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2、Iworkwithpeopleandmoney.Peoplegivemetheirmoneyorgettheirmoneyfromme.
IwearawhiteuniformandIhelpdoctors.Iworkinthedayandsometimesatnight.Myworkisinterestingbutkindofdangerous.Thievesdon'
tlikeme.Iworklate.I'
mverybusywhenpeoplegoouttodinners.Iliketalkingtopeople.Imeetinterestingpeopleeverydayandaskthemquestions.
3、JohnnyDean’sNewLook!
DoyourememberJohnnyDean,thepopsingerwithfunnyglassesandlongcurlyhair?
Well,nowhehasanewlook.Hedoesn’thavelongcurlyhair.Hehasshortstraighthair.Andhedoesn’twearglasses.Butsomepeopledon’tlikehisnewlook.“Idon’tthinkhe’ssogreat,”saysRuthfromNewYork.“Butmymomdoes.”
4、MyBiggestProblem
MybiggestproblemisthatI’mtoobusy.WhenIwasyoung,Iusedtohavesomuchtime,butthesedaysIgetupearlyandstayinschoolallday.ThenIgorighthomeandeatdinner.BeforeIstartedhighschool,Iusedtospendalotoftimeplayinggameswithmyfriends,butIjustdon’thavethetimeanymore.Intheevening,IusedtowatchTVorchatwithmygrandmother,butnowhavetostudy.Ilovemusic,andmyfatherusedtotakemetoconcerts.Thesedays,Ihardlyeverhavetimeforconcerts.Idomyhomeworkandgotobed.Ireallymisstheolddays.
Unit2RulesandCustoms(规则与风俗习惯)
1、DearDrKnow,
I’mnothappy.Ihavetoomanyrulesinmyhouse.Ihavetogetupatsixo’clockeverymorning.Ican’tmeetmyfriendsafterschoolbecauseIhavetodomyhomework.Ican’twatchTVonschoolnights.AndIhavetobeinbedbyteno’clock.Onweekends,Ihavetocleanmyroomandwashmyclothes.ThenIhavetohelpmymommakedinner.LaterIhavetogototheChildren’sPalacetolearnthepiano.Ineverhaveanyfun.WhatcanIdo?
2、IfIbecomeanathlete,willIbehappy?
Formanyyoungpeople,becomingaprofessionalathletemightseemlikeadreamjob.Ifyoubecomeaprofessionalathlete,you’llbeabletomakealivingdoingsomethingyoulove.Ifyoubecomefamous,peopleallovertheworldwillknowyou.Manyathletesgivemoneytoschoolsandcharities,anddoalotofworktohelppeople.Thisisagreatchancethatmanypeopledonothave.
However,professionalathletescanalsohavemanyproblems.Ifyouarefamous,peoplewillwatchyouallthetimeandfollowyoueverywhere.Thiscanmakelifedifficult.
Ifyouplaysportsforaliving,yourjobwillsometimesbeverydangerous.Manyprofessionalathletesgetinjured.Andifyoubecomerich,youwillhaveadifficulttimeknowingwhoyourrealfriendsare.Infact,manyfamouspeoplecomplainthattheyarenothappy.Theysaytheywerehappierbeforetheybecamerichandfamous.
3、Theotherday,myfriendsandItalkedabouttherulesthatwehaveinschool.Atourschool,wehavetowearuniformseveryday.Theproblemisthatallmyclassmatesthinktheuniformsareugly.Wethinkyoungpeopleshouldlooksmartandsowewouldliketowearourownclothes.Ourteachersbelievethatifwedidthat,wewouldconcentratemoreonourclothesthanourstudies.Wedisagree.Wewouldfeelmorecomfortableandthatisgoodforstudying.Ifwecan’tdothatweshouldbeallowedtodesignourownuniforms.Thatwouldbeagoodwaytokeepbothteachersandstudentshappy.
It’salsoprobablyagoodideaforparentstoallowteenagerstostudyingroupsduringtheevening.Iknowwegetnoisesometimes,butwelearnalotfromeachother.Wealsothinkthatvacationsshouldbelonger.Atpresentthey’retooshort.Longervacationswouldgiveustimetodothingslikevolunteering.LastsummerIhadanopportunitytovolunteeratthelocalhospital,butIcouldn’tbecauseIhadtogobacktoschool.ItwouldbeagoodexperienceformebecauseIwanttobeadoctorwhenI’molder.
4、HelpingandLearning
Atourschool,wesometimeshaveaspecialdaytohelpothers.Lastyearwewenttoanoldpeople’shomeandsangsongsandperformedaplayforthem.Theoldpeoplewereveryhappy.Weshouldbeallowedtotaketimetodothingslikethatmoreoften.Forexample,weshouldvisitprimaryschoolsandhelpteachyoungstudents.IwanttobeateacherwhenI’moldersoitwouldbeagreatexperienceforme.Otherstudentswouldliketodootherjobs.Forexample,myfriendTianGewantstowriteforanewspaper.Sheshouldbeallowedtovolunteeratthenewspaperofficeonceaweek.OnFridayafternoons,manystudentsaresleepyafteralongweekofclasses.SomestudentsshouldbeallowedtohaveFridayafternoonsofftovolunteerandhelpothers.
