①This week is Anti-bullying (反欺凌) Week in the UK from Monday 13th to Friday 17th November. This year's theme(主题) is "Make A Noise About Bullying".
②What's bullying, exactly? A bully is more than just a mean (刻薄的) kid. A bully likes to give you a hard time for no reason. A bully calls your mean names, takes your things and even hits you. Or maybe it's a girl who calls you "ugly" and makes up mean stories about you online (网上). Bullying can happen at school, in your neighborhood or even online.
③Being bullied is terrible and, if it happens to you, you are not alone. Surveys show one-fourth of US middle school students have experienced bullying. Bullying can make you feel terrible over and over again for a long time. Maybe you are scared to go to school, or can't eat or sleep.
④What can you do? First of all, remember to be proud of who you are. Also, keep in mind that it's not your fault (错误) if you are being bullied and it's the bully who has the problem. If you can, ignore (忽视) the bully. Hopefully they will get bored and stop. If these things don't work, tell your favorite teacher and your parents about the bullying. And, of course, never be a bully. If you don't like someone, don't bully him or her and the world will be a much happier place.
⑤This Anti-Bullying Week lets us discuss what bullying means to us, how we feel about it and what we can do to stop it. Together, we can make a difference.
