Being a Monitor作文

Being a Monitor作文

当好班长

【内容提示】

假定你是你们班的`班长。有一次，有位同学不遵守纪律你说了他（或她）几句，他（或她）和你顶起了嘴。你觉得很委曲，回到家里，你就把这事说给父亲或母亲听了。你父母听后，教育你做工作要讲究方法，不要急躁，否则会事与愿违。

【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.”

（选自《英语画刊》高中版1997年第11期）

【词语解释】

①impatiently [im＇peim+ntli] ad．不耐烦地

②none of your business与你无关

【写法指要】

本文用对话的方式记述了两个人：“我”和母亲。第一段记述“我”与同学之间发生口角的对话，表现了“我”的急躁情绪。第三段记述了母亲和“我”的对话，说明了母亲阅历和工作经验的丰富。第二段是过渡段；第四段是叙述作者听了母亲的话后在工作上的进步。