人教版八年级下册reading翻译

人教版八年级下册英语课本翻译---------新目标（GO for it）第一单元ReadingSection2 你认为你将拥有自己的机器人吗？在一些科幻影片中，未来的人们拥有自己的机器人。

这些机器人像人类一样，他们帮助人们做家务，做人类最不想做的工作。

一些科学家相信未来会有这样的机器人，然而，他们认为这样可能需要数百年的时间。

科学家们现在正尽力使机器人看起来像人一样，与我们做同样的事情。

日本的公司已经能让机器人走路、跳舞了。

这种机器人看起来也是很有趣的。

但是机器人科学家詹姆斯·怀特不同意。

他认为对机器人来说与人做同样的事情会很难。

例如，对一个孩子来说醒来并不知道他在哪里是很容易的。

怀特先生认为机器人将不能做到这一点。

但是其他的科学家不这样认为。

他们认为在25到50年内机器人将能够与人们对话。

机器人科学家们不仅仅是在尽力使机器人看起来像人，例如，已有机器人在工厂工作了。

这些机器人看起来更像巨大的手臂。

他们反复做那些简单的工作。

人们不愿做这样的工作并且会厌烦。

但是机器人永远不会厌烦。

在未来，到处都将有更多的机器人，并且人类将做更少的工作。

新的机器人将有很多不同的形状。

有些看起来像人，有些将会看起来像蛇。

一场地震后，一个蛇形机器人能够帮助我们寻找（埋在）建筑物下面的人。

现在看来似乎是不可能的。

但在100年前，电脑、太空火箭甚至电动牙刷似乎也都是不可能的。

我们永远都不知道未来会发生什么！第二单元Reading Section2 也许你应该学会放松！对于凯西.泰勒三个孩子来说，生活非常繁忙。

他们在学校已经够忙了，但放学后凯西还会把两个男孩带去打篮球和踢足球。

她还会把女儿带去上钢琴课。

疲惫的孩子们7点才能到家，他们很快吃完晚饭后又到写家庭作业的时间了。

泰勒家的家长和许多英美的家长一样，他们带着孩子参加一个又一个活动，尽他们所能把孩子的生活添满。

医生说很多孩子就生活在很大的压力下。

老师们也抱怨课堂上有太多疲倦的孩子。

大多数孩子都参加课后俱乐部。

这些活动包括运动，语言，音乐和数学。

心急的家长现在已经不是什么新鲜事了，但是现在的家长督促得有点太过了。

家长看见其他家的孩子参加很多活动，所以他们就觉得他们自己的孩子也应该去参加。

林达.米勒是住在伦敦的一位三个孩子的母亲，她就很清楚这中压力。

她说，在一些家庭里，竞争在孩子很小的年龄时就开始了。

母亲们在孩子很小的时候就把孩子送去参加各种课程，而且还老把他们和其他孩子比较。

这是很疯狂的举动。

人们不该这么硬逼孩子们。

爱丽丝·格林博士也同意这个观点。

她还说这些孩子长大后发现很难对自己的生活进行思考，因为家长过多地为他们计划了他们的人生。

当他们成年后就不会自己计划自己的人生了。

家长应该给孩子多一点属于他们自己的时间。

一方面，孩子们需要组织好的活动，另一方面，他们也需要时间和自由来放松和更多的时间来独立完成一些事情。

3a 美国和英国的孩子参加许多课外活动。

许多孩子出于压力之下。

如今的家长们给孩子们的压力比以前更大了。

孩子们应有自由时间来放松。

4a 你何时觉得有压力？你该采取何种方式来放松？第三单元Section 2 你是否记得你当时在干什么呢？人们总能够回忆起当一个在历史上一重大影响事件发生时自己在干些什么。

例如，在美国很多同时代的人能够清楚的回想起自己在1968年4月4日--一个在美国现代历史上举足轻重的日子在做什么，在这个灰暗的日子里，马丁路德.金博士在孟菲斯市遇刺。

也许人们会不记得谁杀了马丁博士，他们知道自己当时在干什么。

就是一些日常生活事件也会被显得很重要，罗伯特.阿伦先已年过40，当他听见这个噩耗的时候他还是个学生，“那是个一望无垠，阳光灿烂的日子”他回忆道：“铃响时我们正在操场嬉戏，我们老师要我们停止玩耍，他哽咽道，马丁博士10分钟前已经永远离开我们了，我们都不敢相信这是真的”放学后他和其他同学一言不发的一起回家。

