记者：黄嘉华
4月17日晚上6点🪳，英语角在图书馆如期举行👩🏼🎓。虽然下着朦胧细雨，但这并没有减少同学们的热情📝。还未到6点💫，台阶上早已坐满了老师和学生。本日到场的外籍老师有Mr. Martin Stannard、Mr. Charlie Reis🤑、Dr. Phillip Stevenson🧑🏼✈️🚵♂️、Ms. Amy Van Gundy、Ms. Linda Visner和Ms. Sara Tillman。
Mr. Charlie Reis和学生们谈天说地，他的风趣幽默引得大家哈哈大笑。他先让学生们互相介绍，增进了解。接着他谈到中国作家，同学们向Mr. Charlie Reis介绍了著名作家林语堂💁🏻。他表示虽然他不认识🌅👀，但会尝试去读这位作家的书，因为通过读书可以认识更多关于中国的事。最后他还和学生们谈到了梦想🏄🏿♀️。他觉得在英语角与大家聊天是一件开心的事，在这里，他总是感到十分自由和放松👩🏻🚀。另一边🧍🏻♂️🏕，有一位女生想要邀请Dr. Phillip Stevenson去跳舞，这也引起了大家对舞蹈的讨论。Dr. Phillip Stevenson与同学们分享了踢踏舞♿，同学们则向他介绍中国传统艺术粤剧。而对于最近的波士顿校园枪杀案，另一位外教Ms. Sara Tillman表示感到很伤心👆🏽，她希望能禁止枪支⇾💆，杜绝这种悲剧再次发生📋。
老师与学生们在英语角里畅所欲言，乐也融融👰🏼。这不仅拉近彼此距离🫲🏻，也提高了同学的英语水平。
English Corner - Joyful Talk
By HUANG Jiahua
The English Corner was held in the library at 6 p.m. on April 17th, 2013. The drizzling rain didn’t stop the students from joining in the English Corner, as the library lobby was full of students before 6 p.m. The overseas teachers were Mr. Martin Stannard, Mr. Charlie Reis, Dr. Phillip Stevenson, Miss Amy Van Gundy, Ms. Linda Visner and Ms. Sara Tillman.
Mr. Charlie Reis and the students talked about a wide range of topics, and his humor made everyone happy. At first, he let the students introduce themselves to each other. Then they talked about the Chinese writer, and the students recommended a famous writer, Lin Yutang, to him. Mr.Charlie Reis said he didn’t know the writer, but he would try to read his works, as he thought that by reading translated version of Chinese literature he could learn more about China. Moreover, Mr. Charlie Reis also discussed dreams with the students. He thinks that he felt free and relaxed when talking with students in English Corner.
At the same time, there was a girl who wanted to invite Dr. Phillip Stevenson to dance, which raised a discussion of dancing. Dr. Phillip Stevenson told the students about the tap dance, and students introduced the traditional Chinese art of Cantonese opera to him.
In addition, Ms. Sara Tillman and the students talked about the campus shooting which happened in Boston. She felt very sad and considered the gun should be banned so as to stop the same tragedy.
The library was filled with warmth and happiness, and the teachers and students got more familiar with each other through the English Corner.
