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秋风已至，书卷似故人。阅读，是和一些高贵灵魂的对话。那些承载的故事，镌刻的字迹不时让我们重温与自由相伴，不离不弃的日子。九月是美加的“阅读月”，学部举办了形式多样的主题活动，如中文演讲比赛、英文戏剧表演、英文辩论比赛等，用书香浸润学子的思想。
Early autumn wind has come, the scrolls are like the old. Reading is a conversation with some noble soul. From time to time, the stories we carry and the words we write remind us of the days we shared with freedom. September is the "Reading Month" of NB, and the department held various thematic activities, such as Chinese Speech Contest, English Drama Performance and English Debate Contest, etc.
中文演讲比赛
Chinese Speech Contest
01离离故土情，拳拳赤子心
Leaving the native place, we are all pure hearts.
在屏气凝神的注视中，十一年级五位演讲者逐一走上舞台，畅谈《台北人》的阅读感悟。从远方回望故乡，有的人用婆娑的泪眼瞥见了青砖白瓦、袅袅炊烟。从故乡望向远方，有的人用慷慨的陈词控诉分裂势力的暴行，表达中国青年对祖国的挚爱。
Watching with bated breath, the five speakers of grade 11 came to the stage one by one to talk about the reading comprehension of Taipei people. Looking back home from afar, some people with whirling tearful eyes glimpsed the blue brick and white tile, and the curl smoke. Looking far away from home, some people used generous statements to complain about the atrocities of the separatist forces and express the love of Chinese youth for the motherland.
02螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
人人都是黄雀，人人也都是螳螂。然而那个站在黄雀身后的，是生活。《黄雀记》中充满了罪与罚，绝望和希望。青春年少的我们该树立怎样的人生观、价值观才能更好地面对生活？“只要希望之灯依然亮着,哪怕它再微弱,也要坚持启航。”这是十年级学生铿锵有力的回答。
Every man is a sparrow, and a mantis. But it is life that stands behind the yellow sparrow. The book of the Yellow Sparrow is full of crime and punishment, despair and hope. As teenagers, we should establish what kind of outlook on life, values in order to better face life? "As long as the light of hope remains on, however faint, keep sailing." This is the sonorous strong answers from G10 students.
03功名富贵，总把流光误
Fame, wealth, always mislead the flow of light.
有人说，富贵能腐蚀一切。但总有些地方屹立不倒，它就是我们心灵的桃花源。八九年级学子们在《边城》的淳朴人情中，在《儒林外史》的名利追逐里，拨开世俗的面纱，探讨生活的真谛。
Some people say that wealth corrupts everything. But there is always some place standing, it is the land of our hearts. In the simplicity of the border town and the pursuit of fame and wealth in the scholars, the G8&G9 students pushed aside the veil of common customs and explored the true meaning of life.
04优秀讲稿展示
我喜欢每个人口中吐出的家乡话，我爱街头巷尾的市井气，人情味，同时，我依然感谢离开，离开使我们将头探向世界，离开成就了我们。
——11E周叶婷
具备有独立思考的能力，才能力排众议从谎言中找寻真相，从而形成正确独到的人生、价值观并且在当今社会中更好地面对生活，明辨是非。
——10A 贾钰媛
保持自己的初心，在现在这个时代好像变成了一件难事。“出淤泥而不染，濯清涟而不妖”正是我们需要追求的品质。我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是不让世界改变我们。
——9B徐欣悦
不论周遭如何嘈杂，心灵如何不安，只要我们坦然面对，顺其自然，便能随心而走，活出自己，拒绝这世上形形色色的诱惑。
——8A彭怡庭
英文戏剧表演
English Drama Performance
没有梦想的人生是无趣的。“寻梦，撑一支长篙向青草更青处漫溯。满载一船星辉，在星辉斑斓里放歌。”难道不是最诗意的生活吗？九年级学生装扮成了《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》中的寻梦男孩，追梦之旅中，演员们加入了许多幽默元素，经典之余而又分外地接地气。有人微笑着获奖，有人欢笑着鼓掌，场内气氛格外热烈。
Life without dreams is boring. ‘To seek a dream just to pole a boat upstream to where the green grass is more verdant. Or has the boat fully loaded with starlight and sing aloud in the splendor of starlight.’Is it not the most poetic life? G9 students dressed up as the dream-seeking boys in The Alvin's Fantasy Journey, and the actors added a lot of humor to their dream-chasing journey. Some people carried off a prize with smiling on face, and some people laughed and applauded. The atmosphere inside is particularly warm.
英文辩论
English Debate Contest
惠特曼说，“一个人在神志最清明的时候，往往有一种思想，像星辰那样恒久不灭”。十年级的学生在《动物庄园》思想自由主题的引领下展开辩论。唇枪舌剑间，辩手们依然不失风度，始终面带微笑。良好的风范、出色的口语表达、敏捷的思维令场下观众为之折服，掌声不断。
Whitman says ‘A man in his most lucid moments often has a thought that lasts as long as the stars.’ G10 students debated with the free-thinking theme of animal farm. The debaters kept their poise and kept smiling. Good demeanor, excellent oral expression and quick thinking make the audience impressed and applauded.
阅读月活动圆满落下帷幕，而心中对书的依恋将会永远滋养着我们的灵魂。祝愿学子在书中找到寄托，在逐梦的路上嗅到青春与书卷共同激扬的芬芳！
The Reading Month has come to a successful end, and the attachment to books will nourish our soul forever. Wish students find sustenance in the book and scent out the fragrance of reading on the way to dream.
