對話記人:當好班長-Being a Monitor
當好班長
【內容提示】
假定你是你們班的班長。有一次，有位同學不遵守紀律你說了他（或她）幾句，他（或她）和你頂起了嘴。你覺得很委曲，回到家裡，你就把這事說給父親或母親聽了。你父母聽後，教育你做工作要講究方法，不要急躁，否則會事與願違。
【作文示範】
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 except 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? ”He looked up and 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 tried to change my way of 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】
①impatiently [im'peiM ntli] ad．不耐煩地
②none of your business與你無關
【寫法指要】
本文用對話的方式記述了兩個人：“我”和母親。第一段記述“我”與同學之間發生口角的對話，表現了“我”的急躁情緒。第三段記述了母親和“我”的對話，說明了母親閱歷和工作經驗的豐富。第二段是過渡段；第四段是敘述作者聽了母親的話後在工作上的進步。
對話記人:當好班長-Being a Monitor