在一个阳光明媚的周末，小明决定去参加一场英语角活动，这是他提高英语口语的好机会。英语角是一个由英语爱好者自发组织的活动，每周都会在公园的一个角落举行。
小明提前到了英语角，他看到已经有几位外国朋友在那里聊天。他鼓起勇气，向一个看起来很友好的外国女士走去。
“Hi, I’m Ming. I’m new here. Can I join you?” 小明用不太流利的英语问道。
那位女士微笑着回答：“Of course! My name is Lisa. Welcome to the English Corner.”
从那天开始，小明和Lisa成了好朋友。他们一起练习英语，互相纠正发音，讨论各种话题。小明发现，通过和Lisa的交流，他的英语口语有了很大的进步。
有一天，Lisa问小明：“Ming, do you have any interesting stories to share with us?”
小明犹豫了一下，然后说：“Well, there is this one time when I tried to cook a meal for my family.”
Lisa的眼睛亮了起来：“Oh, really? What happened?”
小明开始讲述他的故事：
“Last weekend, I decided to cook dinner for my family. I thought it would be a nice surprise. I followed the recipe carefully, but things didn’t go as planned. When I was about to serve the meal, I realized I had forgotten to add salt to the sauce. The food was too bland, and my family didn’t seem too happy with my cooking.”
Lisa笑了起来：“That’s funny! I once tried to make a cake, and it turned out to be a disaster. The cake was so hard, it could have been used as a doorstop.”
小明和Lisa的笑声在英语角回荡。他们继续分享彼此的故事，不仅增进了友谊，也提高了英语水平。
随着时间的推移，小明在英语角结识了越来越多的朋友。他们一起学习，一起玩耍，共同进步。而那个阳光明媚的周末，成为了小明英语学习旅程中难忘的开始。
