Today is Sunday.  I learned Chinese and English this morning. This noon I played computer game. I learned math and science this afternoon. Next week I will have some exams. My mother will go to Hangzhou this Tuesday to take part in the CCTV 2008 English Speech Competition for Beijing Olympics. Best wish for her!

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
My name is smiling Jane and I am from Ningbo. Let's take a look at the photo---all the people are smiling together! Whether Chinese or foreigners, children or adults.
Where is it? What are these people doing?
Seven years ago, I volunteered to organize Xiaoshan English Corner for my Community. I had a dream that it would be a beautiful rainbow between different people that come from different cultures and backgrounds.
In the past 7 years we have organized more than 500 salons. It has been a fountain of joy in our lives! As 2008 Olympics is coming, we held a party for it last time. I took the photo, and later added myself into the picture with photoshop. Is it great?
In older to pray for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, we wrote a poem together last week. I would like to share it to all my friends here. the poem is light a candle for Olympic  
I will light a candle on my Olympic tree
For the people who are crying about evil words.

For people who are starving
and are scared of the war.

For the people who are suffering of illness and pain
For lonely and poor people.

But I also will light a candle on my Olympic tree
For the people who are happy
For the people who are sharing and singing.

And for the people who can give
love and understanding

I will light a candle on my Olympic tree
for the people who are dreaming and laughing
for the people who are struggling to becme swifter, higher and stronger.
for the people who are dancing in Beijing---One world, one dream!

Dearest Jane,

Oh, I was so happy to get your message last week! You are so busy these days, I'm sure, with the contest and with the many activities as usual. May blessings accompany your every step!

The poem is so pure and innocent. It must be hard to understand how other countries can judge your own country so harshly. Please do not be sad. We are created to focus on the constructive forces in the world, not the destructive forces. The Olympics has always been a symbol of peace and harmony among different people. China is now an example of that living spirit in its aim to create a harmonious society - what other nation is making societal harmony its priority? It is really a blessing to see China emerging with its extraordinary, new vision.

I was living in Kunming when the airplanes hit the Twin Towers. Many of my college classmates died there, and my brother narrowly escaped death himself. I cried for two days. My close Chinese friends were very kind, but on the international news I learned there was an explosion of internet activity in China - people laughing and making fun of how such a mighty nation could be brought down so low. I think I felt the same way you feel now.

No nation and no people are perfect. We are all on the thorny road to perfection. It is natural to love one's country, but it takes divine power to love the world. Your English Corner is really a model of that divine power. You often say you are a common person or "small potato"! But your pure actions have a most powerful influence beyond our imagination. They are eternal.

Abiding love,

英语水平很好啊　　想跟你交流下

torch relay 火炬传递
   
  "For some members of the U.S. Congress to set aside the Olympic spirit and the principle that sports should not be politicised, and even to openly encourage interference with and harm to the San Francisco torch relay, completely lacks basic morals and conscience," Jiang said.
外交部发言人姜瑜表示：“美国会个别人置奥林匹克精神和体育非政治化原则于不顾，公然鼓动对旧金山奥运火炬传递进行干扰和破坏，完全丧失了起码的道德和良知。”

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原帖由 小精灵2007 于 2008-4-21 16:29 发表
英语水平很好啊　　想跟你交流下

Welcome to the English Corner, welcome to join us every Friday evening in Xiaoshan Park!

I was back home this afternoon from Hangzhou. Enjoying the CCTV English Competition for the 2008 Beijing Olympic very much although I could not join the next round this weekend.I have got many new friends and learned lots from the whole course.

Thanks again for all your helping and supporting

I have some very good friends like LuXiaoxiang,DaiKezheng and Yukaihang. We play basketball together every Saturday afternoon. We often eat some foods during the break time. I paid the food for LuXiaoxiang because he didn’t have any pocket money last time. We are true friends.  

[ 本帖最后由 fancybobo 于 2008-4-23 21:14 编辑 ]

Dearest friend,
Good morning!
I got up early because very tired after the trip of Hangzhou last night and I went to bed early. After a good rest I feel better but the drumming in my two ears are still very heavy. I got the problem since my childhood and became worse 10 years ago when I had a bad flu. It’s the time---after that I suffer tinnitus all the time.
“What are you grateful in your life?” It’s the last topic for me and my partner yesterday morning when we joined the 4th round of the 2008 CCTV English Speech Competition in Hangzhou. I enjoyed the topic very much so I did good job with my partner (But I did tough job with the paper test because my seat was at the back of the room and I couldn’t hear the record clear with my heavy tinnitus).
But I am really grateful this competition as I got the best chance to challenge myself and cheer for the 2008 Beijing Olympic. And  I am also very grateful all the supporting from my friends.
Ok, I will do some morning exercise soon.

Dear friend, How are you today?
My good friend LuXiaoxiang came to my home tonight. He will go to HangZhou tomorrow to enjoy the of CCTV English speech competition for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He asked my mother to help him with his speech. His story was Cat and Wolf. It’s a very interesting story.^_^ I hope LuXiaoxiang will win the competition.

Topic for this Friday:
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Working life
1 Could you tell me what you do for a living?
2 What are your responsibilities at work?
3 What is the most interesting part of your work?
4 Is there anything you don’t like about your job?
5 Is your job very important to you?
6 Would you like to change your job?
7 Do you often get together with your colleagues (workmates) after work?

Words and expressions
working hours 工作时间
make a living 谋生
daily routine 日常事务
in charge of 负责
Paperwork 文书工作
Work nine to five 朝九晚五
Flexi-time 灵活工作时间
Work overtime 加班
Work experience 工作经验
Administration 管理
Colleague 同事
Business associates 商业伙伴
Client 客户
Retire 退休
Workaholic 工作狂
Trainee 实习生
Promote 升迁
Training course 培训课程
Freelance 自由职业者
In-job training 在职培训
Job satisfaction 工作满意
Opportunity to learn 学习机会
Fringe benefit 额外福利
Well-paid 高薪的
Pay rise 涨工资
Paid holiday 带薪假期
Sick pay 病假工资
Medical insurance 医疗保险
Working environment 工作环境
Commuting time 上下班时间
Dream job 理想工作
Challenging 有挑战性
Prospects 前景
Rewarding 有益的，值得的
Engaging 让人投入的
Pension scheme 养老计划
Sense of accomplishment  成就感

Extremely happy I can arrive here, I am the economics and trade English student, I hoped has a platform to help me to enhance the spoken language, I thought English really is very important language ~

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原帖由 幸运之源 于 2008-4-27 13:55 发表
Extremely happy I can arrive here, I am the economics and trade English student, I hoped has a platform to help me to enhance the spoken language, I thought English really is very important language ~

warmly welcome!