记者：徐秀华

2014年10月8日傍晚，同学们都踊跃参与了图书馆一楼本学期开展的第二次英语角活动。到场的老师有Mr. Martin Stannard、Mr. Charlie Reis、Ms. Linda J. Visner、Mr. Christopher Dockstader、Mr. Jeremy Jenkin和Mr. Andrew Chun。

Mr. Christopher Dockstader和同学们谈论了一些轻松有趣的话题，比如日本人和韩国人的英文口音，以及一些笑话的分享。接下来，其他同学则和老师交流了一些比较严肃而有深度的问题。Mr. Martin Stannard和同学们提到了他对北京的看法。与北京相比，他认为自己更喜欢广州的安静，有序。

Mr. Jeremy Jenkin则回答了同学们提出的各种问题，分享了他自制披萨的照片，谈论了他高中的经历，他的驾照，以及他对国家实力与文化影响力的一些看法。许多同学在国庆期间都去了香港。他们谈到了最近发生在香港的新闻。同学们希望知道外国人眼中的中国是怎样的。Mr. Charlie Reis说道外国人对于钓鱼岛和台湾岛的看法，说到了国内外新闻媒体的不同。

希望参与英语角的同学们可以在轻松的气氛中收获知识，提升英语口语能力；也希望更多的同学可以参与进来！

审稿人：马菁远

English Corner: The Different Views

By Xu Xiuhua

On October 8, 2014, the second English Corner of this term was held on the first floor of the Library. Students took part in it actively. Mr. Martin Stannard, Mr. Charlie Reis, Ms. Linda J. Visner, Mr. Christopher Dockstader, Mr. Jeremy Jenkin and Mr. Andrew Chun were present.

Mr. Christopher Dockstader discussed some funny topics with the students around him, for instance the English accents of Japanese and Korean. Besides, they also shared some jokes. Other students focused on some serious questions.

From Mr. Martin Stannard’s perspective, when it comes to the comparison of Beijing and Guangzhou, he preferred the second one for it is a more quiet and better–organized city. Mr.Jeremy Jenkin answered several questions which were raised by students. He showed the photos of the pizza that he made by himself, and talked about his high school experience with the students. Later he mentioned his driving license and shared his opinions on the relationship between the power of country and the influence of its culture as well.

Since many of us had been to Hong Kong during the National Holiday, the latest news about Hong Kong was mentioned by Mr. Charlie Reis. However, the students were eager to know more details about it. What’s more, they were also concerned about foreigners'' points of view of China. Then, the students gradually knew the opinions from foreigners when they were talking about issues like Taiwan and Diaoyu island. Also, they got to understand the differences between the media coverage from home and aboard.

It is hoped the students can acquire knowledge and improve oral English in this relaxing atmospherehere.

Proofread by Ma Jingyuan