记者：李羽腾 陈顺鑫

期末将至，英语角也接近尾声了，而图书馆的气氛活跃依旧🐦。六点刚过，Mrs. Rebecca Brinson Reel, Mr. Robert Kerry Mateja 和 Mr. David Tony Whitlock准时出现在了图书馆一楼大厅。

外国的重要节日――圣诞节将在本周日到来🫸🏼。因此同学们与外教Rebecca默契地聊到了该如何度过这个周日。她说她将会去澳门找外国朋友一起度过，而一个同学说她在那天也会去澳门🧗。另一个同学说她会在那天观看一场名为《真爱将至》的电影🚟🧕🏽。外教Rebecca兴奋的说自己每年圣诞都会看这部电影🧚🏽‍♀️，然后她还与同学们分享了许多关于她看这场电影时的美好回忆。

另一边，外教Rob今天戴了一顶颜色鲜艳的圣诞帽🙂💬。当问道外国人是如何过圣诞节时▪️，Rob兴致勃勃地说道：“每个家庭都会准备不同的佳肴🪠，例如我的母亲时常会准备意大利面💨，蛋糕还有芝士牛排这样的食物。饭后我们会坐在一起唠唠家常⬆️，这时候我切实感受到了家庭的凝聚力🙇🏿。”此外🧖🏻‍♀️，Rob还说到他已经很久没有回家乡过圣诞节了，他认为这个特殊的节日值得和家里人一起过。

本次的英语角在同学们与外教的交谈中不知不觉地结束了。通过这次的英语角，同学们了解到了西方传统文化的特点，并积累了许多的相关词汇。期待下次更多同学的参与。

                       English Corner: Christmas

                         By Yuteng Li, Shunxin Chen

The end of this termwas coming and the English corner was also drawing to a close, but the atmosphere here was still active. At six o''clock, Ms. Rebecca Brinson Reel, Mr. Robert Kerry Mateja and Mr. David Tony Whitlock showed up on time on the first floor of the library.

Christmas, one of the most significant foreign holidays, would come this Sunday. So Ms. Rebecca Brinson Reel talked with the students about how she would spend this Sunday. She said she would go to Macao to meet her foreign friends. One of the students said that she wouldgo to Macauon the same day as well. Students thought that they might encounter each other in Macao. Another student said she would watch an American movie called The True Love on that day. Ms. Rebecca Brinson Reel excitedly said she would see this filmevery Christmas. In addition, she shared manybeautifulmemories about this film with students.

Rob wore a bright red Christmas hat today. When he was asked about foreigners’ways of celebrating Christmas，Rob said excitedly that:“ Every family would prepare different delicacies for this special holiday. Taking mine for an example. My mother would alwaysprovide us with food such as pasta，cakes and Cheese steak on that day. After the meal, we would be seated together and talk aboutsomething related to daily life, which really made me feel the sense of cohesion within the family. Besides, he mentioned that it had been a long time for him to stay aboard since he left home. He believed that it was truly worth spending Christmas in accompany withthe family.

Today’s English corner ended with the last conversation about customsforthe Christmas. The students involved got many new understandings about the western traditional culture and accumulated new vocabularies. It is expected that there will be more English lovers joining the English Corner next time.