今年的课外活动开始了！我很激动，因为我参加了木工课，我是那么喜欢它，并且一直期盼着这一天。在俱乐部吃完点心后，我和爱玛就去上木工课了， 而瑞亚则去上她的面包制作课(烹饪课)。我们都激动不已。

　　“我会做两个面包，带给你们一些的。”瑞亚说。“我们也会做一个木头玩具给你的。”我和爱玛说。“今年的木工课上我们要做投石机。”戴勒先生说。他就是我们的木工老师。我们先到电脑室查了一些关于投石机资料并把它们画在图纸上，然后就开始锯木头了。这个环节很难，我马上就出汗了。“再锯两块我就完工了。”我似乎已经看到了成功。

　　但是锯两块木头并不容易。我需要五分钟来锯掉一块木头，两块就是十分钟，不等完成，我的胳膊都酸了。但我还要锯出角度来，我可从来没有用过那种机器。它飞快地旋转着，一刹那间那木头就一分为二了。戴勒先生五秒钟就锯掉一块，他有他自己的大号锯子，我们都非常羡慕。男孩子们都已经完成了这个工作，开始建造投石机了。我看见这些，越发着急要努力了。

　　但用艾玛的话来说，我每砍一刀，就像是在杀鸡。我十分需要戴勒先生的帮助，其他人也一样，当然所有人都不能浪费时间。“戴勒先生，你能帮我把这块锯掉吗？”老师休息时，我问道。“还有这八个角。”我的木头太短了，角又很尖锐，机器根本锯不了。“你恐怕要自己锯了，我很忙……”“戴勒先生，这个钉子卡在木头里了！”克里斯叫道。天哪，看来我要自己动工了。

　　终于，我大功告成了。虽然这些木头参差不齐，像仙人掌一样。这都歪歪扭扭的，一点儿也不平整。但是无论如何，这都是我亲手做出来的。我还是感到很自豪。

　　January 18, 2010

　　Wood working

　　The after school programs of this year had started! I felt very excited because I was in the wood working class. I liked it very much and was looking forward to what we do on the class. Today at ChenEx after snack I went to wood working with Emma, while Rhea went to baking. We were all very excited。

　　“I’ll make two bread and bring some you guys,” Rhea said. “And we’ll make a toy with wood for you,”Emma and I said。

　　“We will make a trebuchet on the wood, working classes this year,” Mr. Dyer said, who was the wood working teacher. First, we went to the computer room and searched the trebuchet, and then we drew it on  the paper. And now it was time to cut. The cutting part was so hard that I was soon in sweat. “Two more pieces, then I’ll finish。” Finally I was almost done。

　　But two pieces were not that easy. I could only cut one piece in five minutes, so two pieces cost me ten minutes. My arms were tired after finishing that. And I still had to cut angles, but I’d never use the cutter before. It turned over and over so fast, and a wood was cut into two pieces in a second. Mr. Dyler could cut a piece in five seconds because he had his own large size cutter, which we were all very envy of. The boys had already finished cutting in the last class and they started building the woods. I felt so anxious when I saw them. I had to keep on working hard! But using Emma’s word, every time I cut, it sounded like killing a chicken。

　　I really needed Mr. Dyer’s help. And so did others. But everyone had no time to waste. “Mr. Dyler, can you help me to cut this piece off?” I asked when he took a rest. “And can you help me to cut these eight angles off?” My woods were too short so the angles were very sharp, so the machines couldn’t cut them. “You got a cut them yourself, I am very busy…” “Mr. Dyler, the nail is stuck in the wood!” Chris yelled. Oh my god, seemed like I had to cut it myself。

　　Finally my works were all done although my woods looked like pieces of cactus. They were crankled and were not flat. But whatever, these were all done by myself. I still felt proud of myself。