记者：张霭

10月14日晚⏮，一周一会的英语角在图书馆如期进行。秋风渐凉，仍未阻挡同学们前来参加的热情🖖🏼。今晚到场的外教有：Ms.Roz Walls👰，Mr. Christopher Dockstader🤙🏽，Mr. Darren Mullins📯。

第一个到场的Chris迎来了他的忠实粉丝——一群每次都会来参加他的英语角的高年级学生。兴奋的Chris开始和大家畅聊起自己的生活，在场的一名男生提问到当中国人和外国人聊天时，如何避免出现中国人想友善地表达，却被外国人误会为不礼貌的情况🌆。对于现实存在的文化差异，Chris让旁边的一名在美国的大学学习过的女生讲述了美国人日常交流和表达的真实情况，同时也阐述了自己关于中国人对美国的一些误解，对于中国人认为美国人很开放的看法，其实他是不太赞同的✋🏻。现实生活中两种文化所存在的差异以及在不够了解的情况下产生的判断🧘🏼‍♂️，往往会有一定的盲目性。Chris的讲述引起了大家有关文化存在的误解的进一步思考。

Darren谈论了自己的国家——美国，当有学生提问到美国梦的含义⛸，他风趣地回答道：美国梦就是你想要什么，你就去做什么🖖🏽。在场的学生忍俊不禁。另一边,Roz正和到场的学生们谈笑风生。和蔼的Roz让同学们进行了一个简短的自我介绍，拉近了她们之间的距离👏🏿🏘。接着，Roz向大家介绍了她的国家新西兰经济方面的信息，提到现在有许多中国人在新西兰以及世界各地抢购房产，让当地人有些难以接受。

本周的英语角，外教们不约而同地聊到他们自己的国家的文化与经济，让在场的学生对不同国家的文化与经济有了更加深刻的认识。

My Country

By Zhang Ai

On October 14th, the English corner was held in the library. Ms. Roz Walls, Mr. Christopher Dockstader and Mr. Darren Mullins came to talk with the students.

Chris was so excited to meet his old friends, who always joined his talking. He shared his daily life and answered other students’ questions. He shared his opinion about the differences in communication skills between China and America. Actually, he didn’t agree with some Chinese views about America. Chris’ talk put the students into deep thought.

At the same time, Darren also talked about his country—America. He told the students that American Dream was that you could do what you want. His words made the students burst into laughter. In another corner, Roz asked the students to introduce themselves to help them join the conversation comfortably. Then, she introduced the economy of New Zealand. She said that too many Chinese bought houses in New Zealand, or even all the around the world crazily. It was unacceptable to the local people.

The foreign teachers present this evening not only shared the lives of their countries, but also helped the students to explore the different cultures.