It's been a long holiday. Because of the virus outbreak (爆发), many of us have already stayed at home for more than a month! How did you spend your time? Have you done anything special? During this difficult period, some teenagers have come up with new and interesting things to do. They have not only shown how creative they are, but also helped to cheer up those who are feeling down. Let's see what they've been up to.
Write a rap song
"I close my eyes and pray (祈祷)/ hoping everything will be OK/ the one who can save you is not God/ but an ordinary man in flesh and blood (血肉之躯)."
These are a few lines from a rap song written by Liu Yixin and Li Yusheng. They are Senior 3 students from The High School Affiliated to Renmin University in Beijing. Liu has read many news stories recently, both good and bad. He wanted to express (表达) his own ideas with this song. "I love making music and used to have my own band. Music is the best way for me to express myself," Liu said.
Encourage people to dance
Matthew Lee is a 16-year-old Chinese-American. He is now living in Los Angeles, US, but still feels worried about the outbreak in China. When he learned that most Chinese are unable to leave their houses, he decided to encourage them to exercise at home. So he made a dance video with his friends and posted it online. For the cooldown part of the dance, Lee chose the songWe Are The World. As Lee said, "I believe that with sweat (汗水) and smiles, together, we will make a better day."
Write an English poem
Ma Qichao is a junior 2 student from Baoding, Hebei. Having to stay at home during the outbreak, Ma and his classmates wrote several acrostic poems (藏头诗) in English to help cheer people up. "I found it quite interesting. You can hide a message in the first letters of each line and surprise your readers as they read downwards," Ma said. "The process (过程) of writing poems makes me feel that I'm closer to people from Wuhan." Here is part of a poem written by Ma.
Just stay on your path to guarantee (保证) our safety
Ignore other countries' criticism (批评) and make your own contributions (贡献)
All of us are on your side and we are finding new solutions
You stand out as the "heroes in harm's way" (逆行者) in this situation
Optimism can be significant (重要的) no matter what your position is
Use your strong power to overcome (战胜) this epidemic outbreak
