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Unit4
Reading and Thinking
(translation)
VOLUNTEERING IN THE BUSH
丛林里的志愿行动
volunteer
v.& n.自愿;志愿者
8 March 3月8日
I just got a parcel from home! It took about two weeks to arrive,and it was a bit damaged,but it was so nice to get some sweets and jam from home;I've been dying to have some of my favourite sweets,and it's always nice to get mail!
我刚收到一个从家里寄来的包裹!大约花了两周的时间包裹才到达,而且有点破损,但是真高兴能收到家里寄来的一些糖果和果酱;我一直非常渴望吃一些我最喜欢的糖果,而且收到邮包总是令人开心不已!
It takes sb. some time to do sth做某事花了某人多长时间
be dying to do sth. 渴望想做某事
n.&vt.包裹,打包
it +be+adj+ to do sth句型
So I've been here in the jungle for about a month now.My secondary school is a bush school.The classrooms are made of bamboo, with clay floors and roofs of grass. It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a dusty track covered in weeds.When I reach the school grounds, I'm greeted by a chorus of "good morning" from the boys.Unlike students in our country, these boys do not wear cotton uniforms, and many of them also have to walk a long way,sometimes for up to two hours,just to get to school.
到现在我已经在丛林里待了大约一个月了。我所在的中学是一所丛林学校。教室是用竹子搭建的,黏土夯的地面,茅草搭的屋顶。沿着杂草丛生、尘土飞扬的小路,我几分钟就能走到学校。我走进校园时,男孩们齐声对我喊“早上好”。与我们国家的学生不同,这些男孩不穿棉制校服,他们中的很多人得长途跋涉,有时长达两个小时才能到学校。
be made of(看得出材质);be made from(看不出材质)由…制成
a chorus of齐声;异口同声
many of 许多
up to sth. 到达(某数量等)
状从
There's no electricity, running water or even textbooks, not to mention laptops, tablets, or other modern devices! All the students have are pencils, rubbers, and paper. I'm still trying to adapt to these conditions. I've had to become much more imaginative in my teaching.
这里没有电,没有自来水,甚至也没有教科书,更不用说笔记本电脑、平板电脑或其他现代化设备了!学生们只有铅笔、橡皮和纸。我还在努力适应这些条件。在我的教学中,我不得不变得更有想象力。
try to do sth.努力/试图做某事
the students have是省略了that的定语从句,修饰先行词all
adapt to 适应
adaptation n.适应
not to mention更不用说
Science is my most challenging subject as my students have no concept of doing experiments. There is no equipment,and since there isn't even a washroom, if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a basin!It's