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Section Ⅱ Lesson 2 & Lesson 3
●After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling tired.
漫长的一天过后,张天终于回到他的小房间,感觉疲惫不堪。
He had started working at seven in the morning and it was eight in the evening now.
早上7点他就开始工作了,现在是晚上8点了。
He had to prepare his lessons for the following day.
他必须为第二天的课程做准备。
This is a typical day for Zhang Tian.
这是张天典型的一天生活。
Coming to Guizhou Province to teach has been quite an experience for him.
对他来说来贵州省教学已是一个不同寻常的经历。
词句自测
①typical adj. 平常的,一贯的;典型的
②province n. 省
③feeling tired 为现在分词短语作伴随状语。
Zhang Tian graduated from university and got a teacher's certificate last year.
去年张天从大学毕业并得到了教师资格证书。
His parents, like most, hoped he would go to a big city to find a teaching job.
他的父母,像大多数父母一样,希望他去大城市找一份教学工作。
Likewise, his friends all left his hometown for work in Shanghai or Beijing.
而且,他的朋友都离开家乡到上海或北京工作。
Zhang Tian felt differently, however.
然而,张天却有不同的想法。
He wanted to start a new lifestyle.
他想开始一种新的生活方式。
词句自测
④graduate vi. 毕业
⑤graduate__from 从……毕业
⑥certificate n. 合格证书
He had met wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years and he was inspired by them to go and teach where he was needed the most.
在他早期上学的时候,他遇到了来自小村庄的优秀教师,并且他被他们鼓舞,到最需要他的地方去教学。
For that reason he applied for and became a volunteer teacher in a village school.
因为这个原因他申请并成为一所乡村学校的志愿者教师。
词句自测
⑦inspire vt. 鼓励,激励
⑧apply vi. 申请;请求
⑨apply__for 申请
Bringing with him lots of books, clothes, and two pairs of trainers, Zhang Tian travelled to the village with an eager heart.
张天带了很多书、衣服和两双运动鞋,同时也带着一颗热切的心,来到这个村庄。
He imagined all sorts of exciting things about living independently and teaching in a village.
关于在乡村独立地生活和教学,他想象了各种各样令人激动的事情。
词句自测
⑩eager adj. 热切的;渴望的
⑪sort n. 种,类;类型
⑫sort__of 有几分,有点
⑬independently adv. 独立地,自立地
However, not everything lived up to Zhang Tian's hopes.
然而,不是所有事情都符合张天的希望。
The school was much smaller than he had expected, with only three classrooms.
学校比他预想的小很多,只有三间教室。
In front of the classrooms, there was a playground which got dusty on