北师大版高一英语新教材必修一Unit 1 Lesson 3电子课本和音频

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Your Life Is What You Make It

你的生活你做主

After a long day, Zhang Tian finally got back to his small room, feeling tired. He had started working at seven in the morning and it was eight in the evening now. He had to prepare his lessons for the following day. This is a typical day for Zhang Tian. Coming to Guizhou Province to teach has been quite an experience for him.

漫长的一天过后，张天疲惫不堪，终于回到了自己的小窝。他从早上七点开始一直在工作，现在已经是晚上八点。他必须为第二天备课。这是张天典型的一天。来贵州教书对他来说是一次不寻常的体验。

Zhang Tian graduated from university and got a teacher’s certificate last year. His parents, like most, hope he would go to a big city to find a teaching job. Likewise, his friends all left his hometown for work in Shanghai or Beijing. Zhang Tian felt differently, however. He wanted to start a new lifestyle. He had met wonderful teachers from small villages during his early school years and he was inspired by them to go and teach where he was needed the most. For that reason he applied for and became a volunteer teacher in a village school. Bringing with him lots of books, clothes, and two pairs of trainers, Zhang Tian travelled to the village with an eager heart. He imagined all sorts of exciting things about living independently and teaching in a village.

去年，张天从大学毕业并考取了教师资格证。他的父母和大多数人一样，希望他能去一个大城市从事教学工作。他的朋友们也都离开了家乡到上海或北京工作。然而，张天却有不同的想法。他想要开始一种新的生活方式。在学校初期他遇见了来自小村庄的教师，他被他们所鼓舞，到最需要的地方去教学。因此，他申请并成为了一所乡村学校的志愿教师。张天带着很多书、衣服和两双运动鞋，还有一颗热切的心来到了村庄。他想象着自己在村里独立生活、教书，会发生哪些各种各样令人兴奋的事情。

However, not everything lived up to Zhang Tian’s hopes. The school was much smaller than he had expected, with only three classrooms. In front of the classrooms, there was a playground which got dusty on windy days and muddy on rainy days. Living in the village was also more challenging than he had thought. The power and water supplies were unstable, so he could only shower every three or four days, and he had to learn how to cook. The thought of leaving once flashed through his mind, but he quickly gave up on the idea and found ways to deal with the challenges.

但是，不是每件事都像张天希望的那样。学校比他想象的小得多，只有三个教室。教室前面有一个操场，刮风时扬尘，下雨时泥泞不堪。住在村子里也比他想象的更具挑战性。电和水的供应不稳定，所以他只能每三四天洗一次澡，他还必须学会做饭。离开的想法曾在脑中闪现过，但是他很快放弃了这个念头，并且找到了应对挑战的办法。

The school had just three teachers and Zhang Tian was the only English teacher. The other two local teachers were responsible for maths and Chinese. To make school life healthier and livelier for his students, Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school—music, art and PE. It is not surprising that PE is the kids’ favourite subject! Their school lives are now more attractive and interesting, and they enjoy playing football in the playground, as well as singing songs they’ve learnt. The school is now full of laughter and music. Zhang Tian is planning to organise the first-ever school concert! Everyone is very excited.

学校只有三名老师，张天是唯一的英语老师，另外两名当地教师教授数学和语文。为了让学生的校园生活更有益健康和活泼热闹，张天开设了更多的课程——音乐、艺术和体育。毫不意外的是体育是孩子们最喜欢的科目。孩子们的学校生活现在更有吸引力也更有趣，他们喜欢在操场上踢足球，也喜欢唱学过的歌。校园里现在充满了笑声和音乐。张天正在计划组织第一场学校音乐会！大家都很兴奋。

Zhang Tian’s first year is almost over. It has been a tough year, but he has enjoyed working with the children. What made him feel satisfied was that his students were able to read, speak and write in English and they became more confident in learning. Besides teaching, Zhang Tian also brought changes to the village. He contacted charity organisations about rebuilding the playground and setting up a library, and helped the villagers sell local products online. The contribution he made to the village was great, so he became very popular among the villagers and they treated him as one of them. The village is like his second home now. Although he had only intended to stay for one year, he now feels ready to stay for another year. He feels so happy that he followed his heart when choosing what to do with his life, even though it may not be what others expected of him.

张天在这儿的第一年就要结束了。这是艰难的一年，但他喜欢和孩子们一起。让他感到欣慰的是他的学生能够读英语、说英语和写英语，并且在学习上变得更自信。除了教学，张天还为村子带来了其他变化。他联系了慈善组织重修操场和开设图书馆，并帮助村民在网上销售当地产品。他为村子做了很大贡献，所以在村民中很受欢迎，村民也把他当作村子里的一员。这个村子现在就像他的第二个家。虽然他原本只打算呆一年，但现在他准备再待一年。他感到很幸福，因为在选择如何对待自己的人生时，他跟随了自己的内心，尽管这可能不是别人所期望的。