Tracy猪猪
For Canaan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogue, N.Y.，today is speech day ,and right now it’s Chris Palaez’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the of kid who would enjoy public speaking. 对于纽约州帕科格的迦南小学二年级学生来说，今天是演讲日，现在轮到克里斯·帕莱兹了。这个8岁的孩子是班上最爱开玩笑的人。他有一双明亮的黑眼睛，看起来像个喜欢在公众面前演讲的孩子。 But he’s, nervous.“I’m here to tell you today why you should … should…”Chris trips on the“-ld,”a. pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher ,Thomas Whaley ,is next to him, whispering support.“…Vote for …me …”Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion ,Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him. 但他很紧张。“我今天来告诉你为什么你应该……应该……”克里斯的演讲卡在“-ld”上，这个发音对于许多非英语母语人士来说比较困难。他的老师托马斯·惠利就在他旁边，轻声鼓励，“……投票给……我……”。除了一些失误，克里斯表现非常好。当他完美地结束演讲时，惠利邀请全班同学表扬他。 A son of immigrants, Chris stared learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls how at the beginning of the year，when called upon to read，Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom. 克里斯是移民的儿子，三年多前开始学英语。惠利回忆道那年年初，克里斯被要求朗读时，他总是找借口上厕所。 Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. “It takes a lot for any student，” Whaley explains，“especially for a student who is learning English as their new language，to feel confident enough to say，‘I don’t know，but I want to know.’” 把英语作为第二语言学习可能是一种痛苦的经历，你需要的是一个让你犯错的好老师。”“对于任何一个学生来说，”惠利解释说，“尤其是对于一个将英语作为新语言学习的学生来说，要有足够的信心说‘我不知道，但我想知道。’” Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast about themselves. 有一天他问孩子们，如果认为自己永远不可能成为总统的话就举手，答案让他心碎。惠利想起了二年级的总统竞选项目，这个项目不仅仅是学习在公共场合阅读和演讲，他还想让这些孩子学会表扬自己。 “Boasting about yourself，and your best qualities,” Whaley says，“is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.” “表扬自己，表扬自己最好的品质，”惠利说，“对于一个走进教室却没有自信的孩子来说是非常困难的。”
悠悠萋草心
我今年高考，是二卷。我身边听力有全对的（英语平时考试在九十几的）有错一个 两个 三个的 （英语100+）我错了4个 （平时也是100+）总体来说 英语听力难度中等 前三有点难 （有点紧张吧）还有中间一段材料有一个有难度我的感受
Nuannuan暖
My Favourite Books 我最喜欢的书 Jo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and co-author of the This Book Will series of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads. 乔·乌斯马是《时尚》杂志的一位作家，也是介绍生活方式的This Book Will系列的合著者。以下是她推荐的最佳读物。 Matilda 玛蒂尔达 Roald Dahl 罗尔德·达尔 I once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahl's writing and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful worlds. Matilda's battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, are equally funny and frightening, but they're also aspirational. 我曾经写过一篇关于童话故事对罗尔德·达尔写作的影响的论文，让我对他的奇怪而又令人愉悦的世界产生了新的认知。玛蒂尔达与残忍的父母和专横的女校长特伦奇布尔小姐的斗争同样有趣又可怕，但也同样鼓舞人心。 After Dark 天黑以后 Haruki Murakami 村上春树 It’s about two sisters-Eri, a model who either won’t or can’t stop sleeping, and Mari, a young student. In trying to connect to her sister, Mari starts changing her life and discovers a world of diverse ”night people” who are hiding secrets. 这是关于两姐妹爱丽和玛丽的故事，永远想睡觉的模特爱丽和年轻的学生玛丽。玛丽在试图联系她姐姐的过程中，开始改变自己的生活，发现了一个由各种各样的“夜猫子”组成的世界，他们都在隐藏着秘密。 Gone Girl 消失的爱人 Gillian Flynn 吉莉安·弗琳 There was a bit of me that didn't want to love this when everyone else on the planet did, but the horror story is brilliant. There's tension and anxiety from the beginning as Nick and Amy battle for your trust. It's a real whodunit and the frustration when you realise what's going on is horribly enjoyable. 当这个星球上的其他人都喜欢这本书的时候，我其实有一点不喜欢，但这个恐怖故事很精彩。尼克和艾米为获取你的信任互相争斗，从一开始就充满了紧张和焦虑。这是一部真正的侦探小说，当你意识到正在发生的事情会让你感到沮丧，却又相当享受。 The Stand 末日逼近 Stephen King 斯蒂芬·金 This is an excellent fantasy novel from one of the best storytellers around. After a serious flu outbreak wipes out 99.4% of the world's population, a battle unfolds between good and evil among those left. Randall Flagg is one of the scariest characters ever. 这是一本优秀的奇幻小说，作者是世界上最会讲故事的人之一。在一场严重的流感疫情夺去了全球99.4%的人口之后，在剩下的人之间展开了一场正义与邪恶的战争。兰德尔·弗拉格是有史以来最恐怖的角色之一。
