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UNIT4ReadingandThinking第四单元

VOLUNTEERINGINTHEBUSH在丛林里做志愿者

8March3月8日

Ijustgotaparcelfromhome!Ittookabouttwoweekstoarrive，anditwasabitdamaged，butit

wassonicetogetsomesweetsandjamfromhome；I’vebeendyingtohavesomeofmyfavourite

sweets，andit’salwaysnicetogetmail!

我刚从家里收到一个包裹！它花了大约两个星期才到达，而且有点破损，但能从家里弄到一

些糖果和果酱真是太好了；我一直渴望得到一些我最喜欢的糖果，收到邮件总是很好！

classroomsaremadeofbamboo，withclayfloorsandroofsofgrass.Ittakesmeonlyafew

minutestowalktoschooldownadustytrackcoveredinweeds.WhenIreachtheschoolgrounds，

I’mgreetedbyachorusof“goodmorning”fromtheboys.Unlikestudentsinourcountry，these

boysdonotwearcottonuniforms，andmanyofthemalsohavetowalkalongway，sometimesfor

uptotwohours，justtogettoschool.

我已经在丛林里呆了一个月了。我的中学是一所灌木学校。教室是竹子做的，地板是粘土，

屋顶是草。沿着布满杂草的尘土飞扬的小路，我只花了几分钟就走到了学校。当我到达学校

时，男孩们齐声向我问好。与我国学生不同的是，这些男孩不穿棉服，他们中的许多人也要

走很长的路，有时要走两个小时，才能到学校。

There’snoelectricity,runningwateroreventextbooks，nottomentionlaptops，tablets，orother

moderndevices!Allthestudentshavearepencils，rubbers，andpaper.I’mstilltryingtoadaptto

theseconditions.I’vehadtobecomemuchmoreimaginativeinmyteaching.Scienceismymost

challengingsubjectasmystudentshavenoconceptofdoingexperiments.Thereisnoequipment，

andsincethereisn’tevenawashroom，ifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabasin!

It’simportantnottobetoorigidaboutruleshere，too.TheotherdayIwasshowingtheboysa

chemistryexperimentwhen，beforeIknewit，themixturewasbubblingoutofthetesttube

spillingeverywhere!Theclassbecameacircusastheboys，whohadnevercomeacrossanything

likethisbefore，startedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevantchemistry

istothesestudents—fewwilleverbecomechemists—andmostwillbegoingbacktotheir

villagesafterYear8anyway.Tobehonest，IdoubtwhetherI’mmakingany