感激之情:寄语挚友-To My Bosom Friend

寄语挚友
【内容提示】
你的一位挚友对你的学习帮助很大，但他准备出国学习了。于是，你要写一篇充满感激之情的文章来叙旧，怀念你们相处的日子，回忆你的朋友在英语学习方面对你的帮助和鼓励，回忆你们在一起学习的情景。同时，你也勉励他或她在国外好好学习，将来报效祖国。
【作文示范】
To My Bosom Friend
I was sad when you told me that you would go abroad. I＇m going to lose a bosom friend①.
When people say that I speak English fluently, I know, I owe the praise to you.
Do you remember that English class, when we were learning the text The Necklace? The teacher asked me to act Mathilde and you to act Jeanne. I was so nervous that my voice trembled, but you spoke so naturally and nicely. How I admired you! After class, you said to me:“Don＇t be afraid, and don＇t be shy. If you like English you must open your mouth.”I was deeply touched by these words.
Since then we spoke English whenever we met each other trying our best to express ourselves in English.
I＇ll never forget the Sunday when we saw the American film Turning Point. Though the actors and the actresses spoke very fast and I coudn＇t catch every word of the story, I got the main idea. Then we talked about the film for almost the whole day. It was, moreover, my turning point. From then on, I began to watch English on Sunday, to listen to Radio Beijing and began to pay more attention to English programs. We are both fond of American pop songs②. Sometimes we go to the movies, sometimes we go to the English Corner at the People＇s Park to practise our oral English.
Now, you are leaving me, but I＇ll never forget the happy days we have spent together. I＇ll never forget you. I hope you won＇t forget me and other classmates of yours. Above all, I hope you won＇t forget our motherland where you were born, and have been living. I hope you will study and work hard to achieve great achievements and then to render ③ service to repay ④ our country.
【词语解释】
①bosom [＇buz+m] friend 知心朋友
②pop song 流行歌曲
③render [＇rend+] v.  给予；提供
④repay [ri:＇pei] v. 偿还；报答
【写法指要】
本文作者满怀感激之情表达了对与知心朋友相处时的快乐日子的怀念。文章选材很巧妙，只选择了课后挚友鼓励自己开口讲英语和周日看美国电影《转折》之后自己在听说方面的转折两个情节。但是，读者读来倍感情深意切。同时，文中有些地方用第二人称来写，更使人感到作者所抒发的感情的亲切。