马丁博士的死讯一晃30年已过，那个时候还有很多当代人尚未出生。

但是，在更近的时候，大部分美国人清楚的知道他们当时在干什么当纽约世界贸易中心被恐怖分子摧毁的时候。

甚至这个日期--2001.9.11在许多美国人心中也占有重要的地位。

并不是所以的历史大事是糟糕的，许多美国人依然记得自己在1969.6.20人类第一次涉足月球的时刻做什么。

远的不说，就看前几年。

无数中国人记得他们当时在做什么当中国小伙杨利伟成为神州第一个宇航员。

杨在2003.十月15.升空，在绕地22个小时后返回。

当他回到母亲的怀抱的时候，他已被人们视为民族英雄，同时名扬全球！第四单元ReadingSection 2 她说帮助别人改变了她的一生在甘肃省的一个贫穷的小山村教中学生对你来说听来可能没什么乐趣。

不过，他改变了来自北京杨磊的生活。

北京大学首先作为在一个一年计划中的志愿者去那里。

这项活动是由教育部和中国少年先锋队发起的。

每年他们派100位志愿者到中国的农村地区去任教。

山中的生活对杨磊来说是一次新的经历。

它的村庄海拔2000米，起初稀薄的空气让他觉得很难受。

食品非常简单，---- 教师一天三次都是粥。

幸好，杨磊的母亲支持他，她说她和她的丈夫认为这是一种好的想法。

“今天的年轻人有必要经历不同的事情。

”她说。

大多数小学生住在学校宿舍里。

他们学习很刻苦。

他们早晨5点起床一直学到晚上11点。

他们喜欢有志愿者教师到那里。

“你和他们之间没什么区别，”杨雷说。

“他们说我们像他们的大哥哥和大姐姐，并且他们感到很幸运。

”一些学生可能不上高中或者大学。

家庭贫困，通常也没有钱来读书。

“我对此感到无能为力。

”杨雷说，“但是我能让我的学生开阔眼界，并且给他们的生活一个好的起点。

”他说他喜欢给孩子们的一生留下好的影响。

杨雷很喜欢他作为以为志愿者的日子.一年的支援生活结束后,他说在完成它的研究之后,他将返回该地区.他现在是甘肃平梁石墨高中的一名数学教师。

复习单元1-5Section 2 我一直在中国学习历史我的名字叫利奥。

我来自澳大利亚，并且我在中国教书已两年了。

我在黑龙江省子，女声组冠军是一位来自大连的19岁的女孩。

两位获胜者都很谦虚并且说他们认为他们并不比其他歌手更好。

女声组冠军江梅说学习英语帮她赢得了这个奖。

六个月前，她觉得她的英语不够好，因此她不得不努力学习。

她还说唱英文歌曲使得她对学习英语更有兴趣了。

这种比赛鼓励中国人讲英语。

许多人同意他们通过唱英语歌曲取得了进步并且快乐学英语是个好主意。

你曾听过“北京说英语”节目吗？如果没有，你为什么不找到它呢？这个节目为北京人提供了对学英语感兴趣的方式。

除了唱英语歌曲，还有许多其他有趣的方式学习英语。

看英语电影或读英文书籍怎么样？也许你甚至能和一个母语是英语的人交朋友。

如果你足够努力去寻找，你将找到一条学习英语更好的方法。

第九单元Section 2 你曾去过新加坡吗？你曾去过新加坡吗？对于很多中国旅游者来说，这个东南亚的小岛是个度假的好地方。

一方面，超过四分之三的人是华人，因此你大多数时间可以只说普通话。

另一方面，新加坡是个讲英语的国家，因此那里也是你练习英语的好地方。

你曾经品尝过中国以外的中国食物吗？可能你担心在外国你不能找到任何吃的。

然而，在新加坡，你将找到许多来自中国的食物；你将不费吹灰之力找到米饭、面条或是饺子。

然而，如果你觉得（很）勇敢，新加坡是个品尝新食物的好地方。

无论你喜欢印度食物、西方食物还或者日本食物，你都将在新加坡找到。

大多数城市都有动物园，但是你曾经在晚上去过动物园吗？新加坡有个夜间动物园叫做"夜间野生动物园"。

在夜晚去可能看起来很奇怪。

但是如果你曾经在白天去过动物园，你就可能理解这个动物园为什么如此奇特。

许多动物只在晚上醒来，因此这时是观看它们的最好时间。

如果你在白天去看狮子、老虎或是狐狸，它们可能在睡觉！在夜间野生动物园，你可以在比普通动物园更自然的环境下观看这些动物。

新加坡一个最大的特征是一年到头温度都几乎是一样的。

这是因为这个岛很靠近赤道。

因此你可以选择任何你喜欢的时间去——春天、夏天、秋天或冬天！并且，当然，它离中国并不远！Section 4你曾吃过带米饭的冰激凌吗？不，我没有！Unit OneDo you think you will have your own robot?In some science fiction movies,people in the future have their own robots.These robots are just like humans.They help with the housework and do the most unpleasant jobs.Some scientists believe that there will be such robots in the future.However,they agree it may take hundreds of years.Scientists are now trying to make robots look like people and do the same things as us.Japanese companies have already made robots walk and dance.This kind of robot will also be fun to watch.But robot scientist James White disagrees.He thinks that it will be difficult for a robot to do the same things as a person.For example,it's easy for a child to wake up and know where the are.Mr White thinks that robots won't be able to do this.But other scientists disagree.They think that robots will be able to talk to people in 25 to 50 years.Robot scientists are not just trying to make robots look like people.For example,there arealready robots working in factories.These robots look more like huge arms.They do simple jobs over and over again.People would not like to do such jobs and would get bored.But robots will never get bored.In the future,there will be more robots everywhere,and humans will have less work to do.New robots will have many different shapes.Some will look like humans,and others might look like snakes.After an earthquake,a snake robot could help look for people under buildings.That may not seem possible now,but computers,space rockets and even electric toothbrushes seemed impossible a hundred years ago.We never know what will happen in the future!Section B 3aIn ten years ,I think I'll be a reporter. I'll live in Shanghai, Because I went to Shanghai last yearand fell in love with it. I think it's really abeautifful city.As a reporter, I think I will meet lots of interesting peoele. I think I'll live in an apartment with my best friends, because I don't like living alone. I'll have pets.I can't have any pets now because my mother hates them, and our apartment is too small . So in ten years, I'll have many different pets .I might even keep a pet parrot! I'll probably go skating and swimming every day. during the week I'll look smart,and probably will wear asuit. On the weekend, I'll be able to dress more casually. Ithink I 'll go to Hong Kong on vacation, and one day I might even visit Australlia.Unit TwoMaybe you should learn to relax!Life for Cathy Taylor's Three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough.After school,though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball.Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons.The tired children don't get home until 7pm.They have a quick supper,and it's time for homework.The Taylors are like many American and British parents.They take their children from activity to activity,and try to fit as much as possible into their kids' lives.Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom.Most children take part in after-school clubs.Activities include sports,language learning,music and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new,but now parents seem to push their children a lot more.Parents see other children doing a lot of things,and they feel their own children should do the same.Linda Miller,a mother of three in london,knows all about such pressure."In some families,competition starts from a very young age,"she says."Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young.And they are always comparing them with other children.It's crazy.People shouldn't push their kids so hard."Dr Alice Green agrees.She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older."Parents are trying to plan their kids' lives for them. when these kids are adults,they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves ."Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves .On the one hand,children needorganized activities.On the other hand,they also need time and freedom to relax,and they need time to do things by themselves.Section A3aEve:I need to get some money to pay for summer camp. what shuld I do?Anna:Well,You could get a part-time job.Eve:I don't have time.Maria:I have an idea. You could borrow some money from your brother.Eve:No,he doesn't have any money,eitherDennis:Ithink you shuld ask your parents for some money.Anna:Or you could sell your CDs.Eve:No,I don't think so.I love my CDs.Dennis:Maybe you could have a bake sale.Eve:No, I can't bake.Dennis:Then maybe you should call "Teen Talk",the radio advice progranm.Section B 3aDear Mary,I have a problem,and I need your help.I always thought I was popular at schoool .But I just fond out that my friends were planning a birthday party for my best friend,and they didn't invite me.Everyone else in my class was invited exept me, and I don't know why.I can;t think what I did worng.I'm very upset and don't know what to do.What do you think?Can you help me?Yours,Lonely KidUnit ThreeDo you remember what you were doing ?People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4,1968. This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about the event.Even the most everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a student at that time, but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news. “It was a bright, sunny day.” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang. Our teacher asked us to stop what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: ‘Dr Martin Luther King died just 10 minutes ago!’ We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence. Dr Martin Lu ther King’ s murder took place about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However, in more recent times, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists. Even thedate----September 11, 2001----has meaning to most Americans.Not all events in history are as terrible as this, of course. Many Americana also say they remember what they were doing when man first walked on the moon on July 20,1969. In more recent history, most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Yang went into space on October 15, 2003. His flight around the Earth lasted about 22 hours. When he returned, he became a national hero in China, and became famous all over the world.Section A 3aDear Jack,I had a very unusual experience on Sunday.At around ten o'clock in the morning.I was walking down the street when a UFO landed right in front of me.You can imagine how strange it was! An alien got out and walked down Center street.I followed it to see where it was going, and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop.while it was loking at the souvenirs,the shop assistant called the police.Before the police arrived,the alien left the shop and then visited the museum of Flight. While the alien was in the museum,I called the TV station.Isn't that amazing!TedSection B 3aLinda lovese her dog Davy. They went to New York City last saturday.While Linda was buying a newspaper at the trainstation, the dog got out of his box and ran away.The station was crowded and Linda couldn't see Davy anywhere.When Linda shouted his name,some people looked at her but Davy didn't come.Then she called the police.While she was talkng on the telephone,Davey met another dog outside the station.While the police were coming,Linda walked around the station and called Davy 's name.She didn't think about looking outside the station.Finally, a little boy said to her,"Did you look outside?I saw a big blak dog when I came in."When Linda finally saw Davy,he was jumping and running with another dog.There was a police officer next to them.The police officer next to them. The police officer said to linda,"I think my