1. 家--

　　家 离开你我才发现自己那爱哭的眼睛

　　“八千里路云和月”，我怀着一颗激动而憧憬的心准备享受加州最温暖明媚的阳光，却发现自己泪如雨下—我想家了

　　看到我泣不成声的样子，寄宿家庭的女主人有些不之所措，在深受“independence”思想影响下的美国人，他们词典中的“homesick”早被封印在最后一页。女主人告诉我“American parents will just kick their children away, when they were 18.We are very independent”。相比之下，我的软弱使我更加惭愧，不过，其实你若细想，中国人的思乡之情似乎从古就有。

　　“春风又绿江南岸，明月何时照我还”“仍怜故乡水，万里送行舟”“人有悲欢离合”“夕阳西下，断肠人在天涯”无论唐诗，宋词，元曲，不管是身居高位还是布衣一身，哪怕是豪放派的苏东坡，桀骜不羁的李太白，都流露着对故乡深深的思念。而美国人民却不同了，在“自由，独立”的观念深植于心时，他们多了一分坚强，但也少了一分温情。一个成年孩子若再想回到父母家住，是需要向父母交纳房费。这就是美国，随行，自由，独立，泾渭分明。这当然也是理智与发达的一种表现，眼泪在世界竞争的天平上是不会为你的祖国增加任何砝码的。这或许是美国强大的原因之一。

　　--王元辰 2012.7.26 于美国洛杉矶

　　2. 第一天我们来到了US的capital—Washington D.C.，It’s very beautiful.环境保护的非常好，绿地覆盖面积几乎占了华盛顿的一半。如果是在中国，就说北京吧，烟尘滚滚，马路边上就几棵孤苦伶仃的树，还缺枝少叶。想想也真是讽刺，还有美国的能见度也十分的清晰。空气中散发着阳光的味道，十分温暖。但是与此同时，北京却可能雾蒙蒙的，空气中发着尘埃的气味，压抑。还有一个方面，就是规则与排队的问题。外国人上个厕所都十分有秩序。在门口安静规矩的排队，而在中国的某些公共卫生间却充斥着多种不文明的现象，比如上厕所不排队等等。为什么美国是发达国家而中国是发展中国家呢，不仅仅是因为金钱与国力，也因为人们的素质高低不同。美国人文明懂礼貌，中国人在公共场合大声喧哗，随地吐痰的现象十分严重，这就能充分体现出国民的素质。只有一个国家的人民民众好了，这个国家的素质才会上升，有所提高。所以通过这次美国之行，我认为礼仪和秩序，环境是一个能提升国力的重要因素。

　　李雨昕

　　3. We came to the America a week ago. The most unforgettable experience is in Washington D.C.

　　On one day’s afternoon, we visited three museums. All the teammate walked on their way. CiCi and I walked on the same way. The weather was too hot, so we’d love to have an Ice-cream. When we got to the shop, unfortunately, we just had one hundred dollar. But to our surprised, an American Old man told the shop assistant he would pay for it. We were really excited. And then, we talked a lot, about the view, his travel, and our travel. He is not very old. It’s about 30or40 years old. We felt very happy in our conversation. Finally, we took the picture together. I really like him. I think most of the people in USA is just like him.

　　刘可莹 vivi

　　4. I have been in America, the most developed country in the world, But the people in here is very friendly and enthusiastic. This beautiful country leaves me a deep impression.

　　Drivers are very polite and obey the rules all the time. When they meet a cross, they will stop to have a look, If they make sure there is no people, they will go. I have read a passage; it talked about how to get driving license in the USA. It’s very difficult. They need to prepare for half a year, 50hours exercise and serious test. It’s good for traffic and America.

　　梁子昂