英文原版对话1000个:1009 School in Mongolia

 　　Todd: So Heidi, you are from Mongolia. Could you talk a little bit about what high school is like in Mongolia?

 

　　Heidi: Oh sure. In Mongolia, we don’t have elementary school, secondary¹ school, or high school divided into three parts, but we have from 1st grade until 12th grade in one school so we don’t really call them like high school or secondary school or elementary school. And for the high school, like, from the 8th grade until 12th grade, well, they study what other students study in different countries but nowadays² they are focusing³ on more, like, English studies or different language studies.

 

　　Todd: How long is a typicalclass? Do you have, let’s say, six classes a day, each class is one hour?

 

　　Heidi: We start school at 8:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the [after] noon and we have about six classes a day. Each class has like 45 minutes. So we finish at 1:00.

 

　　Todd: And then, what do you do in the afternoon?

 

　　Heidi: We go back.

 

　　Todd: You go home?

 

　　Heidi: Yes, ‘cause in Mongolia we have two parts. In the morning, the high school students go to the school and from 1:30 the elementary school students go to the school so we share one class [between] two classes.

 

　　Todd: Oh, so you split⁴ the school?

 

　　Heidi: Yes.

 

　　Todd: So do teachers sometimes have to teach both levels⁶?

 

　　Heidi: Yes.

 

　　Todd: Wow! That’s tough⁷.

 

　　Heidi: Yeah.

 

　　Todd: So when you go home, do you usually...do have family there waiting or do usually both parents work?

 

　　Heidi: In Mongolia, the mother and father they usually work and when I finish my school I just go back and make my own food, because in Mongolia mothers’ work is not to, like, stay at home or do housework. Kids are taught to clean up the home and cook their food and wash their clothes and that’s your work and usually the mothers don’t do that kind of thing.

 

　　Todd: Oh, so the children have to do all that work?

 

　　Heidi: Yes.

 

　　Todd: Actually it’s quite similar I think in the US pretty much. So what about your study load⁸? Do you have a really heavy study load? Like, do you have two hours of homework a night or...?

 

　　Heidi: It really depends on the school but for me, like, I was studying in an international school so I had to study quite hard to get the level⁵ still. So for me, I studied after school...I’d rather study at night, so I studied like 3 or 4 hours at night. So that’s my study habit.

 

　　Todd: That’s a lot.

 

　　Heidi: Not really compared to other students.

1 secondary   

adj.中级的，中等的，次要的；n.次要位置，副手

参考例句：

• It's a question of secondary importance.这是个次要的问题。
• Secondary school means junior school and high school.中学是指初中和高中。

2 nowadays   

n.现在，现时，当今；adv.时下，现今

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• Nowadays petrol costs too much.如今的汽油太贵了。

3 focusing   

v.调焦；（使）集中， （使）聚集( focus的现在分词 )；调整（镜头，眼睛）焦点[焦距]以便看清；（光、声等的）焦点；集中（光束于）

参考例句：

• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas. 许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• More expensive cameras have adjustable focusing. 比较贵的照相机有可调焦距。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

5 level   

n.水平，水准，标准；adj.同高的，平坦的，齐平的；v.弄平，瞄准，对准

参考例句：

• Our level is very low.我们的水平很低。
• The water level has been raised by 1.1 metres.水位提高了1.1米。

6 levels   

n.水平( level的名词复数 )；水平线；水平仪；水平测量

参考例句：

• abnormal levels of sugar in the blood 血糖值不正常
• You need three A levels to get onto this university course. 你要参加这个大学教程，就需要通过三科高级证书考试。

7 tough   

adj.坚硬的，咬不动的；棘手的，难办的；强健的，吃苦耐劳的；粗暴的，凶恶的

参考例句：

• The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了，我简直咽不下去。
• When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活，他都抢着干。

8 load   

n.负荷，重担，装载量；v.装载，装填，担负

参考例句：

• Bring the car up to the door, it'll be easier to load.把汽车开到门旁边，装货就方便了。
• The ship is now lying off,ready to load up.现在这艘船在附近停泊，等待装货。