【正文】 the Andes Mountai ns runni ng paral l el to the coast。在各級政府的引導(dǎo)、支持下，由于全社會的參與， xx的畜牧業(yè)生產(chǎn)完成了從數(shù)量的飛躍，正在向數(shù)量、質(zhì)量并舉，向質(zhì)量要效益的軌道邁進。新建 xx 肉牛養(yǎng)殖場新建項目是依靠當?shù)刭Y源優(yōu)勢、發(fā)展農(nóng)村經(jīng)濟、增加農(nóng)民收入、增強區(qū)域經(jīng)濟的競爭能力的好項目，完全符合國家產(chǎn)業(yè)政策，該項目建成后，具有很好的社會效益和經(jīng)濟效益，能加快 xx 畜牧大縣向畜牧強縣的轉(zhuǎn)變。 and hi gh, fl at pl ai ns i n the southeast. In the hi gh pl ans area i s Lake Ti ti caca, the hi ghest l ake i n the worl d, on whi ch boats can t ravel . Peru has abundant pl ants from desert grasses to vast areas of jungl e. O nce the centre of the powerful and extrem el y weal thy Inca Em pi re, m uch of South a bush school the cl asroom s are m ade of bam boo and the roofs of grass. It takes m e onl y a few m inutes to wal k to school down a m uddy track. When I reach the school grounds there are l ots of “good m orni ngs” for m e from the boys. Many of them have walked a l ong way, sometim es up to two hours, to get to school . There’s no el ectri ci ty or water and even no textbooks either! I’m sti l tryi ng to adapt to these conditi ons. However, one thi ng i s for sure, I’ve be e m ore i magi nati ve i n m y teachi ng. Sci ence i s m y m ost chal l engi ng subject as m y students have no concept of doi ng experim ents. In fact there i s no equipm ent, and i f I need water I have to carry i t from m y house i n a bucket! The other day I was showi ng the boys the weekl y chem i stry experim ent when, before I knew i t, the mi xture was bubbli ng over everywhere! The boys who had never e across anythi ng li ke this before started jum pi ng out of the windows. Som etim es I wonder how rel evant chemi stry is to these students, m ost of whom wi l be goi ng back to thei r vi l ages after Year 8 anyway. To be honest, I doubt whether I’m maki ng any difference to these boys’ li ves at al . You asked whether I’m getti ng to know any local peopl e. Wel , that’s actual ly qui te di fi cul t as I don’t speak m uch of the l ocal Engl ish di al ect yet. But l ast weekend another teacher, Jenny, and I di d vi si t a vi l age whi ch is the hom e of one of the boys, Tom be. It was m y fi rst visi t to a rem ote vil l age. We wal ked for two and a hal f hours to get there fi rst up a mountai n to a ri dge from where we had fantasti c vi ews and then down a steep path to the val ey below. When we arri ved at the vil l age, Tom be’s m other, Ki ak, who had ben pul li ng weeds i n her garden, started cryi ng”i eee i ee”. We shook hands with al l the vil lagers. Everyone seem ed to be a rel ati ve of Tom be’s. Tom be’s father, Mukap, l ed us to hi s house, a l ow bam boo but wi th grass sti cki ng out of the roof thi s shows it i s a m an’s house. The huts were round, not rectangul ar li ke the school buil di ngs. There were no wi ndows and the doorway was just bi g enough to get through. The hut was dark i nsi de so i t took ti m e for our eyes to adjust. Fresh grass had been l ai d on the fl oor and there was a newl y m ade platform for Jenny and m e to sl eep on. Usual ly Ki ak woul d sl eep i n her own hut, but that ni ght she was goi ng to share the pl atform wi th us. Mukap and Tom be were to sl eep on sm al l beds i n another part of the hut,. There was a fi repl ace i n the centre of the hut near the doorway. The onl y possessi ons I coul d see were one broom, a few ti n pl ates and cups and a coupl e of jars. Outsi de Mukap was bui ldi ng a fi re. O nce the fi re was goi ng, he l ai d stones on i t. When hot, he pl aced them i n an empty oil drum wi th kau kau (sweet potato) corn and greens. H e then covered the vegetables wi th banana l eaves and l eft them to steam. I sni ffed the food。a bush school the cl asroom s are m ade of bam boo and the roofs of grass. It takes m e onl y a few m inutes to wal k to school down a m uddy track. When I reach the school grounds there are l ots of “good m orni ngs” for m e from the boys. Many of them have walked a l ong way, sometim es up to two hours, to get to school . There’s no el ectri ci ty or water and even no textbooks either! I’m sti l tryi ng to adapt to these conditi ons. However, one thi ng i s for sure, I’ve be e m ore i magi nati ve i n m y teachi ng. Sci ence i s m y m ost chal l engi ng subject as m y students have no concept of doi ng experim ents. In fact there i s no equipm ent, and i f I need water I have to carry i t from m y house i n a bucket! The other day I was showi ng the boys the weekl y chem i stry experim ent when, before I knew i t, the mi xture was bubbli ng over everywhere! The boys who had never e across anythi ng li ke this before started jum pi ng out of the windows. Som etim es I wonder how rel evant chemi stry is to these students, m ost of whom wi l be goi ng back to thei r vi l ages after Year 8 anyway. To be honest, I doubt whether I’m maki ng any difference to these boys’ li ves at al . You asked whether I’m getti ng to know any local peopl e. Wel , that’s actual ly qui te di fi cul t as I don’t speak m uch of the l ocal Engl ish di al ect yet. But l ast weekend another teacher, Jenny, and I di d vi si t a vi l age whi ch is the hom e of one of the boys, Tom be. It was m y fi rst visi t to a rem ote vil l age. We wal ked for two and a hal f hours to get there fi rst up a mountai n to a ri dge from where we had fantasti c vi ews and then down a steep path to the val ey below. When we arri ved at the vil l age, Tom be’s m other, Ki ak, who had ben pul li ng weeds i n her garden, started cryi ng”i eee i ee”. We shook hands with al l the vil lagers. Everyone seem ed to be a rel ati ve of Tom be’s. Tom be’s father, Mukap, l ed us to hi s house, a l ow bam boo but wi th grass sti cki ng out of the roof thi s shows it i s a m an’s house. The huts were round, not rectangul ar li ke the school buil di ngs. There were no wi ndows and the doorway was just bi g enough to get through. The hut was dark i nsi de so i t took ti m e for our eyes to adjust. Fresh grass had been l ai d on the fl oor an