Refine the new course classroom: Chinese edition

Author: Xue Fagen
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The little tree sweated from exhaustion—feeling the charm of students' language
Beijing Yanqing No. 3 Primary School, Geng Cu iyu
Small Lens Today, while listening to Teacher Zhu's lecture on the article "Autumn Rain," the text followed the of autumn rain, describing the colorful hues of forests, fields, orchards, and flowers in early autumn—specifically, the orchard was depicted with the sentence, "Orange-red is given to the fruit trees; the fruit trees are full of fruits, squeezing each other." Students expanded on the phrase "squeezing each other." Some said the fruits grew exceptionally abundant, others used the phrase "bountiful fruits," and some described "fruits laden on the branches." This was exactly the answer I had in mind. Just as I felt pleased, an unnoticed little girl mumbled, "The tree is full of fruits, and that little tree sweated from exhaustion." Upon deeper reflection, I was struck by the charm of children's language: First, the word "sweat" described the natural phenomenon of warm autumn days with cool air and condensed dew; second, "sweated from exhaustion" vividly portrayed the scene of a tree laden with abundant fruits; third, the word "exhausted" conveyed the joy and sweetness of the tree, though hardworking, for achieving a bountiful harvest through its own efforts; and fourth, in just a few words, it vividly depicted an adorable, ambitious, fruitful, and personified image of the little tree.