqian

On 30th September, the English corner was held in the library as usual. There were many students joining this activity even on the evening before the holiday. Mr. Darren Mullins attended it.

Firstly, Darren talked about the representative things of Ohio with students. "Maybe everyone has different impressions on Ohio. And nowadays Ohio is known for its food culture and famous people. For instance, Edison was born in a small town of Ohio. "Darren said. What''s more, he told a story about ice cream and students were very interested in it.

A student asked a question about ownership of guns. Darren explained actually a few people had guns in America. Darren encouraged the students to go abroad for studying, especially to America. "You will have many chances to open up your eyes. At the same time, you can get more knowledge. Americans welcome people who study and work in America." He added.

Students had a deeper understanding about America from the talk with Darren. We expected to learn more about other cultures next time.