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When you drink water, do you ever think about where the water comes from? Do you know that many people in the world still have no clean water to drink?
Answer the following questions.
1. What did Addyson and Maurine play with when they first met?
2. What did World Vision do for Maurine’s village?
3. How many times has Addyson run for World Vision?
One little red ball.
It built a water station there.
Twice.
1. It might not seem as if the girls have much in
common.
as if意为“似乎，好像”。have … in common
意为“有……共同之处”。
e.g. 看来他好像不能按时到达了。(翻译)
It looks as if he won’t arrive in time.
这两种文化有许多共同之处。(翻译)
The two cultures have a lot in common.
2. But when they met at a dinner two years ago, in Kansas City, they hit it off.
hit it off意为“一见如故；合得来”，通常表示初次见面的两个人很投缘，彼此看得顺眼。
e.g. 我知道你跟Mike一见如故。(翻译)
I knew you’d hit it off with Mike.
3. Meanwhile, she started fundraising.
meanwhile意为“同时，期间”。
e.g. 医生将在下周再来看你。在此期间，你
必须尽可能多休息。(翻译)
The doctor will see you again next week.
Meanwhile, you must rest as much as
possible.
Complete each sentence.
1. They are __________ money to help her.
2. Most of her free time was spent in __________ up her collection.
3. Do you think I’ll be able to achieve my __________ of losing 5 kilos before the summer?
4. Bob spent fifteen months alone on his project. __________, Ann took care of the children on her own.
meanwhile, build, raise, goal
raising
building
goal
Meanwhile
Translate the following sentences with the
given words or phrases from the article.
那时，我发现自己和这些人有许多共同之处。(common)
天看起来好像要下雨了。(as if)
Susan生病的时候我帮了她一把。(help … out)
At that time, I found I had a lot in common
with these people.
It looks as if it’s going to rain.
I helped her out when Susan became ill.
What do you think of Addyson’s actions?
Do you often raise your hand and answer questions in class? Are you afraid of raising your