记者🏮🍭：吴晓霞

10月23日晚6点，秋风阵阵，同学们怀着对英语角一贯的热忱，早早地坐在图书馆的台阶上等待外教的到来。出席本次英语的外籍老师有Mr. Charlie Reis、Mr. Sean McHugh、Mr. Tim Musgrave、Dr. Richard Stopford🖋、Mr. Brian Anderson、Mr. Andrew Chun 和Ms. Dulene Cipiriano。

本次英语角的主题是“大学生应如何看待跟风现象”👨🏻‍💼，同学们纷纷发表自己的意见🕍👋🏼。部分同学认为跟风未必是件坏事。比如有时候跟随潮流或追星作为个人小小的追求，可以给平淡的生活增添色彩👨‍🦯‍➡️。然而，有些人则认为作为一名学生就应该把学习放在首位。过度地追求不切实际的东西是一种浪费时间和金钱的表现。

对此，外籍老师也是各抒己见💪。Mr. Tim Musgrave表示只有好的榜样才能起到积极的作用，从而激励大家创造自己的人生价值。Dr. Richard Stopford则说，比起盲目跟风，大学生更重要的是发现自己真正的喜好，树立明确的目标，并学会享受努力追求的过程。另一边，Mr. Sean McHugh 提倡“做自己”。人生只有一次，世界上也只有一个你🚨，何不真实地活着🟰，展示独特美好的自己👏。

除此之外，老师和同学们也分享了彼此人生中的种种精彩与快乐🤲🏼。希望同学们都不盲目跟风🧕🏼，找到自己的定位🪧，快乐并骄傲地活着。（摄影：蔡少薇）

English Corner :What Do You Think of Following the Trend

By WU Xiaoxia

The English Corner was held in the Library as usual on the evening of October 23rd. The foreign teachers who attended the English Corner were Mr. Charlie Reis, Mr. Sean McHugh, Mr. Tim Musgrave, Dr. Richard Stopford, Mr. Brian Anderson, Mr. Andrew Chun and Ms. Dulene Cipiriano. The topic was What Do You Think of Following the Trend.

The opinions varied from different students. Some thought that it was a reasonable thing to follow a model in their life for the reason that, as a particular pursuit, it would add some colors to the routine life. On the contrary, other students regarded study as their priority. They preferred to arm themselves with knowledge instead of being a copycat.

Foreign teachers also shared their own views. Mr. Tim Musgrave claimed it would do good to students only if they found a positive model, like David Bowie. Dr. Richard Stopford said that it was important to figure out who you want to be and what you long to get, and then just pursue and enjoy the process. Last but not least, Mr. Sean McHugh encouraged students “to be yourself”, as everyone was a unique individual in the world.

In today’s activity, not only did the students get a laugh out of sharing, but also they were inspired to live their own life rather than follow the trend. [Photo/Cai Shaowei]