难以忘记那一抹夏日的余晖 ——记国际部MYP新10年级美国游学之旅
当很多同学都还沉浸在已过去的一个学期自己获取的成就，庆祝期盼已久的暑假终于到来，已经做好准备大吃大喝天天睡到自然醒的时候，来自尚德国际部新10年级MYP的18位同学，已经在最短的时间内调整好了自己的状态，启程前往美国ELS语言学习中心进行为期6周的英语语言学习和托福备战。气势如虹的口号证明了我们的决心：代表着中国留学生，ELS，我们来了！与以往的游学活动不同，这次的ELS语言学习之旅将是一次高强度，浸润式的英语学习集训营。瞧，同学们在飞机上就已经开始了英语阅读！1847年，一群拥有着天使般纯洁心灵的修女会成员，怀揣着“儿童不仅需要生活关怀，更需要教育关怀”的崇高理想，从马里兰州远赴纽约，建立了Academy of Mount Saint Vincent，这也成为了纽约州第一所为女子提供教育的高等学府。1859年，该学府移至距离纽约市14公里以北处的Riverdale（黛勒河），并正式更名为College of Mount Saint Vincent (圣文森特山学院)，到19世纪末时该学院已经被誉为纽约州最好的高等女子学院。
学校背靠美丽宁静的Hudson River（哈德逊河），走在通向主教学楼的林荫小道，身旁绿意盎然的小山丘上松鼠恣意地玩耍，优雅的圣母像旁总会静静地躺着虔诚的朝圣者献上的鲜花，远处哈德逊河尽收眼底，阳光照耀着的湖面就像在微风中翩翩起舞的金色绸缎。校园内随处可见古老的城堡和神坛，月光下漫步穿梭于这些神秘的建筑，仿佛能听见一百年前身披黑袍的修女跪倒在圣像前，默默地诉说中心中的惆怅。
When I arrived at College of Mount Saint Vincent, various wine-colored buildings with beautiful views attracted me and sparked my high expectations for the next six weeks.ELS语言学习中心黛勒河分校就坐落于圣文森特山学院主教学楼Founders’ Hall。在抵达学校的第二天，同学们就开始体验崭新的学习感受。ELS中心从课程设计到授课教师都十分的专业并具有科学性。中心有自主研发的教材，分别从SSP(Structured Speaking Practice)，和Vocabulary Enhancement 两个方面帮助学生提高英语知识和运用能力。在课堂上，同学们每节课都需要和来自不同国家的学生共同讨论，合作完成课堂任务和作业。对于这种课堂形式，同学们纷纷表示感到非常新颖，并觉得每节课都充满了魔力，因为每天都能认识许多来自不同国家的朋友。In here, ELS, we have classes including pre-college materials on culture, immigration, assimilation and family. In front of my 14 classmates who come from different countries and cooperating with Sumiko, one of my Japanese classmates, we gave a presentation about Italian immigrants’ influence on American culture. I really gained and learned a lot more academic and cultural knowledge during this trip.The class here is quite different from the class in China. Everyone has a chance to say something in the class. There’s a lot of teamwork here. We group with the people we don’t know, people from different countries and they help me greatly. People from all over the world communicating in English in the same class, this feels like magic.We talk to foreign people in English everyday. This is a very special feeling. Our cultural backgrounds are totally different, but we can sit down in the same class and use the same language to communicate with each other. It’s unbelievable.除了常规英语能力提高课程，同学们每天还要进行接受专业的托福考试培训。ELS 语言中心黛勒河分校是ETS授权的托福考试考点，敬业且专业的美国本土托福老师Carolyn每天都会为同学们讲解各种题型的解题方法。我们每天都要上机模拟实际考试，每周都会进行一次小测试，每两到三周进行一次模考。学习托福，我们是认真的！Mostly important, I learned the TOEFL skills here, and also the different ways to consolidate our skills. Even if this TOEFL test will beat me, I will never stop trying until I give myself a satisfactory score. That’s where my heart is.“钢筋水泥的丛林，梦想家的乐园。这里没有不可能，因为你身在纽约。”