dog found your dog."Unit FourShe said helping others changed her life.Teaching high school students in a poor mountain village in Gansu Province may not sound like fun to you.However,it changed the life of Yang Lei from Beijing.The Peking University graduate first went there as a volunteer on a one-year program.The program was started by the Ministry of Education and the Chinese Young Pioneers.Every year they send 100 volunteers to teach in China's rural areas.Life in the mountains was a new experience for Yang Lei,Her village was 2000 meters above sea level,and at first the thin air made her feel sick.The food was very simple——teachers ate porridge three times a day.Fortunately,Yang Lei's mother agreed with her daughter's decision.She said that both she and her husband thought this was a good idea."Young people today need to experience different things,"she said.Most of the pupils live in school dormitories.They work very hard. They get up at 5 amand read books until 11 pm.They love having the volunteer teachers there."There is no difference between you and them,"saya Yang Lei."They say that we are like big brothers or sisters to them,and they feel lucky."Many children may not be able to go to senior high school or college.Families are poor and there often isn't money for education."I can't do anything about that ,but I can open up my students' eyes and give them a good start in life.She said she likes being a good influence in their children's lives.Yang lei enjoyed her times as a volunteer very much.When her year was over,she said that she would return to the area after finishing her studies.She now works as a math teacher at a high school in the city of Pingliang,Gansu province.Section B 3aDear grandma,How’s it going? I hope grandpa is well now. I was sorry to hear that he had a cold last week.I hope you are in good health.Things are fine here. I finish my end-of-year exams last week and got my report card today.I always get nervous when I see the envelope from school in the mail, but luckily I did ok this time. I had a really hard time with science this semes ter, and I wasn’t surprised that my worst report was from my science teacher. She said I wa s lazy which isn’t true. It’s just that I find science really difficult. Another disappointing result was in history. My history teacher said I could do better. The good news is that my math teacher said I was hard-working. And my Spanish teacher said my listening was good.Well , that’s about all the news I have for now. mom and dad sendtheir love.Unit FiveSection A 3aEnd of Year PartyI want you to remember the rules for school parties.●Don't wear jeans! If you wear jeans, we won't let you in.●Don't bring food to the party. If you do, the teachers will take it away.●Don't bring friends from other schools. If you do, the teachers will ask them to leave.●Don't leave the gym during the party. If you do, the teachers will call your parents.●Don't run or shout at the party. If you do, you'll have to leave.●Please bring your ID card. If you don't have your ID card, you can't go to the party.Section B 3aIf I become an athlete,will I be happy?For many young people,becoming a professional athlete,you're be able to make a living doing something you love. If you become famous,people all over the world will know you.Many athletes give money to schools and charities,and do a lot of work to help people.This is a great chance that many people do not have.However,professional athletes can also have many problems.If you are famous,people will watch you all the time and follow you everywhere.This can make life difficult.If you play sports for a living,your job will sometimes be very dangerous,Many professional athletes get injured.And if you become rich,you will have a difficult timeknowing who your real friends are. In fact,many famous people complain that they are not happy.They say they were happier before they became rich and famous.Unit SixI've been studying history in china.My name is leo,I'm form australia,and i've been teaching in china for two years ,I teach in harbin,the capital of heilongjiang province,this is an interesting city with a very colorful history,there is some european in fluence in the city,and some of the old buildings in harbin are in russian style.Since I came to china ,I've been learning a lot about my family history,although I'm australian ,my family is jewish,so it was very interesting for me to learn that a lot of jews came to leve in harbin many years ago,my parents were so surprised when I told them about this,in fact, the first jews porobably came to kaifeng more than a thousand years ago and were welcomed by the song emperor.When I lived in australia ,i studied history at school but we usually sudied australian