山姆的课余爱好

上海华东师范大学附属小学五（6）班李婴 供稿

This summer，an American high school student，Samuel Rasmussen，came to my house for home stay.Sam（Samuel’s nickname）is 17 years old.He was one member of the“United States Department of the State Youth Visiting Study Mission”.The teacher of the International Students Office said that this group of students was excellent，who were selected from all American high schools.

Sam is a very out-going boy.Mom showed him around East China Normal University (ECNU) the first day he came to our house.And my Dad，who was at a meeting in Wenzhou，gave Sam a ring and said“hello”.Sam said happily that the moment he stepped into our house，he then had a very warm and happy feeling.Mom was happy to hear that.We even treated Sam like a member of our family.This picture was about Sam and me taking a picture on the grass in front of the ECNU library.Look! How happy we were！

Sam likes studying very much.He is a senior at East High School in Salt Lake City.But Sam is not a bookworm at all.His hobbies are very rich.He told me there is a table tennis room in his own apartment.And his father and brother are both very good at playing table tennis.This is a picture of us playing ping-pong at the university activity centre of ECNU.

Maybe you don’t believe there is a swimming pool in Sam’s own house，and it is just smaller than ECNU’s.Needless to say，Sam is a swimming expert.Look! Sam was teaching me to learn swimming.With his patient help，my courage was greater，and I also learned several new swimming skills.

Sam doesn’t only like sports，but also likes music.He is a happy boy，who likes singing very much.Look，at the farewell party，Sam was singing with his classmates freely and happily.

My thoughts were deep in this unforgettable song.Tomorrow，Sam would leave China with his Youth Visiting Study Mission.I was a bit reluctant to part.Dear Sam，I wish you could visit China again in the future，and we could meet again at that time.

今年暑假，一名美国高中生塞缪尔·拉斯穆森来我家暂住。山姆（塞缪尔的昵称）今年17 岁，是“美国国务院青年访学团”的成员之一。留学生办公室的老师说，这批青年访学团成员是从全美高中学校甄选出来的最优秀学生代表。

山姆是个随和开朗的男孩。来我们家的第一天，我和妈妈带他在师大校园里逛了一圈。在温州开会的爸爸则是通过电话向山姆问好。山姆高兴地说，一到我们的家，他就有一种宾至如归的温馨感觉。妈妈听了很高兴。我们已经把山姆当作亲人一般看待。此图是我们在师大图书馆门前的草坪上合影。瞧，我们多开心啊！

山姆很爱学习，现在是美国盐湖城向东高级中学的学生。但山姆绝不是个“书呆子”。他的课余爱好非常丰富。他告诉我说，在他自己家里就设有乒乓室。他很喜欢打乒乓，他的爸爸、他的哥哥都是乒乓能手呢。此图是我跟山姆在华师大的大学生活动中心打乒乓的情景。

你可能不相信，在山姆自己的家里，就设有游泳池呢。只不过山姆家里的游泳池不像华师大公共游泳池这么大罢了。不用说，山姆是个游泳能手。瞧，山姆正在教我学游泳呢。在他的耐心帮助下，我在水里的胆子更大了。我还新学了几个游泳技巧呢。

山姆不但爱运动，而且很喜欢音乐。他是个快乐的男生，特别爱唱歌。瞧，欢送会上，山姆大方地上台，和他的同伴们一起引亢高歌呢。

我的思绪深深地沉浸在这难忘的歌声里。明天，山姆就要跟随青年访学团回美国了。我不禁有些依依不舍。亲爱的山姆，但愿你将来还有机会来中国，但愿我们在上海还能再相见。