发布时间:2020-03-30 来源:基石中学
Waylon Fong, from New Zealand, is a teacher of the International Division of Zhengzhou Cornerstone High School. Instead of returning to his country in the winter holiday, he stayed in Henan and had a special Spring Festival.
Waylon Fong,来自新西兰,是郑州市基石中学国际部外籍教师,寒假期间他没有归国探亲,而是留在河南,度过了这个特殊的春节。
Waylon Fong has several identities. At first, he is "a foreigner enjoying the Chinese New Year", then "a villager who adapts to local customs", and finally he becomes "a popular teacher on the Internet". During this spring festival, Waylon Fong went through the lockdown of the city and the village and home quarantine, all because of the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. Staying in Henan during this particular period enables Waylon Fong to witness, from the first-person point of view, the forceful anti-virus measures of Zhengzhou and the tenacity of Henan people despite difficulties, and be touched by the warmth of people helping each other. He is a foreigner, but also a participant in this special campaign, during which he prayed for the victory of mankind and also learned more about China.
享受中国年的老外!入乡随俗的村民!“网红”主播教师!Waylon Fong不断切换身份,经历了封城、封村、居家隔离。这个在非常时期选择留在河南的外国人,见证了郑州战疫的有力举措,感受河南人民不畏困难的坚韧,体会人与人之间互帮互助的温情。他在留守中期待抗疫成功,在感悟中更加了解中国。
During his self-quarantine in Zhengzhou, Waylon Fong kept an "anti-epidemic" diary, recoding those unusual but inspiring days with true stories.
回郑隔离期间,Waylon Fong撰写抗疫日记,用最真实的文字记录这段不寻常、却又充满正能量的日子。
Welcome the Spring Festival
迎接春节
It was the last day before the winter holiday. The campus was overflowing with joy. Teachers and students were packing suitcases, ready for the 3-week relaxation. After all, Spring Festival - the most important traditional festival to all Chinese was approaching.
寒假前的最后一天,校园里是喜悦的,到处欢声笑语,老师们和学生们正兴高采烈地收拾行李,满心期待接下来三周假期。春节要到了,毕竟这是中国人最重要的传统节日。
In Mid-January, "novel coronavirus pneumonia" erupted all of a sudden, while I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Spring Festival, immersed in excitement.
1月中旬,“新型冠状病毒肺炎”突如其来。此时的我,正在热切地盼望着过春节,沉浸在喜悦之中。
Do in Rome as Rome Does
入乡随俗
On January 21, I took a bus heading for Litang Village in Xixian County, Xinyang City with my girlfriend. We’d never thought that the 100 gauze masks she bought before we left Zhengzhou would become the most valuable materials to prevent the virus infection in the following month.
1月21日,我和女朋友坐上开往信阳息县的大巴,来到一个叫李堂的村庄。没想到,细心的她在启程前购买的100个口罩,竟成了我们未来1个月里最珍贵的抗疫物资。
Litang was quiet, but also full of festive atmosphere. Villagers there had smiling faces; both adults and children were keen on paying a New Year’s visit and sharing delicious food. It seemed that nothing could ruin their good mood for the New Year. As a guest, I was also seized with their joyful spirit and felt happy.
李堂是个宁静的小村庄,但却不缺乏节日的欢乐气氛。村里的人笑容满面,大人孩子都喜欢串门儿,分享各种美食,似乎任何事都不会影响人们过年的大好心情。我入乡随俗,享受着迎接新春的喜悦。
危机袭来
As the only foreigner in the village, I received warm hospitality from relatives and friends. After dinner, the whole family was watching TV with chitchat. As more entertainment programmes were replaced with news report on the epidemic, everyone got a serious face. Villagers there used to leave their gate open in the daytime. However, they kept them closed for a longer time recently.
作为村子里唯一的外国人,我总是受到亲朋好友的热情款待。晚餐后,一家老小围坐在一起看电视,边看节目边聊天。随着电视上娱乐节目越来越少,而关于疫情的新闻越来越多,气氛开始变得凝重起来。之前家家户户每天都敞着的院门,渐渐关闭。
Wuhan was sealed off! It was more of a shock than the first time I saw The Avengers on 4K. The virus spread so rapidly that it reminded me of the scenes in "World War Z". I was worried. After all, it’s only a two-hour drive from Wuhan to Litang Village.
