6月5日下午，中国外交部发言人耿爽在例行记者会最后宣布，由于工作安排原因，他即将奔赴新的岗位，“作为一名中国外交官，无论走到哪里，我都会继续讲好中国故事，传递中国声音，为促进中国与世界的相互了解、增进中国人民与世界人民的友好情谊作出自己的努力与贡献。”
听到外交部发言人耿爽的卸任发言后，全国组委会的老师们都很激动，因为这段话贯穿了度希望之星英语风采大会的活动主题，今年大会的主题是“星耀大世界 共筑中国心”，旨在通过系列主题演讲，弘扬中国传统文化，树立中国形象，传承中华文明，深化文化自信，巩固爱国意识，让世界聆听中国故事，感受中国力量！
小朋友们，你们会 用英语讲中国故事 吗？
Kong Rong gave away bigger pears
孔融让梨
"Respecting others" is not being slick and sly, but a persons due courtesy and modesty."
“尊重别人”并不是圆滑，而是一个人应有的礼貌和谦虚的表现。
Persistence
滴水穿石
As long as we persist to work hard, we can succeed just as constantly dripping water can wear away stone.
只要我们坚持努力，总会滴水穿石，取得成功。
Study requires the acquisition of knowledge and persistence. Just as dripping water wears away stone constant effort will help us to achieve good marks.
学习要有恒心和积累，滴水穿石，才能取得好成绩。
knock the socks off
刮目相看
Today, when a person does something that causes others to see him differently, we can say that people “knock the socks off someone.”
今天，当一个人做了某些事，令别人另眼相待时，我们就可以说，对他“刮目相看”了。
Sima Guang hit the tank
司马光砸缸
We should not panic when encountering problems. We should use our brains to find ways to solve them.
遇到问题我们不要慌，积极动脑筋想办法一定能够解决。
Offer a Humble Apology
负荆请罪
Only by uniting as one can we be stronger.
团结一心，才能更强大。
想必大家对这些中国故事并不陌生，你们会用英语来介绍他们吗？Do you want to try?
