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牛津英语8b课文翻译 Chapter4 Educational visits

Joyce wanted to in clude some articles about educational visits to other countries in the school newspaper. She asked some older students to write these articles.

A wonderful year in New Zealand
Tammy Luo
'If I goto New Zealand, will I be able to understand the local people?' This was my first thought when the American Fied Service (AFS) programme accepted me as part of their educational exchange programme.
I stayed with a host family in Auckland for one year. At first, communicating was quite difficult. But my hosts were very patient and they helped me learn fast.
I took many photos of China with me so that I could show people Chinese culture. Igave a talk about China to my classmates, and Ieven did some simple Cinese cooking.
It was a wonderful year. I earnt about a new culture, and I became more confident

Visiting the poor in Thaniland
Edwin Su
Last year I went to Thailand for ten days. The trip was arranged by World vision. the aim of our trip was to learn sbout the lives of poor people in Thailand.
I was deeply moved by what I saw. In certain areas, some families were so poor that they had to live in rubbish dumps. However, the Thai government is working hard to improve the situation.
Although the trip was hard work, it was a very valuable experience for me. It has shown me how fortunate I am.

Scholarship to Japan
Sylvia Wang
I visited Japan for six weeks because I won a Japan Airlines scholarship. For five weeks, Ilived with other foreign students in a hotel and attended Japanese language classes. We also had classes on Japanese culture and went on sightseeing tours.
For the final week, I stayed with a friendly family in Kyoto, the old capital of Japan.
I made friends with students from other countries, as well as many from Japan. I returned to China three moths ago and since then, I have kept in touch with my new friends by writing e-mails

Answer 1

Educational visits 有教育意义的出访参观活动

乔伊斯想要在校报上添加几篇关于到国外进行教育访问的文章。她邀请了几个高年级的学生来写这些文章。

美好的新西兰一年之旅 （黛米，罗）

If I goto New Zealand, will I be able to understand the local people?' This was my first thought when the American Fied Service (AFS) programme accepted me as part of their educational exchange programme.在我收到要是我去新西兰，我能理解那里的人吗？当美国战地服务团接受我时，这是最初令我担心的问题。

I stayed with a host family in Auckland for one year. At first, communicating was quite difficult. But my hosts were very patient and they helped me learn fast.
I took many photos of China with me so that I could show people Chinese culture. Igave a talk about China to my classmates, and Ieven did some simple Cinese cooking.
It was a wonderful year. I earnt about a new culture, and I became more confident

accept 接受

I stayed with a New Zealand family in Auckland for one year. At first, I found that communicating was quite difficult*. But my hosts* were very patient, and they helped

me to learn fast.

我和在奥克兰(新西兰港市)的一个新西兰家庭共同生活了一年。最初，我发现交流很困难。但我的主人(监护人)非常的有耐心，他们帮我很快的学会了。

I found that communicating was quite difficult. =

I found communication quite difficult.

find sth + adj. 发现某事......（怎么样）

hostess 主人（女）

类似的用法还有：

waiter男服务员/ waitress女服务员

actor男演员/actress女演员

威灵顿新西兰的首都，位于新西兰北岛最南端的库克海峡的小港内。建于1840年，在1865年它代替奥克兰成为首都。

As part of the programme, AFS* students try to tell people about their own chlture. I

took many photos and postcards of China with me, as well as some simple Chinese

books. I gave a talk* about China to some classes in school, and I even did some

simple Chinese cooking. *

作为团队的一员，美国战地服务团的学生要告诉人们有关他们自己的文化。我拿了很多从中国带来的照片和明信片以及一些简单的中文书。我对学校里的一些班级发表了有关中国的演讲，甚至我还做了一些简单的中国菜（中餐）。

AFS 美国战地服务团

gave a talk 发表讲话

Visiting the poor in Thailand Edwin Su

到泰国看望可怜的穷人

Last year I went to Thailand for ten days. The trip was funded by* World Vision*,

which helps poor people throughout* the world. I went with another student and two reporters. The aim of the trip was to see the problems for ourselves.

去年我到泰国呆了10天，这次旅行是由环球风景线一个资助全世界贫穷人群的机构赞助的。我和另一个学生及两个记者一起去的那。此行的目的是看我们自身的问题。

be funded by... = be paid for by... 由......资助，赞助

throughout prep. 遍及,贯穿

We were deeply affected* by what we saw. There is a big gap* between the lives of

the rich and the poor. In some areas we saw families living in* rubbish dumps.

However, The Thai Government is working hard to improve the situation.

我们被我们的所见深深感动了。在穷人和富人的生活之间有着很大的距离。在一些地区我们看到有些家庭住进了垃圾堆里。然而，泰国政府正在努力去改善这种状况。

were deeply affected = have very strong feelings 被深深感动

gap = open space = division or hole 沟，代沟，距离

The trip was actually quite hard work, * but it was a very valuable experience for me. It has shown me how fortunate* most of us are here in China.

此行确实不是一件十分容易的事，但对我来说却是一次有价值的经历（宝贵的财富）。它让我看到了大多数的中国人是多么的幸运。

hard work繁重的工作

fortunate幸运的,侥幸的

Scholarship to Japan 到日本的奖学金 Sylvia Wang

This summer, I was fortunate to win a Japan Airlines Scholarship. This enabled me

to visit* Japan for six weeks. For five weeks, all the foreign students lived in a hotel

and attended Japanese language classes. We also had classes on Japanese culture,

including flower-arranging and the art of tea-making. * We went on sightseeing tours* and visited a television station.

今年暑假，我幸运地赢得了一家日本航空公司提供的奖学金。这使得我能够去日本参观6周。有五个星期，所有的外国学生住进了一家旅馆并参加日语学习班。我们还上了有关日本文化课，包括插花和茶艺。

enabled sb to do sth 使得某人能够做某事

make sb able to do sth/allow sb to do sth

tea-making茶道

sightseeing tour观光旅游 sightsee[ 'saitsi: ]vi. 观光,游览

After the first five weeks, we visited Kyoto[ ki'?ut?u ], * the old capital of Japan, and Yokohama[ 'j?uk?'hɑ:m? ].* We stayed with* friendly families in these cities.

五周之后，我们到了日本古都京都和横滨，在这些城市我们住在友好家庭里。

Kyoto、Kioto [ ki'?ut?u ]n. 京都（曾是日本古都）

Yokohama [ 'j?uk?'hɑ:m? ]n. 横滨

stay with 继续听讲(继续做,与...留在一起)

I thought that, if I went abroad, I would make many new friends. This turned out* to

be true. I met and talked to students from Korea, Brazil and Australia, as well as many Japanese. I left Japan three months ago and since then, I have kept in touch with*

my new friends by writing letters.

我想如果我出国将会交很多朋友。这在以后被证实了。我遇到了来自韩国、巴西、澳大利亚、还有日本的学生并和他们交谈，三个月前我离开了日本，从那以后，我一直写信与我的新朋友们保持联系。

turn out = later be proved 事后被证实

kept in touch（with sb）= communicate (with sb) 与某人保持联系