这首在美国脍炙人口的歌曲为我们描绘了美国重要的金融和商业中心－纽约市。经过紧张的学习，我们在周末参观了许多纽约市的地标性建筑。我们去到了曼哈顿的中心时代广场，领略了帝国大厦的风采，在9/11纪念馆我们为逝去的生命感到叹惋，也为英勇就义的人们肃然起敬。华灯初上，霓虹闪烁，我们的身心完全陶醉在了这座独具魅力的城市。7月4日是美国的独立日，这是一个举国上下庆祝的日子。我们去到了Brooklyn Heights（布鲁克林高地），在3个小时艰难的等待后，我们终于亲眼目睹了美国国庆日的烟花表演。当烟花在夜空中绚烂绽放，听着成千上万的人们一起呐喊着USA, FREEDOM, 那一刻我们心中感受到的震撼将是一生难忘的。Since I came to New York, everything, every opinion deep in my heart changes.When we went to watch the New York firework on Independence Day, the firework lit up all over Manhattan and people around us were shouting “USA, USA, USA”. They were so proud and loved their country so much. It’s not just their country, but also a belief. Their love is so deep in their heart, in their mind. 对纽约这座城市了解的越多，我们就越感到好奇，如此独特的一座大都市是怎么建立起来的？纽约市为什么会有那么多外来的移民？这座城市究竟拥有什么不可思议的经历？带着这些疑问，我们踏上了学校组织的Contact America之旅，前往纽约市历史博物馆，探索这座国际都市无与伦比的魅力。This is the land full of immigrants, but they all love this country. The people from different culture bring their intelligence together to make the United States to be a multicultural country. Live in one city for one and a half month, the time is too short for fall in love with the city, but it’s enough to know the city.United States, please wait for me, I will come here one day.提到波士顿，大家会想到什么呢？龙虾！没错，去波士顿一定要尝尝当地新鲜的龙虾。当然，我们的任务可不是品尝美食，波士顿之行的主要任务是了解波士顿这座古老城市的历史文化，并参观全球知名学府哈佛大学。我们去到了美国独立战争英雄Paul Revere的故居，倾听他荡气回肠的传奇故事；我们也去到了波士顿倾茶事件的原址，想象着两百年前的战斗英雄们为了国家独立所展现的勇气。随后同学们在哈佛大学的校园里散着步，欣赏着校园美景，说着自己心中的梦想，不少同学都表示，哈佛是自己心中不敢触碰的梦，因为它太遥远了，但是只要有梦想，愿意付出努力，没有什么是不可能的！哈佛，我们在路上！This is Harvard I stand in. I feel like I’m closer to my dream!Harvard is a dream faraway, but I will do my best. Harvard, I am coming.Harvard is a very big community. Time is too short for me to get a comprehensive picture of the whole campus.六周时间，42个日夜，我们已经完全适应了这里的生活。最初令我们感到陌生的校园，如今已经成为了我们挥之不去的记忆。我们会记得教学楼前神秘的古堡，图书馆前的小山丘上伫立的圣母像，校门前精美的池塘。而对于这里的同学和老师们，我们又有太多的不舍。从最初的不自信到现在能大胆自如地开口说英语，我们在英语中呼吸思考，我们爱上了纯英语的课堂环境，我们陶醉于和来自不同国家的同学们同处一间教室用英语交流的奇妙感觉。这个暑假，我们收获了太多！From different countries, now in the same classroom, students here are very enthusiastic. I did not feel uncomfortable at all. During this 1 month,my speaking became more fluent and my English level has been improved too!I feel CHANGES inside of me. I really appreciate my friends in my class who helped me find a better self!After this course, I know how much I need to do in order to achieve my dream. In the end, I want to quote one sentence which inspired me a lot: “Everyone has his inherent ability which is easily concealed by habits, blurred by time, and eroded by laziness.”
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