九年级英语Educational visits课件2.pptVIP

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） communicate with sb.　talk with sb 与某人交流communication?? n. host主人（男）/ 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 culture. 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 self-confident? adj. 自信的?? confidence? n. 信心 I learned about a new culture, and I became more confident. 我了解了一种新的文化，同时我也变得更自信了。 confident 　　feeling that you can do everything well? adj. 有信心的 Visiting the poor in Thailand Edwin Su 访问泰国的贫困人群 ?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，这次旅行是由世界宣明会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同行。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触动了。在穷人和富人的生活之间有着很大的悬殊。在一些地区我们看到有些家庭生活在垃圾堆里。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 hol