【正文】 e I haven’t been abl e to be outdoors for so l ong that I’ve grown so crazy about everythi ng to do with nature. I can wel rem em ber that there was a tim e when a deep bl ue sky, the song of the birds, monlight and fl owers coul d never have kept me spel bound. That’s changed since I was here. …For exampl e, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until hal f past el even i n order to have a good l ook at the m on by m ysel f. But as the m oon gave far to much light, I didn’t dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering cl ouds hel d me entirel y in their power。 it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…. …Sadl y…I am onl y able to l ook at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. it’s no pl easure l ooking through these any l onger because nature is one thi ng that real l y m ust be experi enced. Your, Anne Fri day, 10 Jul y 1942 When we arri ved at Pri nsengracht, we went qui ckl y upstai rs and the hi ding pl ace. We cl osed the door behi nd us and we were al one. Margot had e faster on her bi cycl e and al ready wai ti ng for us. Al l the room s were ful of boxes. They l ay on the fl oor and the beds. The l ittl e room was fil l ed wi th bedcl othes. We had to start cl eari ng up at once, if we wi shed to sl ep i n fortabl e beds that ni ght. Mum my and Margot were not abl e to hel p. They were tired and l ay down on their beds. But Daddy and I, the two “hel per” of the famil y, started at once. The whol e day we unpacked the boxes, fi l ed the cupboards and ti di ed, until we were extrem el y ti red. We di d sl eep i n cl ean beds that night. We hadn’t had any warm food to eat al l day, but we didn’t care. Mummy and Margot were too tired and worried to eat, and Daddy and I were too busy. FRIENDSH IP IN H AWAII Every cul ture has its own ways to show friendship. On the isl ands of H awai, friendship is part of the “aloha spirit”. In the l anguage of the H awai ans who fi rst setl ed the i sl ands l ong ago, al oha had a very special meaning. That is “to be with happiness”. H awai i ans bel i eve that once som ebody l oves the l and, they are ready to l ove thei r peopl e or m unity. Thi s is the second m ost im port si gn of fri endshi p. It i s cal ed l okahi i n H awai an l anguage, which means “oneness with al l peopl e”. To enjoy the l and you shoul d not be sel fish. The land is for everyone who lives on i t. Today m any di ferent peopl e cal H awai i thei r hom e. Indeed, H awai i s a pl ace where peopl e m ake one bi g m unity from m any sm al er munities. Each person gives kokua (hel p) to other peopl e so that al l fel stronger. It’s believed that the isl ands can be a paradise when the peopl e l i ve i n peace. Peopl e are tol d that thei r acti ons shoul d be as gentl e as the wi nd that bl ows from the sea. When probl em s happen, peopl e are asked to solve them wi th understandi ng. So when peopl e of H awai tal k about ohana ( fami ly), they are real ly tal ki ng about al those who l i ve on the i sl ands. Livi ng in peace, Hawai ans have devel oped a thi rd si gn of fri endshi p. This personal fri endshi p i s shown by gi vi ng l ei s to one another. The li e, a stri ng of fl owers, i s put over a friend’s neck. Then the friend is given a kis on cheek. Visitors to the isl ands are also given lies. When they hear al oha, vi si tors begin to feel at home. Al oha also means “goodbye”, so visitors wil l hear it again when they l eave. It can al so mean “our hearts singing together”. Perhaps this is how most visitors wil remember their new friendship. Unit 2 TH E RO AD TO MO DERN EN GLISH At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven mi l i on peopl e spoke Engli sh. N earl y al of them li ved i n Engl and. Later i n the next century, peopl e from England m ade voyages to conquer other parts of the worl d and because of that, Engli sh begin to be spoken in m any other countri es. Today, m ore peopl e speak Engli sh as thei r fi rst, second or a forei gn l anguage than ever before. N ati ve Engli sh speakers can understand each other even i f they don39。 it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face…. …Sadl y…I am onl y abl e to l ook at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. it’s no pl easure l ooking through these any l onger because nature is one thi ng that real l y m ust be experi enced. Your, Anne Fri day, 10 Jul y 1942 When we arri ved at Pri nsengracht, we went qui ckl y upstai rs and the hi ding pl ace. We cl osed the door behi nd us and we were al one. Margot had e faster on her bi cycl e and al ready wai ti ng for us. Al l the room s were ful of boxes. They l ay on the fl oor and the beds. The l ittl e room was fil l ed wi th bedcl othes. We had to start cl eari ng up at once, if we wi shed to sl ep i n fortabl e beds that night. Mummy and Margot were not abl e to hel p. They were tired and l ay down on their beds. But Daddy and I, the two “hel per” of the fam il y, started at once. The whol e day we unpacked the boxes, fi l ed the cupboards and ti di ed, until we were extrem el y ti red. We di d sl eep i n cl ean beds that night. We hadn’t had any warm food to eat al l day, but we didn’t care. Mummy and Margot were too ti red and worri ed to eat, and Daddy and I were too busy. FRIENDSH IP IN H AWAII Every cul ture has its own ways to show friendship. On the isl ands of H awai, friendship is part of the “aloha spirit”. In the l anguage of the H awai ans who fi rst setl ed the isl ands l ong ago, al oha had a very special meaning. That is “to be with happiness”. H awai i ans bel i eve that once som ebody l oves the l and, they are ready to l ove thei r