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秋风飒爽，夜色渐浓。10月30日傍晚6点🆎，第七周英语角活动在图书馆一楼大厅如期举行😄。这周活动的话题是万圣节🧚🏽‍♂️🧞‍♀️。到场的外籍教师有：Mr. Ian McHugh、Mr. Charlie Reis🏄🏽‍♀️、Mr. Joe Rudynski👩‍🍼、Dr. Phillip Stevenson和Mr. Chris Dockstader。

同学们和不同的外教自由组成一个个小团体🪃，欢乐随意地交谈，营造了一个和谐的氛围。大部分外籍老师都喜欢过万圣节，同学们也很好奇他们在中国将如何度过🦹🏽‍♂️。经同学们一番追问，Mr. Chris Dockstader兴奋地说🧑‍⚖️，他明天晚上会到唐家湾那边参加派对。而Mr. Joe Rudynski看来精神不佳，原来他生病了，明晚将留在家里休息⛎。另外，Dr. Phillip Stevenson那处热闹非凡，他略有感触地道明，万圣节既不用花钱买礼物🧏🏼‍♂️，又有丰盛的大餐，还能盛装出席狂欢派对，因此💌，万圣节是无与伦比的节日！同学们调侃他🥧，说他是帅气的吸血鬼📐，他便假装撩人的神情姿态，引得同学们哄堂大笑。相反，当同学们向信教的Mr. Ian McHugh提及万圣节时，他却不太感兴趣🩻。他解释说，基督教徒一般都对鬼魂敬而远之🖥🚣🏿‍♀️，因此他们不太喜欢这样装神弄鬼的节日🧙🏼‍♀️。

外教们坦言明晚万圣节的计划之余，也讲述了童年时期有趣的节日经历。愉快的时间飞逝🧓，英语角接近了尾声🚴‍♀️。经过这周英语角，更近地接触外国节日文化之后，同学们也对之更感兴趣。

English Corner - Halloween

By HE Wenyi

On Oct. 30th at 6:00 pm, the English Corner was held regularly in the library. This week’s topic was Halloween. Mr. Ian McHugh, Mr. Charlie Reis, Mr. Joe Rudynski, Dr. Phillip Stevenson and Mr. Chris Dockstader were present.

Students gathered in circles with the foreign teachers, talking causally and joyfully. The majority of foreign teachers enjoy celebrating Halloween. The students wondered how they would celebrate it in China. Mr. Chris Dockstader told the students excitedly that he would join in a Halloween party beside Tangjiawan. But the students were sorry to hear that Mr. Joe Rudynski was a little sick and he would like to have a rest in his apartment the next day. At the same time, Dr. Phillip Stevenson told the students that in his opinion, there was no festival better than Halloween for he could still have feast and dress up to enjoy the parties without buying gifts on Halloween. Students made jokes upon him by keeping saying that he looked like a handsome vampire. Being glad to hear that, he made faces to the students. However, when the students referred to Halloween, Mr. Ian McHugh, with a belief in God, showed little interest in it. He explained that Christians tended to stay away from ghosts so they actually didn’t like Halloween very much.

Apart from telling the students their plans on Halloween, the foreign teachers also shared their interesting experience on Halloween in their childhood. As the time flew, the English Corner came to an end. Through the communication tonight, with a better understanding, the students learned more interesting culture of foreign festivals.