武汉封城了!消息一出,那种感觉比我第一次用4K看《复仇者联盟》还要震惊。病毒的蔓延速度让我想起《僵尸世界大战》里的游戏场景,各种担忧漫上心头。要知道从武汉到李堂村,只需要2小时的车程。
封村生活
Village cadres patrolled on the street every day. They arranged the epidemic prevention and control work, and took the responsibility to deliver daily necessities door to door. The loudspeaker played looping reruns of the anti-epidemic knowledge, and none was allowed to enter/leave the village. Stuck at home, we could do nothing but maintain a good mentality and be positive to face the precipitate disaster.
村干部天天在街上巡视,除了安排防控工作,还要负责挨家挨户为大家补给生活必需品。大喇叭里循环播放着防疫知识,村子不准许任何人出入。封村后被困在家里,我们唯一能做的就是尽可能保持良好的心态,积极面对这突如其来的一切。
Doing morning exercise, reading, preparing lessons, learning Chinese… The scheduled time to return to Zhengzhou had already passed, and we had to keep on waiting in the village.
晨练、阅读、备课、学中文……原定的返郑时间已过,但我们只能留在村子里日复一日等待着。
"Internet-celebrity" anchorman
“网红”主播
The back-to-school time was postponed again due to the epidemic. After receiving the notice issued by the Teaching Department of Zhengzhou Cornerstone High School concerning the web-based teaching, I took active action in response to the school’s instruction and joined the network teacher team to adapt to the brand-new online teaching model.
因为疫情,开学时间延迟了。接到郑州市基石中学教学部的网络教学通知,作为一名老师,我积极响应学校号召,加入到了在线授课的队伍中,努力适应全新的线上教学模式。
Online teaching was fire-new to me. In fact, it was more exciting than expected, in spite of the lack of face-to-face exchange between teachers and students and the delay in telecommunication sometimes. Because of the lockdown, the teaching tools were limited, so I made use of fruits, vegetable, keys and other household articles to explain complex economic concepts, which was widely recognized by students, saying it was real-life application and easy to understand. The unusual way of class produced extraordinary effect. Everyone called me "Internet-celebrity" anchorman jokingly.
我第一次使用网络教学模式。必须承认,这是一种比预想的更让人兴奋的模式,尽管师生间无法面对面沟通、通讯偶尔还会有延迟。因为封村,我的教具非常有限,水果、蔬菜、钥匙以及其他家用物品齐上阵,用它们来解释相对复杂的经济学概念,竟然得到了学生们的一致好评:贴近生活,通俗易懂!非同寻常的上课方式,收获了非同寻常的教学效果。大家都戏称我是“网红”主播。
返郑隔离
It was almost March, and most people in villages returned to cities to resume work in an orderly way. My girlfriend and I also prepared to return to Zhengzhou. We signed various files and also had a medical examination. The problem was that the public transportation was halted. Many ways failing, a kindly neighbor drove us to Xinyang Railway Station, and we finally arrived in Zhengzhou by high-speed train.
3月就要来了,小村庄里的大多数人开始有序地回城复工。我和女朋友准备返郑,签署各种文件,接受医生检查,最大的难题是大巴停运了。在各种计划都泡汤之后,是一位好心的邻居开车把我们送到了信阳火车站,这才搭乘高铁回到了郑州。
We had another 7-day home quarantine. We were not fans of cooking, but fortunately, there was food delivery service. The school contacted me on a daily basis, recording my health status and asking if I needed any help.
到小区自然要经历新一轮居家隔离,为期7天。尽管不爱做饭,但幸好各种外卖供应到位。学校也一直与我保持联系,每天了解健康情况,询问我是否需要帮助。
At this point, I am almost in the end of my quarantine, and somehow, I feel it a little bit enjoyable.
写到此处,我已经快度过隔离期了,突然开始有种很享受的感觉。
Thumbs-up for Zhengzhou
点赞郑州
All the measures, rigorous as they were, from the moment we arriving in Zhengzhou, to entering the housing estate, then the quarantine life, really surprised me. Disinfectant was sprayed everywhere - stations, carriages, elevators, passages, and even people’s shoes. The strong smell didn't make me sick; instead, I was relieved and smiled.
从抵达郑州,到进入小区,再到隔离生活,所经历的严格措施让我惊讶。车站、车厢、电梯、楼道,到处被喷洒了消毒液,连人们的鞋子都受到相同的待遇。伴随着浓浓的药水味儿,我不但没有感觉到不适,一路上紧绷的脸颊反而露出了笑容。
It’s so great to live in Zhengzhou! I must give my thumbs-up to such a city where people get 100% security and happiness.
