【正文】 e?JM:這里氣候怎么樣?XL: Pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in the winter.XL:夏天相當(dāng)熱、相當(dāng)潮濕，可是冬天有時(shí)很冷。JM: You live in the northwest of Xiamen, is that right?JM:你住的地方是在廈門的西北面，對(duì)嗎? XL: Yes, that39。生活在這里我感到很幸運(yùn)。XL: Yes, it39。s so lively, and everyone seems so :你知道，我去過中國很多地方，也見過一些美麗的城市，但這是我到過的最吸引人的地方之一。ve visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I39。JM: You know, I39。XL: Yes, I39。ve visited your :見到你真是太好了!要知道，我們六年沒見面了。s great to see you! It39。s great to see you again, :約翰，很高興又見到你了。 4 A Lively City一個(gè)生機(jī)勃勃的城市(XL=小李 JM=約翰 In 1925,they passed a law which allowed people to shoot the animals if they were a problem. 1925年通過了一條法令，規(guī)定如果這些動(dòng)物成為問題，就允許人們殺死它們。Then the government built a new railway line, so they didn39。For many years, trained camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. 許多年以來，經(jīng)過訓(xùn)練的駱駝運(yùn)走食品和其它供給物，帶回羊毛和其他產(chǎn)品。Ghan is short for Afghanistan. Ghan 是阿富汗的縮寫。t like the hot weather and sand. 他們?cè)囍T馬，但那些馬不喜歡炎熱的天氣和沙漠。Why is the train called the Ghan? 為什么這種火車叫Ghan呢? A long time ago, Australians needed a way to travel to the middle of the country. 很久以前，澳大利亞人需要一條去往這個(gè)國家中部的通道。 One night, at about midnight, I watched the night sky for about an hour. 有一個(gè)晚上，大約是在半夜，差不多有整整一小時(shí)我部在注視夜晚的天空。 I read books and listened to my Chinese cassettes (I39。The train was fortable and the people were nice. 火車很舒服，大家部很友好。 Suddenly, it looked like a place from another time. 突然之間又好像來到了另一個(gè)時(shí)代的某地。 After that, it was desert. 過后就是沙漠。The train was wonderful and the food was great. 火車很棒，食品又美味。And what a ride! 一次多么奇妙的乘車經(jīng)歷! A friend and I travelled on the famous Ghan train. 我和一位朋友乘坐著名的火車Ghan 去旅行。m 18 years old. 我是艾麗斯，湯姆遜，來自澳大利亞悉尼，今年18歲。 Even things like positions and summaries are fun with Mr Wu. I respect him a lot. 上吳老師的課，就連作文和歸納大意這樣的事情也變得很有趣，我很尊敬他。 He’s really amusing and tells jokes when he thinks we39。s about 28,Ithink, and is rather goodlooking. 我猜他大約28歲，長得相當(dāng)英俊。s got so much energy, this is one class you do not fall asleep in! 他精力充沛，這是一節(jié)你不會(huì)想睡覺(感到困倦)的課。s already very popular. 吳老師只教了我們兩星期就已經(jīng)很受大家歡迎了。u39。ll do well in the exam with Mrs Chen teaching me. 物理從來不是我最喜歡的學(xué)科，但我覺得有陳老師教我，今后考試我一定會(huì)考得不錯(cuò)的。 And a few students even admit liking her! 有一些學(xué)生甚至承認(rèn)喜歡她! During scientific experiments, she explains exactly what is happening and as a result my work is improving . 做科學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)時(shí)，她準(zhǔn)確無誤地解釋發(fā)生的一切，就這樣，我的學(xué)習(xí)正在進(jìn)步。s lessons! 班上有些同學(xué)上課老是遲到，可上陳老師的課都很準(zhǔn)時(shí)! Some of our class don39。When she asks you to do something, you do it immediately! 她要你做什么事，你就趕快做! There are a few students in our class who keep ing to class late but they39。s also very serious and doesn39。t dare to say a word unless she asks us to. 她很嚴(yán)格如果她不要求，我們連一句話也不敢說。 She39。I39。s wonderful!1feel I39。ve always hated making mistakes or pronouncing a word incorrectly when I speak English, but Mrs Li just smiles, so that you don39。She39。I think perhaps she was as it was her first lesson with us. 我想她這樣也許是因?yàn)樗o我們上第一節(jié)課的緣故吧。 My New Teachers我的新老師They say that first impressions are very important. 人們說第一印象很重要。m looking forward to doing it! 我正盼望著做家庭作業(yè)呢。For our homew