八年级英语新目标下unit4HesaidIwashardworking.ppt

She said helping others changed her life. Teaching high school students in a poor mountain village in Gansu Province may not sound like fun to you. However, it the life of Yang Lei from Beijing. The Peking University graduate first went there as a volunteer on a one-year program. The program was started by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Young pioneers. Every year they send 100 volunteers to teach in China’s rural areas. village 乡村 Peking University 北京大学 graduate (大学)毕业生 volunteer 志愿者 the Ministry of Education 教育部 Chinese Young Pioneer 中国少年先锋队 rural 乡下的；乡村的 area 地区；地域 changed Life in the was a new experience for Yang Lei. Her village was 2,000 meters above sea level, and at first the thin air made her feel sick. The food was very simpleteachers ate porridge three times a day. Fortunately, Yang Lei’s mother with her. She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea. “Young people today need to experience things,” she said. meter 米；公尺 sea level 海平面 thin 稀薄的 eat--ate fortunately 幸运地 husband 丈夫 mountains agreed different make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 Most of the pupils live in school dormitories. They work very hard. They get up at 5am and read books until 11pm. They love having the volunteer teachers there. “There is no difference between you and them,” says yang Lei. “They say that we are like big or sisters to them, and they feel lucky.” dormitory 宿舍 brothers love having 喜欢有 between…and…在…两者之间 Some of the students may not be able to go to senior high school or college. Families are poor and there often isn’t money for education. “I can’t do anything about that,” says Yang lei, “but I can open up my students’ eyes to the outside and give them a good start in life.” She said she likes being a good influence in the children’s lives. senior high school 高中 college 学院；大学 open up 打开 open up one’s eyes 使…开眼界，使认识 start 开始；