A Letter from a Senior High Stud

Dear Li Kang,

How's it going?I thought I'd write to tell you about the American school system.Secondary school in the US usually covers seven years,grades six to twelve.Ninth to twelfth grades are high school.At the end of twelfth grade,American students receive the high school diploma.Students need a high school diploma if they want to go to college.

亲爱的李康,

最近过得怎样?我这次写信是来告诉你美国这里的学校教育体制.美国的中学教育通常都包含7年,从六年级到十二年级.而九年级到十二年级则是属于高中部分.到了十二年级末,美国学生就会收到高中毕业证书.如果学生们想要继续上大学,就需要这张高中毕业证书了.

The school year is divided into two semesters,the first of which is September through December,and the second January through May.We have a LONG summer vacation!We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.

一个学年分成两个学期,第一个学期从9月持续到12月,第二个学期是从1月到5月.我们可是有一个很长很长的暑假哦!我们从早上7:50开始下课,在下午3点下课放学.

I take part in all kinds of after—school activities—I play football,basketball,volleyball,table tennis and I go to theater club.我会参加所有的课外活动：踢足球、打篮球、打排球、打网球,我还会参加戏剧社.

Will you tell me something about your summer vacation and the Chinese school system in your next letter?希望你能在下封信中告诉我你的暑假过得怎么样,并谈谈中国的教育制度.

Rob Marshall 罗伯 玛莎