生活在郑州,得劲儿。我不得不为这样一个能给民众充分安全感和幸福感的城市点赞。
周深:
2014年,21岁的周深第一次走上了大舞台。带着他特有的青涩和百灵般的嗓音,他唱了一首《欢颜》。台下的导师被他的声音惊艳,这也让周深第一次被许多人认识,走上了明星路的周深依然是脚踏实地。
音乐人高晓松非常地欣赏周深的声音,他说:这是介乎童声与女声之间的魔音,是一个人的唱诗班。周深曾经一度觉得自己无法成为真正的歌手,他甚至觉得任何好听的歌曲都不会找他来演唱。可他还是坚持在音乐上精益求精,终于他迎来了机会。有一次有人请他帮忙录《大鱼》的小样,当时还没有专业录音棚的他躲在自己的被子里,努力减少周围的杂音,录完了小样。对方认为周深唱的极为灵动,于是把《大鱼》的演唱机会给了他。歌曲收录在他的第一张个人专辑《深的深》,里面的大多数歌曲都是高晓松作曲,尹约作词。
周深的机会多了起来,之前高晓松舍不得拿给其他歌手唱的歌,如今又重新请尹约填词,给了周深演唱。事业蒸蒸日上的同时,周深唱歌的本领也有了进一步的提升。他参见了一档真人秀节目,节目里他认真学习了越剧的演唱,并且最后献上了完美的越剧版《大鱼》。
当他本人的形象被大众熟知了以后,他蒙起面,在舞台上以反串形象演唱《身骑白马》。本就有语言天赋的他把其中的闽南语唱段演绎的极为完美,他唱出了薛平贵与王宝钏的爱情,唱出了这场伟大爱情里的温柔,也唱出了爱情里孤注一掷的坚决。
周深自己说,他的每一个作品都是自己的孩子。他怀着对艺术诚挚热烈地追求,把自己的情感和每首歌词里蕴含的故事唱到极致。周深是一位值得被世界倾听的艺人,这样一位对音乐精益求精的歌手,一定会走向更大的舞台。
《紫罗兰永恒花园外传:永远与自动手记人偶》
央视电影频道的影评人曾经这样评价这部动画:我永远也想不到一部名字足足有18个字的电影会给我带来这么大的震撼和感动。我建议所有邮政行业工作者组队观看这部电影,明白自己所做的是一件多么伟大的事业,邮递员的工作是传递幸福。
1. 剧情简介:电影讲述了一对异父异母的姐妹(艾米和泰勒)因为身份而分离,又通过主角薇尔莉特和她代写的书信而“重逢”的故事。电影将主角薇尔莉特与这二人的故事分开来叙述,前半段描述了艾米如何在薇尔莉特的温暖下一点点放下心中的包袱,和周围的人、和薇尔莉特成为朋友的过程,并且交代了艾米和妹妹泰勒在被收养以前的故事;后半段则讲述了艾米多年前收养的妹妹泰勒因为收到了薇尔莉特代写的艾米的书信,而决心当上邮递员,并给艾米送去表达自己心意的书信。故事看似平淡却也不缺少冲突,有笑点也有泪点,算是相当合格了。
大学介绍
University of Alberta
阿尔伯塔大学 埃德蒙顿
身为加拿大医博类前五且在世界享誉盛名的阿尔伯塔大学UA(以下简称阿大), 却并不被多少国人所知。它坐落于加拿大冰雪覆盖的西北工商业重镇埃德蒙顿。和中国的大学相类比,它可以和黑龙江科技大学并称为姊妹学校。
学校介绍
阿大始建于1908年, 在2019年QS世界大学排名中位列第109(QS世界大学排名进入前百的加拿大大学只有麦吉尔、多伦多、UBC)。它还是加拿大G13大学联盟的成员,多年来与多伦多大学、麦吉尔大学、UBC一起稳居加拿大研究型大学前 5。
学生的生活
陌生的城市、不确定的未来、陌生的小伙伴,未知所带来的紧张感是每个人都难以避免、无法逃离的。其实所有的问题都会随着时间迎刃而解,说点大家都好奇的吧。
首先就是气候,大多数人会听说屯里超级冷。说实话,这里的天气确实很冷,所以不建议大家一大早出门,早晚的气温是格外的低。不过室内还是很暖和哒,一般在教室里身穿T恤衫就足够啦。怕冷的小伙伴可以自行准备秋裤,每个人怕冷的程度都不太一样,所以怕冷的要多穿点哈。
其次就是安全问题,爱屯总的来说还是很安全的,大学的安保措施也很好。不过没事的话建议不要去中国城。出门结伴而行,不要太晚还在街上乱逛就好啦。特殊情况下晚上建议和朋友一起打车回家哈。
