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姓  名 陳安琪 學  校 私立竹林高級中學 年  級 一年智班

得獎感言

這次競賽能獲得評審的肯定與青睞,我感到很榮幸,而我的心得能在許多優秀作品中脫穎而出,我也感到很開心。書林的閱讀心得比賽讓我有機會接觸英文課外書籍,雖然有時閱讀起來較為吃力,但是在耐心查閱字典後,我漸漸喜愛上享受著徜徉在字裡行間的樂趣,並發現直接閱讀英文比閱讀翻譯作品更能體會到書中引人入勝之處。我從閱讀過程中得到歡笑,從書本汲取知識,透過主人翁天真童稚的角度看世界,果然別有一番收穫。除此之外,英文能力似乎在一頁頁翻動書本時悄悄提升了,隨著故事內容接近尾聲,翻閱字典的頻率也愈來愈少,可見閱讀英文書籍真是一舉數得。最後藉由英文閱讀心得寫作,讓我歸納從書中得到的啟發,同時磨練自己英文寫作的技巧,將閱讀後腦中醞釀的想法化為筆下文字,與大家一同分享,使我感覺獲益良多!

 

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal

Greg is an ordinary middle school student, and this book is one of his “journals” which records the feelings he has from the first day to the last day of school in detail. Greg’s diary is called a “journal” since he wants to avoid his classmates considering him as an effeminate guy. This is a fascinating journal with some funny illustrations that makes me laugh every time I read it. Greg’s school life with classmates, extracurricular activities with friends, and home life with his family members can all be seen clearly in the book, and I often find many similarities between my own life and Greg’s.

Greg takes some trifles seriously, and now in my eyes, it is slightly immature and silly. Nevertheless, it seems that I can catch sight of myself when I was younger. To be honest, sometimes I thought exactly the same as he at that time; perhaps this is the reason why this book is so widely recognized as an interesting production. For instance, the “Cheese Touch” bothers Greg for a long time. It starts from a boy who touched a piece of rotten cheese, and the person who was touched by the boy would have the “Cheese Touch.” Once you get the “Cheese Touch,” it will remain with you unless you spread it to someone else. I had precisely experienced something alike in elementary school. A classmate of mine touched a dead cockroach, and then everyone began to be frightened and tried to get away from him as far as possible. I was drawn into the “panic” as well, and I even imagined how terrible it could have been if I had been touched. I was rather serious about this kind of matter, just as Greg, but now I think it is just a childish and a bit ridiculous game.

I love this book not only because it is easy to connect my real life with Greg’s amusing life, but also because Greg’s simple point of view is quite entertaining. Greg is optimistic and creative. In spite of the failure of his plan to campaign the treasurer, he still keeps thinking up of other crazy plans, such as the haunted house. Although he messes up things frequently, and is even punished, he always has a lot of imaginative ideas, which reveals the fantasies of a wimpy kid.

Even though the opinions I have differ from the ones I had before, Diary of a Wimpy Kid reminds me of the most precious treasures I have had during my growth. I also keep track of my everyday life through comics. Aside from recording what happens each day, I enjoy the pleasure of drawing and creating, too. I am accustomed to reviewing the comics I drew when I have free time, and I can always figure out a few distinctive thoughts or impressing feelings. I shall continue to keep records of my colorful life, maybe one day I can make my humorous comics public and become famous because of them.