我第一次用英語作值日報告

難忘的事

　　我第一次用英語作值日報告

　　「內容提示」

　　一年前，你是高一年級學生。有一天，英語老師讓你們從那天開始輪流用英語作值日報告。你們都怕講不好，老師鼓勵說這是你們練習說英語的好機會，不用害怕。輪你作報告的一天到來了，你有些緊張。開始，把該說的話都忘了，不敢看同學。後來，你突然發現自己說錯了什麽，又把下句給忘了。但是，同學們似乎沒有發現你的錯誤，仍舊注意聽你講。老師平靜地看著你。你從老師慈祥的臉上得到了鼓勵。你沉默了幾秒鍾後接著往下講，心跳得更厲害了，臉也紅了。你講的笑話竝不長，但你卻覺得用了好長時間才講完。你沒聽見老師怎麽評價，衹聽見有些男女同學竊竊私語：“她說了些什麽呀？”這是你永遠難忘的一次值日報告。

　　「作文示範」

　　My First English Duty Report

　　郭蕓芬

　　I still remember the day when I did my first English duty report a year ago. I was then a student of Senior I. One day， the English teacher told us that from then on we would make a duty report in English. Someone made faces and many cried out， “Oh！ What an idea！”

　　“Why， you are so afraid of it！”the teacher was surprised.

　　“Our English is so poor！”some of us shouted. We are afraid we can'tdo it well.

　　“That is a good chance to practise your spoken English. Don't worry about it. Have a try，”the teacher said encouragingly. We became silent at once.

　　The day came when it was my turn to make a duty report. The girl who sat beside me kidded① me， “Are you afraid？ Oh， you look a little nervous.”I nudged② at her， then slowly got up from my seat and went to the front of the classroom. As a shy girl， not accustomed to speak in public， I felt my heart beat fast.

　　Now I was standing on the platform . I took a look at my classmates and then plucked up③ my courage to speak up. The teacher stood beside me， smiling. I wanted to tell an English joke but I was so nervous that I forgot to begin with“It's my turn to give you a duty report.”I didn't dare to look straight at my classmates， but kept looking at the wall or the ceiling. I felt that they were staring at me.

　　Suddenly I found I had made some mistakes， which made me forget what the next sentence should be . But the classmates were still listening to me attentively④。They seemed not to have noticed the mistakes. They were all waiting for me to go on with my report . The teacher looked at me calmly. From his kind face I could see that he was encouraging me to go on. Having stood in silence for a few seconds， I found the next sentence. I continued. My heart was beating faster now and my face turning red. The joke was not long， but it took me quite some time before I could finish it.As soon as I finished speaking， I ran to my seat and dropped my head on the desk. I could not hear what the teacher said. But I clearly heard some boys and girls whispering， “What did she say？”

　　That was my first duty report. When I recall it， I can't help laughing. I will never forget it.

　　（選自1988年5月31日《上海學生英文報》）

　　「詞語解釋」

　　①kid [kid] v.嘲笑；戯弄

　　②nudge [n）DN] v.用肘輕推

　　③pluck [pl）k] up 鼓起；振作（精神）

　　④attentively [ 'tentivli] ad.注意地；聚精會神地

　　「寫法指要」

　　本文作者用平鋪直敘的手法寫了自己一次難忘的經歷。文章從自己的表現、同學的反應、老師的神情，把事情的經過寫得具躰生動、活霛活現。具躰生動的例子有“Someone made faces and many cried out，'Oh！ What an idea！'”，“The girl who sat beside me kidded me，'Are you afraid？ Oh， you look a little nervous.’”，“The teacher stood beside me， smiling.”等等。