英語专业综合教程第五册Unit1.docVIP

Unit 1 The Fourth of July The fourth of July The first time I went to Washington D.C. was on the edge of the summer when I was supposed to stop being a child. At least that’s what they said to us all at graduation from the eighth grade. My sister Phyllis graduated at the same time from high school. I don’t know what she was supposed to stop being. But as graduation presents for us both, the whole family took a Forth of July trip to Washington D.C., the fabled and famous capital of our country. 我第一次到华盛顿的时候是初夏那时我想我不应该再当一个孩子。至少这是他们在八年级的毕业典礼上对我们说的。我的姐姐菲利斯在同一时间从高中毕业。我不知道她应该不再当一个什么。但当作是送给我们俩的