最后大家关心的还有人际交往,屯里虽然没有温哥华、多伦多那么繁华,但是也是有很多好玩的地方等着大家去发掘的。住学校宿舍的小伙伴们会很自然的在餐厅遇到些小伙伴,当然刚开学的时候学长学姐也会组织一些活动,让大家互相认识,到时候记得跟进他们的脚步去遇见志同道合的人吧。
学术专业
阿尔伯塔省的石油开采及农业相关产业都相当发达, 因此阿大为了满足当地对于行业工程技术人才的需求,阿尔伯塔大学也尤其重视工程类专业的开设和资源投入,拥有大量多与能源和石油相关的王牌专业,例如石油化工、地质勘探、化学工程、环境科学与工程、古生物学等,整体科研实力非常突出。阿尔伯塔大学也尤其重视工程类专业的开设和资源投入,其中最广为人知,也是录取竞争最激烈的专业就是石油工程了。
地理位置
1. 阿尔伯塔省
阿尔伯塔省创建于1901年,是加拿大经济最发达之地,主要由林业、石油和天然气产业所带动。阿尔伯塔还保存着历史十分悠久的当地土著文化。
2. 埃德蒙顿市
埃德蒙顿市是阿尔伯塔省的首府, 和我国的哈尔滨为姐妹城市。这座城市四季分明,是典型的北方大陆性气候, 平均温度为 -11.7°C。坐落于此的西部埃德蒙顿购物中心(West Edmonton Mall)是北美洲最大、全世界第五大购物中心。商场里有过山车、热带雨林、室内蹦极、水上乐园和溜冰场等,更包括超过800多家购物商店和20家餐馆。1987年7月31日,一场破坏性极强的龙卷风袭击了城市,市民们经过努力战胜了灾难,当时市长赞誉埃德蒙顿为“冠军的城市”,这也成为城市的著名标语。
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读书分享 《优秀的绵羊》
本书的作者威廉·德雷谢维奇曾在耶鲁大学任教24年。2008年,他辞去了自己的终身教职,原因是他认为当今世界各国高等学府的教育都陷入了误区,这些优质的名校本该引导学子认识到存在于世界上的真正意义是为自己而活,而这些学府却总是不断地给孩子们灌输“成为社会上的精英,就会拥有最好的生活”的念头。这也是作者写此书的主要原因。
不只是高校,精英家庭的家长在日常生活中也时常告诫自己的孩子,让他们拿到优异的成绩,被人认可,将来才能拥有优越的生活。这样一来,作为学生,他们需要做到学术上的完美;作为孩子,他们不能辜负家长的期望;作为社会中的精英,他们要得到大众的认可、关注与崇拜。时间长了,他们将无法得知什么才是自己真正想要的。而且长期在别人眼中做到最好,会让他们过于在乎他人的评价,从而导致不断给自己施压,最后甚至会出现严重的心理疾病。
作者在本书中提到,大学,尤其是本科教育应该给予学生的是让他们认识社会、认识生命、认识自己,也就是以人文教育为本。人文教育并不限于只教授学生做人的道理,它将学习的知识广泛化之后传授给学生,最重要的是人文教育有助于学生透过表象看本质。
中国有句话是这样说的:“学校的职责在于教书育人”。而人文教育则很好地将“教书”、“育人”结合在了一起,给学生一个机会,在如今浮躁的社会中,审视本真的自己。
Author (作者): Mona Xue
[作者本科就读于美国,研究生就读于澳洲,本文给对于有出国读书打算的小伙伴一个小参考。]
我本科就读的大学是一所排名70左右的学校,首先要说的是不管在哪国读书,地方不同差异很大。学校排名越好,学费越贵,当然要分私立和公立。我感觉总体来说,在美国的花费要比在澳洲贵一些。首先学费就比较贵,我在村里房租还算便宜,每个月700美刀,在悉尼一个月1320刀,生活费是悉尼贵一些,澳洲的东西除了保健品和个别品牌(GUICC)其他都比美国要贵,而且东西也不全,打折力度也没有美国好。但是如果你是在美国纽约、芝加哥之类的大城市,生活费那就高得可怕了,每个月可能房租就已经2000+。
美国留学是目前留学毕业证书含金量最高的,但是如果你拿美国排名100+的学校跟澳洲八大比,那澳洲八大是强很多的。就比如说你在悉尼大学和一个美国不知名的学校相比,当然是大家所知道的名校更厉害些。
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