儿子美国夏令营回来了，三周时间里绝大多数是在旅游参观，少数几天是在上课。

第一天先是根据英语水平进行分班，我们团一共十男十女，通过书面考试和口语面试，我儿子在内三个中国小朋友被分到最高层次班（一个班十人左右），英语水平高于营地中大多数同年龄欧洲学生，包括英国、俄罗斯、意大利、土耳其、波兰和西班牙其他团的小朋友，三个小朋友中还有个也是SW的，不得不说SW的英语教育水平还是可以的。

面试老师给儿子的评语是He is as cool as cucumber. 一开始我不明白，为什么“酷得像黄瓜”？是因为他穿了件绿衣服？原来我孤陋寡闻，这是句谚语“非常淡定”的意思。

下面是写的一篇游记，显摆下。

American Time
12th, Jul

The Statue of Liberty, also called “Liberty Enlightening the World”is the symbol of NYC, even the USA. Just as its name implies, it symbolizes liberty and peace. It is one of the most famous monuments in the world which is 151 feet high. It was set to the Liberty Island in the Upper New York Bay, Manhattan.

We set out from the harbor and travelled to the Liberty Island by ferry. On the deck and the third floor of the ferry, we got a whole view of the river, so we took a great deal of photos and enjoyed the gentle wind. When we got close to the island, we had our first glimpse of the statue. There is an imperial crown on her head with seven spines which represent the seven oceans and seven continents. Holding a torch in her right hand, she is getting away from handcuffs and shakles. Handing the Declaration of Independence, she looks sagacious. Wearing a full length dress, she looks graceful.

We got on the Island at last. It was too high that we had to look up to it. Even though we didn't come into the pedestal to visit the museum or climb on to the statue to have a bird's-eye view of the island, we also had a great trip to see the Statue of Liberty.