记者🫸🏿：马菁远

3月5日，天气凉爽👱🏼，微风习习。不一样的英语角带给同学们不一样的精彩🪩。图书馆一楼大厅人头攒动，欢笑一堂🧑‍🦼。本次英语角的主题是美国历史故事🫢，到场的外籍教师有☂️：Dr. Richard Stopford、Mr. Charlie Ries、Mr. Sean McHugh和Mr. Christopher Dockstader。

说到美国历史，Mr. Sean McHugh可是有备而来。他随身携带了笔记本电脑，以展示幻灯片的方式们为同学们讲述美国历史故事。

第一站，普利茅斯。在场同学不明就里，问道：“为什么是普利茅斯？”Mr. Sean McHugh抿了一口可乐，细细道来🤦🏻‍♂️：“一些在欧洲无处安家的穷苦人最初到达北美洲的时候是从普利茅斯上岸的。与他们一同上岸的还有欧洲人的生活方式与文化习俗。如今，普利茅斯的欧式风情依旧保留🙇🏼‍♀️，毕竟这是美利坚珍贵历史的一部分💞。”

下一站，费城。走到这儿，同学们异口同声地说🪆：“我知道这儿！《独立宣言》就是在这儿发表的！”“对👮🏿‍♀️！”Mr. Sean McHugh微笑着补充，“根据《独立宣言》🧞，一切人生而平等，具有追求幸福与自由的天赋权利𓀅🛌🏽。它也向全世界宣告，美利坚合众国是一个独立的国家了。”

终点站，华盛顿。“华盛顿不仅是美国的首都，也是《解放宣言》昭示天下的地方👑。”Mr. Sean McHugh解释之后🗻，在场同学恍然大悟。“奴隶制度的废除也为南北战争的胜利注入强心剂。”“但是，”Mr. Sean McHugh话锋一转，“这并没有结束🧝🏽🎧。奴隶制度的彻底废除是一个漫长而曲折的过程。”“那接着讲吧🕊！”一同学迫不及待地说道。“欲知后事如何，且听下回分解。”英语角已悄悄接近尾声👩‍⚖️。Mr. Sean McHugh给出的悬念也激发了同学们听美国历史故事的兴趣🤛🏼。

古语云“以史为镜🧱，可以知兴替。”那么📁，你从历史中得到什么启示呢？

English Corner: American History

By Ma Jingyuan

On March 5th, English Corner was held in the library and the topic was American history.Tonight, the overseas teachers present were: Dr. Richard Stopford, Mr. Charlie Ries, Mr. Sean McHugh and Mr. Christopher Dockstader.

When it came to American history, Mr. Sean McHugh was well-informed. He started his introduction from Plymouth. Being asked why Plymouth, Mr. Sean McHugh explained that it was in Plymouth that some homeless Europeans without money and power settled down in America at the very first day. They brought European lifestyle and culture which is now a precious part of the USA.

Next station, Philadelphia. A students said, “ I know it! The Declaration of Independence was announced in Philadelphia! ” “ That’ s right! ” Mr. Sean McHugh added with a smile, “ In addition to ‘ All men are created equal ’, it also announced that USA was born as an new independent country. ”

The terminus, Washington. “ You know Washington is not only a capital city but the birthplace of the Emancipation Proclamation. The abolishment of the Slavery have gone through a long and tough process. ” Mr. Sean McHugh stopped here instead of giving more details.

If you are keen on this topic, welcome to English Corner next week.