Educational visits 有教育意義的出訪參觀活動
喬伊斯想要在校報上添加幾篇關(guān)于到國外進行教育訪問的文章.她邀請了幾個高年級的學(xué)生來寫這些文章.
美好的新西蘭一年之旅 （黛米,羅）
If I goto New Zealand, will I be able to understand the local people?' This was my first thought when the American Fied Service (AFS) programme accepted me as part of their educational exchange programme.在我收到要是我去新西蘭,我能理解那里的人嗎?當(dāng)美國戰(zhàn)地服務(wù)團接受我時,這是最初令我擔(dān)心的問題.
I stayed with a host family in Auckland for one year. At first, communicating was quite difficult. But my hosts were very patient and they helped me learn fast.
I took many photos of China with me so that I could show people Chinese culture. Igave a talk about China to my classmates, and Ieven did some simple Cinese cooking.
It was a wonderful year. I earnt about a new culture, and I became more confident
accept 接受

I stayed with a New Zealand family in Auckland for one year. At first, I found that communicating was quite difficult*. But my hosts* were very patient, and they helped
me to learn fast.

我和在奧克蘭(新西蘭港市)的一個新西蘭家庭共同生活了一年.最初,我發(fā)現(xiàn)交流很困難.但我的主人(監(jiān)護人)非常的有耐心,他們幫我很快的學(xué)會了.
I found that communicating was quite difficult. =
I found communication quite difficult.
find sth + adj. 發(fā)現(xiàn)某事.（怎么樣）
hostess 主人（女）
類似的用法還有：
waiter男服務(wù)員/ waitress女服務(wù)員
actor男演員/actress女演員
威靈頓新西蘭的首都,位于新西蘭北島最南端的庫克海峽的小港內(nèi).建于1840年,在1865年它代替奧克蘭成為首都.

As part of the programme, AFS* students try to tell people about their own chlture. I
took many photos and postcards of China with me, as well as some simple Chinese
books. I gave a talk* about China to some classes in school, and I even did some
simple Chinese cooking. *

作為團隊的一員,美國戰(zhàn)地服務(wù)團的學(xué)生要告訴人們有關(guān)他們自己的文化.我拿了很多從中國帶來的照片和明信片以及一些簡單的中文書.我對學(xué)校里的一些班級發(fā)表了有關(guān)中國的演講,甚至我還做了一些簡單的中國菜（中餐）.
AFS 美國戰(zhàn)地服務(wù)團
gave a talk 發(fā)表講話


Visiting the poor in ThailandEdwin Su
到泰國看望可憐的窮人

Last year I went to Thailand for ten days. The trip was funded by* World Vision*,
which helps poor people throughout* the world. I went with another student and two reporters. The aim of the trip was to see the problems for ourselves.

去年我到泰國呆了10天,這次旅行是由環(huán)球風(fēng)景線一個資助全世界貧窮人群的機構(gòu)贊助的.我和另一個學(xué)生及兩個記者一起去的那.此行的目的是看我們自身的問題.
be funded by... = be paid for by... 由.資助,贊助
throughout prep. 遍及,貫穿

We were deeply affected* by what we saw. There is a big gap* between the lives of
the rich and the poor. In some areas we saw families living in* rubbish dumps.
However, The Thai Government is working hard to improve the situation.

我們被我們的所見深深感動了.在窮人和富人的生活之間有著很大的距離.在一些地區(qū)我們看到有些家庭住進了垃圾堆里.然而,泰國政府正在努力去改善這種狀況.
were deeply affected = have very strong feelings 被深深感動
gap = open space = division or hole 溝,代溝,距離

The trip was actually quite hard work, * but it was a very valuable experience for me. It has shown me how fortunate* most of us are here in China.

此行確實不是一件十分容易的事,但對我來說卻是一次有價值的經(jīng)歷（寶貴的財富）.它讓我看到了大多數(shù)的中國人是多么的幸運.
hard work繁重的工作
fortunate幸運的,僥幸的

Scholarship to Japan到日本的獎學(xué)金Sylvia Wang

This summer, I was fortunate to win a Japan Airlines Scholarship. This enabled me
to visit* Japan for six weeks. For five weeks, all the foreign students lived in a hotel
and attended Japanese language classes. We also had classes on Japanese culture,
including flower-arranging and the art of tea-making. * We went on sightseeing tours* and visited a television station.

今年暑假,我幸運地贏得了一家日本航空公司提供的獎學(xué)金.這使得我能夠去日本參觀6周.有五個星期,所有的外國學(xué)生住進了一家旅館并參加日語學(xué)習(xí)班.我們還上了有關(guān)日本文化課,包括插花和茶藝.
enabled sb to do sth 使得某人能夠做某事
make sb able to do sth/allow sb to do sth
tea-making茶道
sightseeing tour觀光旅游sightsee[ 'saitsi: ]vi. 觀光,游覽

After the first five weeks, we visited Kyoto[ ki'?ut?u ], * the old capital of Japan, and Yokohama[ 'j?uk?'hɑ:m? ].* We stayed with* friendly families in these cities.

五周之后,我們到了日本古都京都和橫濱,在這些城市我們住在友好家庭里.
Kyoto、Kioto [ ki'?ut?u ]n. 京都（曾是日本古都）
Yokohama [ 'j?uk?'hɑ:m? ]n. 橫濱
stay with繼續(xù)聽講(繼續(xù)做,與...留在一起)

I thought that, if I went abroad, I would make many new friends. This turned out* to
be true. I met and talked to students from Korea, Brazil and Australia, as well as many Japanese. I left Japan three months ago and since then, I have kept in touch with*
my new friends by writing letters.

我想如果我出國將會交很多朋友.這在以后被證實了.我遇到了來自韓國、巴西、澳大利亞、還有日本的學(xué)生并和他們交談,三個月前我離開了日本,從那以后,我一直寫信與我的新朋友們保持聯(lián)系.
turn out = later be proved 事后被證實
kept in touch（with sb）= communicate (with sb) 與某人保持聯(lián)系