5、WhereI’mfrom,we’reprettyrelaxedabouttime.Ifyoutellafriendyou’regoingtotheirhousefordinner,it’sokayifyouarriveabitlate.Spendingtimewithfamilyandfriendsisveryimportanttous.Weoftenjustdropbyourfriends’homes.Wedon’tusuallyhavetomakeplanstomeetourfriends.Oftenwejustwalkaroundthetowncenter,seeingasmanyofourfriendsaswecan!
InSwitzerland,it’sveryimportanttobeontime.We’rethelandofwatchesafterall!
Ifsomeoneinvitesyoutomeetthemat4:
00,youhavetobethereat4:
00.Ifyou’reevenfifteenminuteslate,yourfriendmaygetangry.Also,wenevervisitafriend’shousewithoutcallingfirst.Weusuallymakeplanstoseefriends.Weusuallyplantodosomethinginteresting,orgosomewheretogether.
6、DearLaura,
Thanksforyourmessage.Yes,I’mhavingagreattimeonmyexchangeprograminFrance.It’sevenbetterthanIthoughtitwouldbe.IwasabitnervousbeforeIarrivedhere,buttherewasnoreasontobe.Myhostfamilyisreallynice.Theygooutoftheirwaytomakemefeelathome.Andyouwouldn’tbelievehowquicklymyFrenchhasimproved!
I’mverycomfortablespeakingFrenchnow.AlthoughIstillmakelotsofmistakes,itdoesn’tbothermelikeitusedto.Mybiggestchallengeislearninghowtobehaveatthedinnertable.Asyoucanimagine,thingsarereallydifferentfromthewaytheyareathome.Forexample,you’renotsupposedtoputyourbreadonyourplate.You’resupposedtoputitonthetable!
Ithoughtthatwasprettystrangeatfirst,butnowI’musedtoit.You’renotsupposedtoeatanythingwithyourhandsexceptbread,notevenfruit!
(Youhavetocutitupandeatitwithafork..)Anotherthingisthatitisveryrudetosayyou’refull.Ifyoudon’twantanymorefood,youshouldjustsay,“Itwasdelicious.”Also,it’srudetoputyourhandsinyourlap.Youshouldalwayskeepyourhands,butnotyourelbowsonthetable.Ihavetosay,Ifinditdifficulttoremembereverything,butI’mgraduallygettingusedtothings,anddon’tfindthemsostrangeanymore.I’llwritesoonandtellyoumoreaboutlifeinFrance.Hopeyou’rehavingagoodschoolyear.
Unit3InterestsandHobbies(兴趣与爱好)
1、Ioftengotomovieswithmyfriends,Mike.MyfavoriteactorisPaulJackson.Hehasanewmovie,Myfather’sbirthday.It’saveryfunnycomedy.MikelikestheactorRickSmith.Hereallylikeshismovie,BlackSeptember.It’saverysuccessfulthriller,butIthinkit’sboring.Oneinterestingthing:
MikeisEnglish,buthelikesBeijngOpera!
HeoftengoestoseeBeijngOperaonweekends.Mike’sfatherlikesit,too!
2、MusiciansWantedforSchoolMusicFestival
Areyouamusician?
Canyousing?
Canyoudance?
Canyouplaythepiano,thetrumpet,thedrums,ortheguitar?
Thenyoucanbeinourschoolmusicfestival.PleasecallZhangHengat6226033.
3、I’mtalkingtoyoufromtheHilltopSchoolSkatingMarathon.Here,studentsareskatingtoraisemoneyforcharity.Foreveryhourtheyskate,eachstudentraisestenyuanforcharity.Theskatingmarathonhasbeengoingforfivehoursnow,andseveralskatersarestillskating.Alisonwasthefirstonetostartandhasbeenskatingforthewholefivehours.NextisSam,andhehasbeenskatingforfourhours.LuNinghasbeenskatingforfourhourstoo,andLiChenjuststartedanhourago.
4、DearJack,
Thanksforsendingmethesnowglobeofthemonster.Iloveit.InfactIthinkit’sprobablymyfavorite.I’vebeencollectingsnowglobesforsevenyears,andnowIhave226ofthem.MymomsaysIhavetostop,becausewe’verunoutofroomtostorethem.They’reallaroundourapartment.Ievenstoretheminboxesundermybed.ThefirstoneIevergotwasabirthdaycakesnowglobeonmyseventhbirthday.Iparticularlyloveglobeswithanimals.Ihaveabigonewithbearsinitandanotheronewithpenguins.Ifyouknowanyoneelsewhocollectsthem,pleasetellme.I’dliketostartasnowglobecollectors’club.Bytheway,what’syourhobby?
5、YellowRiverFisherman
ThisisHongTao’slatestmovie.IlikeHongTao.He’smadesomegreatmoviesovertheyears.Unfortunately,thisishisworstmovie.Ifyou’relookingforentertainment,stayathomeandwatchTV.YellowRiverFishermanistoolong,andit’sreallyboring.Itdoeshaveafewgoodfeatures,though.Ithoughtthefisherman’swifewasreallyfunny.
AmyKimPhotography
BesuretoseethisexhibitionattheLidoGallery.AmyKimisoneofhebestknownChinesephotographersintheworldtoday,andsomeofherbestlovedphotosareondisplayinthesexhibition.Shereallyhassomethingforeveryone.Therearemanygreatphotoso