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Unit 1 Back to School
Extended reading
School life in the UK
Last year, I had the chance to study at a British secondary school as an exchange student. I stayed with a lovely host family and went to school with their son, Daniel. We were both in year ten and we got on well. He is learning Chinese and will come to stay with me this year in China!
Reading
译文
去年,我有机会作为交换生到英国的一所中学读书。我寄宿在一个亲切友好的家庭,并与这家人的儿子丹尼尔一同上学。我们去年都读十年级,相处得很融洽。丹尼尔正在学习中文,今年要来中国与我一起学习生活。
n. 交换,交易
make an exchange 做交易
in exchange for 换得....
an exchange of glances 互换眼色
v. 交换,调换
exchange A for B 用A去换B
exchange sth. with sb. 与某人交换某物
The British school day commonly begins around 9 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m. Every secondary student in the UK must study English, Maths and the Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In year ten, students usually have to learn nine subjects and they can also choose to study other subjects, such as History, Art and Business.
Reading
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英国的学校上午9点开始上课,下午4点放学。在英国,每个中学生都必须学习英语、数学和科学科目:生物、化学和物理。在十年级,学生通常要学习九门科目,他们也可以选择学习其他科目,如历史、艺术和商业。
The classes are different from those in China. Each teacher has their own classroom and the students move around for every lesson. In most of my classes, there were only about 20 students. In the beginning, however, it was still tough for me to remember everyone’s name!
Reading
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英国的课堂与中国不同。每位老师都有自己的教室,学生们每节课走班上课。在我所上的大部分课上,都只有二十几个学生。然而刚开始时,我仍然很难记住所有人的名字!
adj. 艰难的;坚硬的;坚强的
It's tough doing sth. 做某事很困难
be tough on sb. 对某人很严苛
I enjoyed most of the classes, but some of them were quite challenging. Technology classes were fun. I made a clock to take home. The teacher helped me put the parts together. I like it so much that I still use it as my alarm! I found Maths quite easy and enjoyable because the material was less advanced in the UK than in China. However, learning in English was a great challenge for me. There were a lot of difficult English words, especially in Geography and Biology