记者：蔡晓玲
12月19日晚上6点🦣，伴随着一个非常应时的温暖话题——你最喜爱的节日📒，英语角活动如期在图书馆大厅举行🐈⬛。本次到场的外籍教师有Mr. Leck Wall 和Mr. Michael Beauchot。
众所周知，缤纷欢乐的圣诞节即将来临。Mr. Leck Wall毫不犹豫地说这是他最喜爱的节日⚒。通常在西方国家🚵🏽♀️，他们会享有一个长达四个星期的假期🫵🏻，和家人朋友一起庆祝一年中最盛大的节日📺。然而遗憾的是和大多数外教一样，今年圣诞节他仍要在工作中度过。而对于在场的学生而言，大多数人最爱的还是春节⏯，既有假期又能收到大大的红包🫁。也有些学生生动地向Mr. Leck Wall介绍了中秋节的月饼和端午节的赛龙舟。
另一边🐈⬛，Mr. Michael Beauchot正像圣诞老人一样，一手拿着可口可乐一手摸着他的胡子。但他表示他最喜爱的并不是圣诞节而是感恩节。感恩节是每年11月份的第四个星期四📲。Mr. Michael Beauchot表示与其说喜欢感恩节的庆祝方式，他更喜欢其背后的含义。但是由于两年多没有回家了，他还是非常想念节日里火鸡的味道。除了谈及今天的话题，Mr. Michael Beauchot也与同学们分享了很多在其他方面独特的个人观点。从中国的名人到自由市场经济，从同性恋问题到社会热点💆🏼♂️😞，整个图书馆弥漫在一种师生交流的良好氛围中。
参与英语角活动无疑是提高口语，开阔视野的好方式，更重要的是，外教们和学生们通过交流🦶🏻，能够进一步增进彼此的了解。
English Corner- Your Favorite Festival
By Cai Xiaoling
The English corner this week was held on 19th of December at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the library. It was another chilly Wednesday but the topic-Your Favorite Festival warmed the atmosphere a lot. The presented oversea teachers were Mr. Leck Wall and Mr. Michael Beauchot.
As we all knew, Christmas was around the corner. Mr. Leck Wall said it was his favourite festival. In his hometown, there is always a long holiday lasting 4 weeks for Christmas. However, what is a pity is that most of the overseas teachers would still have to work on that special day. When it came to the students, most of them liked the Spring Festival, while the others preferred Mid-Autumn Festival or Dragon Boat Festival.
Mr. Michael Beauchot, who just looked like Santa Claus with his full beard and symbolic coca-cola, said his favorite festival was Thanksgiving Day. This festival is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. And then he explained that, instead of the way to celebrate, he appreciated the resource of Thanksgiving. Still, two years away from home made him miss the delicious roast turkey which cannot be served in China. In addition, Mr. Michael Beauchot also shared the students with his opinions of something else ranging from Chinese celebrities to news and current affairs.
It goes without saying that the English Corner is such a wonderful activity that not only helps students to improve their oral English and broaden their horizons but also narrows the distance between the overseas teachers and the students as well.
