：英语角

　　The English corner organized by the English Club is one of the school activities I like to attend most. The English corner is usually held in the school garden at 4:00 every Tuesday afternoon when it is fine and warm; if it is cold and wet, well have it in the Teaching Building Hall.

　　英语俱乐部组织的英语角是我最喜欢参加的校园活动之一，通常是周二的下午4点举行，天气晴朗暖和时，在学校花园内;天气寒冷潮湿时，就在教学楼的大厅里。

　　The last English corner impressed me most. Five American students, who are studying at Beijing University of Languages, were invited to take part in our activity last Tuesday. Jenny, one of them, gave us a talk on education in the USA and David made a speech on the American way of life.

　　上次的英语角给我的印象最深，五位在北京语言大学学习的美国学生上周二来参加我们的活动。其中，珍妮谈了有关美国的教育，大卫谈的是美国的生活方式。

　　Both of their talks were so full of wit and humor, that everyone present kept laughing and clapping. After that, there was free talk. Two hours passed in our talking and laughing, then it was time for us to say good-bye to our American friends. We saw them off at the school gate and hoped that they would come for our English corner again if they had time.

　　他们俩的讲演充满智慧和幽默，在场的人们不停地爆发出笑声和掌声。讲演之后是自由交谈。两个小时在我们的谈话和笑声中过去，我们该跟美国朋友告别了，我们一直送到校门口，希望他们有时间就来参加我们的英语角。

　　The English corner gives us a chance to talk with each other in English, talk with foreigners whose native language is English, and talk with English professors and experts. What a wonderful experience! I like it very much.

　　英语角给我们提供了讲英语的机会，与母语是英语的外国朋友、英语教授和专家交流的机会。多么好的经历啊!我非常喜欢英语角。

　　：球

　　One day, Mr. Li was reading a book in his office after school. To his surprise, a ball flew in suddenly and hit him on the head. He took the ball to the window, but he only saw a group of boy students run away quickly and disappear in a minute.

　　一天，李老师课后在办公室里读书，令他吃惊的是，一个球突然飞进来，打在他的头上。他拿着球走到窗前，但是他只看到一群男学生很快跑开，眨眼间消失得无影无踪。

　　He sat down again and continued his reading. As it got dark, it was time for him to leave for home. Looking at the ball, he wondered what to do with it. He knew the owner of the ball must be nearby and wish to get it back. He went downstairs and walked to the playground. It was at the center of the playground that he placed the ball and a piece of paper, on which was written Be careful next time. Then he walked away.

　　李老师坐下接着看书。天色渐晚，他该回家了，看着球，他犯难了。他知道球的主人一定在附近，希望把球拿回去。李老师走下楼，来到操场。他把球和一张纸放在操场的正中央，上面写着：下次小心。

　　The next morning, as Mr. Li opened the office door, he found the same piece of paper on the floor. Under his words was added the following, Thank you for your kindness. Anyway, you are a clever fellow.

　　第二天早晨，当李老师打开办公室的门时，那张纸就在地上，在他写的句子后面加了这么几个字：谢谢你的好心!不管怎么说，你是个聪明的家伙。

　　：坏椅子

　　Zhang Ying-Ying sits just in front of me in class. In the last two days, hardly a moment has gone by when I sit in my chair that I do not feel a little ashamed and grateful. You may ask why I feel like that. Lets go back to two days ago. This is what happened.

　　张莹莹就坐在我的前面，这两天我一坐在椅子上，就感到一丝羞愧和几分感谢。也许你会问为什么会这样，让我们回到两天前， 事情是这样发生的。

　　I went to school that morning earlier than usual. When I went to my seat, I found my chair was broken. Bad luck! I said to myself. I looked around and found nobody else in the classroom then. I changed the chair with Ying-Yings as quickly as possible.

　　那天我比平常早到学校，我来到座位，发现椅子坏了。真倒霉，我自言自语地说。我往四下看看，教室里一个人也没有，我尽快把椅子与莹莹的对换。

　　A few minutes later, Ying-Ying arrived. She stood there for two minutes when she saw the broken chair. The two minutes were so long to me that I didnt dare to look up. Instead of saying any thing, she left and came back with a hammer and nails. She began to repair it.

　　几分钟过后，莹莹来了，当她看到坏椅子时，她站在那儿足足两分钟。这两分钟对我来讲太长了，我不敢抬头看她。她没吱声，转身离开，拿了小锤和钉子回来，开始修理椅子。

　　My face turned red. I stood up to give her a hand. Her thanks for my help made me feel so ashamed for my behavior that I couldnt help speaking out the truth. On hearing it, she said with a smile, You are honest. That is good. As to the broken chair, it is you and me who fixed it together. Forget it. We both laughed.

　　我的脸红了，我站起来去帮忙。她对我的感谢使我羞愧万分，我禁不住说出实情。听了我的话，她笑着说：你很诚实，这就好。至于这把坏椅子，是你和我一起修好的，别放在心上。我们俩都笑了。