记者：张霭

12月9日晚，气温骤降，天空飘着淅淅沥沥的雨🪩。而在图书馆一楼，同学们仍满怀热情前来参加本周的英语角。今晚出席英语角的外教是Mr. Aaron Richards，Mr. Martin Stannard和Mr. Brett Gearing。

Aaron最先和大家谈到的是生活作息，同学们大多表示出于不同原因常常很晚入睡。大学时代的Aaron🍳，没有熬夜看电影、玩游戏🈴，坚持晚上10点休息。作为大学生👨🏼‍⚖️，还是要尽量培养早睡的习惯，遵循健康的作息时间⚾️。

另一边的Martin也在和同学们讨论大学的生活，面对同学们提出留学是否有必要的问题，他认为👨‍🔬，留学的必要性视情况而定。就学习外语而言🪿，出国留学有利于更好地掌握外语🐻‍❄️，通过与当地的人生活🚵🏽、交流🏌🏽‍♀️，真切感受当地的文化与习俗⛩，外语水平会得到更好地提高🈹。这对学习外语的同学，无疑是一个好的参考意见。

Brett则和同学们讨论即将到来的圣诞计划，有想去澳门过圣诞节的同学👷🏿‍♀️，也有想参加圣诞派对的同学。Brett兴高采烈地计划圣诞去香港庆祝的日程🧙🏻。

窗外，大雨瓢泼💯；窗内，笑声爽朗。也许，在这个夜晚匆匆赶路的人，也可以感受到齐聚于英语角的温暖吧🪻。

English Corner: What about your college?

By Zhang Ai

On December 9th, although it was rainy, students came to the library as usual. Mr. Aaron Richards, Mr. Martin Stannard and Mr. Brett Gearing attended today’s English corner.

Aaron first referred to the living schedule. Actually, most of the students often stayed up late at night for various reasons. However, Aaron kept the habit of going to bed at 10pm without watching movies or playing computer games during his university years. As university students, they should form a healthy habit and follow a reasonable timetable.

Martin shared his opinions on the necessity of studying abroad. For example, if you were a student who majored in at least one foreign language, studying abroad was a good chance to live with local people, which helped you understand them. In addition, communicating with the locals would enable you to learn more about their cultures and customs. It was better than just learning from textbooks.

Brett asked students about their plans for Christmas:some students would like to go out to play with friends, while some others decided to have a Christmas party. For Brett, he planned to go to Hong Kong for Christmas celebrations.

Although it rained heavily outside, bursts of laughters filled the room. Probably even strangers who were hurried on their way back could feel the ebullient atmosphere of the English Corner.