我亲爱的外国朋友们：
你们好！
2020年以令人揪心的“新冠”疫情爆发的方式在全国乃至全世界范围内打开特殊的新的一年，从武汉封城按下暂停键的那一刻开始，举国上下的人民从没有像这次这般关注武汉这座城市。疫情在武汉爆发的那段时间，每天网络更新的疫情情况牵动着我的心，而在这段时间我最牵挂的就是在湖北的老师和同学朋友们，尤其是还留在学校、没有家人陪伴和照顾的你们。
据我所知，那段时间有些朋友跟老师们一起还坚守在武汉，有些已经回到了自己的家乡；那些回家了的朋友们，你们国家那边的疫情状况还好吗？你们是否都是安全的？在这里，我想向你们问一声安好，希望疫情早点过去，也希望你们都要照顾好你们的家人、保护好自己，一同走过黎明前的黑暗。疫情虽无情，人间有真情。感谢你们对中国的信任和支持。不论隔多远，我都会一直牵挂着你们。
因为疫情原因，我邀请你们当中的有些朋友假期来我家这边游玩的计划也被迫搁置了，希望疫情结束后，能和你们一起游览中国的大好河山！但是让我感到欣慰和放心的是，每次微信联系你们或者与你们通电话的时候，都能得知你们安康的好消息；每当听到你们一直跟我说：“学校皇冠国际体育appapp的领导老师们就像家人一样地照顾着你们，时刻保护着你们不受病毒的威胁，你们被照顾地很好、很安全，不用我担心。”那时的我真的感到非常的安心，也特别的感动。
还记得刚跟你们认识的时候，我志愿加入国际留学生的汉语助教活动，起初的我只是为了抓住这个机会锻炼一下自己的英语交际能力；在跟你们深入的交流之后，我发现即使我们的国度不同、语言不同，但是交流起来却能像老朋友那般无话不谈。在长椅上聊天时，我能感受到你们在异国他乡求学的内心的孤独，那个时候，虽然不能向你们提供太多的帮助，我却一直告诉自己，你们是那么的友爱和善良，只要有需要我一定会在。从此也结下了深厚的友谊。
小事显大爱。在这个特殊而又困难时期，中国和校方老师们展现了大爱，温暖了每个学生的心。这段时间，有一件让我真的非常感动：
临近毕业的我，被这突如其来的疫情打乱了节奏，当初计划着开学回学校找工作而留在学校的重要证件也随着武汉的封城而难以取得，刚开始焦头烂额但也束手无策。后来湖北的疫情有所好转，我再与你们视频聊天的时候，学校的氛围也没有那么压抑了，当你们聊到每次经过我的宿舍楼下的时候都会想起曾在楼上住着的我，我的眼眶都湿润了；当我提到了自己的烦扰，你们马上安慰我并告诉我说：“没事的，我可以帮你，你不能返校，我可以想办法拿到你要的证件，不要担心！”第二天你们就告诉我，你们找到在学校负责你们的老师帮我申请到了进宿舍取件的许可，还一遍遍地告诉我不要担心，尽管你们现在还不能出校门，但你们一定会想一切可能的办法寄送给我。
当收到我的重要文件时，除了在微信对话框里给你们敲上“Thank you!”，我也不知道该怎么更好地表达我的感谢了。我内心的感激之情溢于言表，我真的很感激你们在得知我的困难时的一定要伸出援手的那份坚定的信念，很感激你能在我最需要的时候想尽办法，感激你们帮我联系到负责你们的老师们为我解决了困难。非常时期，非常之情。
同时我也十分的感动，非常感谢学校的老师们能把你们照顾的这么安全，让我感受到了爱的传递。世界上最普通的名词是朋友，但是最难得的也是朋友。明天不知道会是怎样的难以预料，只愿我们都能回到曾经相遇的地方，谈谈以往，再聊聊以后。
最后，请让我再向你们道一声珍重，谢谢我能拥有你们这么好的朋友，谢谢我和你们之间能拥有这份坚定的信任与默契！我相信用心写下的友谊一定最长久。
你们的中国朋友：周禹缘（Alina）
A Thank-you Letter
My honest international friends,
How are you !
