Unit 1
THE FRESHMAN CHALLENGE 新生的挑战
Hi! My name is Adam and I’m a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is a really big challenge. The first week was a little confusing.
嗨！我叫亚当，是高中一年级的新生。从初中到高中真是一项巨大的挑战。第一周有点让人困惑。
First，I had to think very carefully about which courses I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the suitable ones：maths，English，chemistry，world history，and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language，but I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser recommended that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it.
首先，我必须非常仔细地考虑我想上哪些课程。学校指导老师帮我选择了适合我的课程：数学、英语、化学、世界历史和汉语。我知道汉语是一种非常难的语言，但我希望毕业时能说
得很流利。因为我喜欢英语而且成绩不错，我的指导老师建议我选修高级文学。
I had to choose extra-curricular activities，too. I tried to join the school football team，but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough. Obviously，I was unhappy，but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way to improve on my own so that I can make the team next year. I joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday，we work at a soup kitchen and hand out food to homeless people in the community.我也不得不选择课外活动。我试图加入学校足球队，但教练告诉我，我踢得不够好。显然，我很不开心，但我不会放弃。我会自己想办法改进，这样我明年就能入选球队了。相反，我加入了一个志愿者俱乐部。每周三，我们会在施舍处干活，把食物分发给社区里的无家可归者。
 
高中英语课文I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course，and it’ll be quite difficult to get used to all the homework. Still，I’m happy to be here. Studying hard isn’t always fun，but I’ll be well pre
pared for university or whatever else comes in the future.
我知道作为一名高中生，我必须更加努力地学习，并习惯对更多的事情负责。我有点担心在我的高级课程中跟上其他学生的水平，要习惯所有的作业会相当困难。不过，我还是很高兴来到这里。努力学习并不总是有趣的，但我会为大学或未来发生的任何其他事情做好充分准备。
10 September 2018
2018年9月10日
Dear Worried Friend，
亲爱的担忧的朋友，
You wrote that you are very worried about your friend，Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.
你写信说你很担心你的朋友陈雷。我很理解你焦虑和糟糕的感觉。你认为你的朋友玩电脑游戏太频繁，花太多时间在网上。
 
I recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is notunusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you，since you are his good friend.
我建议你和你的朋友谈谈他的行为。对于你们这一代的青少年来说，被电脑游戏和网络世界所吸引并不罕见。但是花太多的时间在网上是不健康的，让你很难集中精力在生活中的其他事情上。一些学生甚至沉迷于网络，无法集中精力在学校和家庭生活上。我认为你应该鼓励你的朋友尝试新的爱好。为什么不一起讨论这个问题呢？我相信他会听你的，因为
你是他的好朋友。
All the best，
一切顺利，
Unit 2Travelling around 
PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas：narrow，dry，flat land running along the coast，the Andes Mountains，and the Amazon rainforest.
      秘鲁是一个位于南美洲太平洋海岸的国家，主要有三个地区：狭窄的 、干燥的、平坦的陆地沿海岸延伸，安第斯山脉和亚马逊雨林。
      In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru.
      在14世纪和16世纪，秘鲁是强大的古代印加帝国的中心。印加皇帝住在现在著名的地点马丘比丘。西班牙在16世纪控制了秘鲁，并一直统治到1821年。正因为如此，西班牙语才是秘鲁的主要官方语言。
TRAVEL PERU 秘鲁旅行
Amazon Rainforest Tour 亚马孙热带雨林之旅
A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there，you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.从库斯科出发的短途航班带你从安第斯山脉前往亚马孙雨林。从那里，你将花一天时间乘船前往位于森林中间的住处。在接下来的三天里，你可以在当地导游的陪同下，深入雨林进行探索，欣赏雨林独有的动植物。
Machu Picchu Tour 马丘比丘之旅
This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination，you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.这次为期四天的徒步旅行将带你在通往马丘比丘的途中，踏上穿越安第斯山脉的神奇之路。到达目的地后，你将有一天时间探索这座令人惊叹的古城。特别令人惊奇的是印加人的干式石头搭砌的建造方法。印加的建筑工人将石头切割成精确的尺寸，仅仅凭着石头间的完美贴合，即可稳固墙体
Cusco Tour 库斯科之旅
Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco，the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel，visit the museums，admire the architecture，enjoy the excellent local food，and go shopping at the local markets.在安第斯山脉高处的库斯科，花四天时间享受独特的
西班牙和当地印第安文化。库斯科是13世纪至16世纪印加帝国的首都。入住当地酒店，参观博物馆，欣赏建筑，品尝当地美食，并在当地市场购物。