Being a Monitor作文

　　當(dāng)好班長

　　【內(nèi)容提示】

　　假定你是你們班的班長。有一次，有位同學(xué)不遵守紀(jì)律你說了他（或她）幾句，他（或她）和你頂起了嘴。你覺得很委曲，回到家里，你就把這事說給父親或母親聽了。你父母聽后，教育你做工作要講究方法，不要急躁，否則會(huì)事與愿違。

　　【作文示范】

　　being a monitor

　　the bell rang. it was time to get ready for another class. the classmates took their seats quickly and kept silent. as usual stood up and looked around. everyone was busy with their lessons ecept wu qiang. he was still eating something. so i said loudly,“please stop eating, wu qiang. haven＇t you heard the bell?”but he was deaf to what i had said. i raised my voice and repeated impatiently①,“stop eating. is it that delicious? ”helookedupand murmured,“i like to eat it. it＇s none of your business②.”some students began to laugh and my face turned red.

　　i＇m the only girl monitor in the grade. some boys in my class are so naughty that they have made me cry several times.

　　that evening, i told my mother about the matter. mother smiled and said,“it is not so easy to be a good monitor.”“how i wish i were a strong boy! i would take away what he was eating and throw it away!”i said angrily.“but it is no use doing that. you can do even better than a boy. you should look on your classmates as your friends, and be patient and friendly to them.”mother said seriously.

　　mother＇s words made a deep impression on me. since that day i＇ve triedto changemy wayof treating my classmates. i＇ve begun to get on well with them. they respect me and help me with my work. even wu qiang often says to the students of other classes,“we have a good monitor and we like her.”

　　（選自《英語畫刊》高中版1997年第11期）

　　【詞語解釋】

　�、賗mpatiently [im＇peim+ntli] ad．不耐煩地

　　②none of your business與你無關(guān)

　　【寫法指要】

　　本文用對(duì)話的方式記述了兩個(gè)人：“我”和母親。第一段記述“我”與同學(xué)之間發(fā)生口角的對(duì)話，表現(xiàn)了“我”的急躁情緒。第三段記述了母親和“我”的對(duì)話，說明了母親閱歷和工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)的豐富。第二段是過渡段；第四段是敘述作者聽了母親的話后在工作上的進(jìn)步。