Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading - Pre­reading

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　　A LETTER HOME

　　Dear Rosemary，

　　Thanks for your letter, which took a fortnight① to arrive②.It was wonderful to hear from③ you. I know you're dying to④ hear all about my life here, so I've included⑤ some photos which will help you picture⑥ the places I talk about⑦.

　　You asked about my high school. Well, it's a bush school - the classrooms are made of bamboo and the roofs⑧ of grass. It takes me only a few minutes to walk⑨ to school down a muddy⑩ track⑪. When I reach the school grounds there are lots of "good mornings" for me from the boys. Many of them have walked a long way, sometimes up to⑫ two hours, to get to school. ①fortnight /'fɔːtnaIt/ n．两星期

②which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰your letter。

③hear from接到......的信

④(be) dying to极想；渴望

⑤include v．把......列为......一部分

⑥picture此处作动词，意为"想象"。

⑦which引导限制性定语从句，修饰some photos，其中还包含了一个省略了that/which的定语从句I talk about。

⑧roof /ruːf/ n．屋顶；车顶

⑨It takes sb. some time to do sth.做某事花费某人多少时间。

⑩muddy /'mʌdI/ adj.泥泞的；泥土般的

⑪track n．小道；路径；车辙；踪迹

⑫up to 多达；高达

　　一封家书

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　　亲爱的罗斯玛丽：

　　谢谢你的来信，这封信花费了两星期才到。接到你的信真是太高兴了。我知道你急于了解我在这儿的生活情况，所以我在信中附有几张照片，这将帮助你想象出我所谈到的地方。

你问起我的中学情况。嗯，它是一所丛林学校--教室是用竹子搭起来的，屋顶是用茅草盖的。我只要沿着一条泥泞的小路步行几分钟就到学校了。当我走到学校操场的时候，迎接我的是男孩子们一片"早上好"的声音。他们中许多人走了很长的路，有时候走多达两个小时才到学校。