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Section Ⅲ Lesson 3
Part 1 Text Comprehension——通文本
(课文译文见P177)
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After a long day,Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room,feeling tired①.He had started② working at seven in the morning and it was eight in the evening now.He had to prepare his lessons for the following day③.This is a typical④ day for Zhang Tian.Coming to Guizhou Province to teach⑤ has been quite an experience⑥ for him.
Zhang Tian graduated from⑦ university and got a teacher’s certificate⑧ last year.His parents,like most,hoped he would go to a big city to find a teaching job⑨.Likewise⑩,his friends all left his hometown for work in Shanghai or Beijing.Zhang Tian felt differently⑪,however.He wanted to start a new lifestyle.He had met wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years and he was inspired⑫ by them to go and teach where he was needed the most⑬.For that reason⑭ he applied for⑮ and became a volunteer teacher in a village school.Bringing with him lots of books,clothes,and two pairs of trainers⑯,Zhang Tian travelled to the village with an eager⑰ heart.He imagined all sorts of⑱ exciting things about living independently⑲ and teaching in a village.
However,not everything⑳ lived up to Zhang Tian’s hopes.The school was much smaller than he had expected,with only three classrooms.In front of the classrooms,there was a playground which got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days.Living in the village was also more challenging than he had thought.The power and water supplies were unstable,so he could only shower every three or four days,and he had to learn how to cook.The thought of leaving once flashed through his mind,but he quickly gave up on the idea and found ways to deal with the challenges.
The school had just three teachers and Zhang Tian was the only English teacher.The other two local teachers were responsible for maths and Chinese.To make school life healthier and livelier for his students,Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school—music,art and PE.