记者：许翠梅

每周三的英语角如约在图书馆举行🛌，虽然天气渐渐变冷👉，但这丝毫削减不了同学们参加英语角的热情🤽。本次英语角到场的外教有Mr. Martin Stannard、Mr. Christopher Dockstader🧛🏻🍫、Mr. Gerard Brent 和Mr. Dallas。随着2012年最后一个月的到来，有关古玛雅人2012年12月21日是世界末日的预言自然成为了本次英语角的话题🧏。

当问到外教是否相信即将到来的12月21日是世界末日时，他们纷纷表示绝对不相信。Mr. Martin Stannard认为这是子虚乌有的事情，2012只是玛雅长纪年中一个时代的结束，人类距离世界毁灭还十分遥远。而同学们也一致觉得世界末日纯属妄语。外教接着反问，如果12月21日真的是世界末日👳，在世界末日到来之前，最想做的事情是什么？Mr. Dallas深情地说他会一直陪伴在妻子的身边，面对接下来的一切困难©️。有一个男同学表示，他会继续参加雅思的考试🧑🏻🧑🏿，完成他想要出国的理想。Mr. Gerard Brent 随后讨论起全球热议的灾难电影《2012》，他声情并茂地描述着电影中主人公如何挣扎求生的情景🧙‍♀️，同学们无不沉浸在这紧张的气氛之中😏。

最后，外教们纷纷表示🛂🛕，不管12月21日是不是世界末日，最重要的是把握当下🩵，用心过好每一天。

English Corner - Discussion of the Doomsday

By XU Cuimei

English Corner is held in the library every Wednesday. Although the weather is getting colder and colder, it still can not prevent the students from attending the English Corner. Tonight the present overseas teachers included Mr. Martin Stannard, Mr. Christopher Dockstader, Mr. Gerard Brent and Mr. Dallas. With the arrival of the last month of 2012, what the ancient Mayans predicted, the world will be finished on December 21st, “Doomsday”, naturally became the topic tonight.

Being asked about whether the overseas teachers believed the prediction about the Doomsday or not, all of them disagreed with the idea. Mr. Stannard thought the Doomsday was based upon Mayan calendar, and that it was still far off. Students also considered that the prediction was not true. And then, the overseas teachers asked if December 21st was really the Doomsday, what they would like to do before that day? Mr. Dallas affectionately said that he would always accompany his wife to face all difficulties. There was a student who expressed he would continue to take the IELTS test to fulfill his dream of going abroad. Mr. Gerard Brent also discussed the Disaster Movie2012and described how the hero tried to survive.

Finally, all the teachers agreed that no matter whether the Doomsday would come, the most important thing for everyone was to cherish every single day and just be themselves.