In 2020, a special new year opened with the outbreak of the “COVID-19”in my country and even the world. From the moment when the pause button was pressed with the lockdown of Wuhan, the people all over the country had never looked like this situation to pay so much attention to the city of Wuhan. During the period when the epidemic broke out in Wuhan, the epidemic situation that was updated online pulled at my heartstrings every day. And during this time I was most concerned about the teachers and friends in Hubei, especially those who were still in school and without families' care.
As far as I know, some friends stayed in Wuhan with the teachers during that time, and some have returned to their hometowns. I want to know whether the epidemic situation in your country is okay or not for those who have returned home. Are you all safe? Here, I hope all of you will be safe and sound.
I hope this epidemic will pass by soon, and I wish all of you could take good care of your family, protect yourself and walk through the darkness before dawn together. Although the epidemic is merciless, there is really genuine emotion in the world. Thank you for your trust and support to China. No matter how far apart, to all of you I will remember fondly.
Because of the epidemic, my plan to invite some of you to come to my city on holiday was forced to be delayed. I hope one day that I could lead you to visit beautiful scenery all over China after this epidemic! But what made me feel relieved and reassured was that every time I contacted with you or talked on the phone all of you could show me good news about your well-being. Every time you keep telling me that "the leaders and teachers of IEC are taking good care of you like family members, protecting you from the threat of viruses at all times. You are being taken care of very well and safely, and I don’t need to worry too much. ” At that time, I really felt at ease and especially moved.
I remember when I first met with you, I volunteered to join the Chinese teaching assistant activity for international students. At first, I just tried to take this opportunity to practice my English communication skills; after in-depth communication with you, I found that even we have different countries and different languages, we could communicate like old friends. When we were chatting on the bench, I could feel your inner loneliness studying in a foreign country. At that time, although I could not provide you with too much help, I always told myself that all of you are so friendly and kind, as long as you need I’ll stand by your side from my inner heart. Since then, a profound friendship has also been formed.
Little things show great love. In this special and difficult period, China and school teachers showed great love and warmed the hearts of every student. During this special time, there is one thing make me touched really:
As I was nearing graduation, I was disturbed by the sudden epidemic. I was planning to return to school to find a job, so some of my important documents left in the school which were difficult to obtain with the lockdown of Wuhan. At first, I was overwhelmed with anxiety but helpless. Later, the epidemic situation in Hubei got better. When I chatted with you again, the atmosphere of the school was not so depressed. When you talked about every time you passed downstairs of my dormitory, you were thinking of me who lived upstairs. Tears welled up in my eyes. When I mentioned my troubles, you immediately comforted me and told me: "It's okay, Alina, I can help you. Even if you can't go back to school, I will try my best to find a way to get the important documents you want. Don’t worry! ” And then you told me you asked the teacher who is responsible for you at the school to help me apply for a permit to get in my dorm next day, and told me not to worry again and again.
When I received my important documents, I didn't know how to express my thanks better but only typing "Thank you!" in the WeChat dialog box. My inner feelings of gratitude are beyond words. I really appreciate your firm belief that you must lend a helping hand when you know my difficulties. I really appreciate that you will try your best when I need you. I really appreciate that you help me contact your teachers and solve the problem for me. Extraordinary periods, extraordinary friendship.
At the same time, I am very touched. I am very grateful to the teachers in the school for taking care of you so safely that I could feel the passing of love.
The most common noun in the world is friend, but the rarest is friend. I don’t know how unpredictable it will be tomorrow. I only hope we can all go back to the place where we met at first, and then we could talk about the past and the future again.
Last but not least, please value highly of yourselves. It’s my great honor to have such a good friend like you; and I appreciate for having this firm trust and understanding with you! I believe that the friendship written by heart must be the longest.
Your Chinese friend,
Zhou yuyuan (Alina)
