记者：蒋彤

天气凉爽的6月1日傍晚，英语角如约而至。参加本次英语角的外教有Mr. Martin Stannard，Dr. Phillip Stevenson 和Mr. Aaron Richards。

Aaron 首先提到了西方的食物，他说并不是所有西方的食品都是高热量且容易让人发胖的，西方很多人也十分注重健康的饮食。他来到中国后，对中国的美食十分钟爱，尤其是饺子，但中国菜式的发音对他来说太难，所以他每次去食堂点餐都直接说“我要这个，那个。”

另外，Phillip谈到了去英国必做的事情：看一场乐队演出、听一次著名的歌剧、参观伦敦的博物馆。英国是一个值得慢慢去品味的国家。除此之外，Phillip建议有意去国外读书的同学，一定要积极主动地学习和社交，要把自己的生活过得丰富充足。他说中国是保龄球式的教学，老师“推”着学生去学；但是西方则是网球式的教学，老师给你抛出一个知识点，你相应也要抛回去一个问题或想法。他提醒同学们要时刻清楚读大学的真正意义。

最后，英语角在同学们和外教愉快的交流中结束了，相信同学们也了解了许多中外的文化差异。

English Corner: Different Cultures On Diet And Education

By Jiang Tong

On the cool evening of June 1st, Mr. Martin Stannard, Dr. Phillip Stevenson and Mr. Aaron Richards attended the English corner.

Aaron said that not all western food would make people fat easily. Most people in western countries were concerned about healthy diet. He loved Chinese food so much especially dumplings. However, Chinese menu was too difficult to order so he just said “I want this and that” directly when he ate in canteen.

Phillip suggested things to do in London such as watching a band performance, listening to a famous opera and visiting some cultural museums. Britain was a country which needed to be experienced in a slow appreciation. Besides, Phillip advised students who would like to study abroad to be outgoing and active and to live a colorful campus life. He referred that Chinese teaching methods were like bowling, which meant teachers pushed students to learn. However, western teaching methods were like tennis because when teachers taught a knowledge point, students also needed to express their opinions. Phillip also mentioned that students should know the significance of learning in university.

In today’s English Corner, students learned a lot about the cultural diffences between China and overseas countries.