or western history.however,when I heard that I was going to work in China .I started studying Chinese history,I've been studyying for over two years now,my friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very hard to understan,but I don’t really agree. I think if you study hard, you’ll be able to understand any culture. For a foreigner like me ,the more I learn about chinese history the more I enjoy living in China.And although I live quite far from Beijing,I'm cartain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008!Section A 3aI’m talking to you from the Hilltop school skating marathon. Here students are skating to raises money for charity. For every hour they skate , each student raises 10 yuan for charity. The skating marathon has been going for five hours now , and seveeral skaters are still skating . Alison was first one to start and has been skating for the whole 5 hours. Next is Sam ,and has been skatingfor four hours. Li Ning has been skating for 4 hors too, and Li Chen has started one hour ago.Section B 3aDear Jack,Thanks for sending me the snow globe of the monster. I love it. In fact I think it’s probably my favorite. I’ve been collecting snow globes for seven years, and now I have 226 of them. My mom says I have to stop, because we’ve run out of room to store them. They’re all around our apartment. I even store them in boxes under my bed. The first one I ever got was a birthday cake snow globe on my seventh birthday. I particularly love globes with animals.I have a big one with bears in it and another one with penguins. If you know anyone else who collects them, please tell me. I’d like to start a snow globe collectors’ club. By the way, what’s your hobby?Love,EllenUnit SevenUnit EightWhy don't you learn to sing English songs?China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, so many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways.For example,twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs.Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked comfortable on stage.Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.The singers really came from all age groups and from all over China.The winner of the men's competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an,and the winner of the women's competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Both winners were very modest and said that they didn't think they were better than the other singers.Jiang Mei,the winner of the women's competition,said studying English helped her win the prize.Six months earlier,she felt her English was not good enough,so she had to study hard.She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English.This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English.Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with English.Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks Englisb program?If not,why don't you find out about it?It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.Besides singing English songs,there are many other fun ways to learn English.What about watching English movies,or reading English books?Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English.If you look hard enough,you'llfind a good way to learn English betterUnit NineSection A 3aHave you ever been to DisneylandMost of us have probably heard of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,and many other famous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ever been to Disneyland? In fact, there are now several different Disneyland amusement parks around the world.Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can also call it a theme park. It has all the normal attractions that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme.The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the theme of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also watch Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters walking around Disneyland all the time!Have you ever heard of a Disney Cruise? These are huge boats that also have the Disney theme. You can take a ride on the boat for several days, and you can sleep and eat on board. There are also many attractionson board, just like any other Disneyland. You can shop,go to Disney parties, and eat dinner with Mickey Mouse!The boats take different routes, but they all end up in the same place. That is Disney’s own island.It is just so much fun in Disneyland!Section B 3aCome to the Hilltop Language School and change your lifeHere's what two of our studengs said about our schoolWhen I was a young girl,all I ever wanted to do was travel,and i decided that the best way to do this was to become a flight attendand. I've been a flight attendand for two years now. It's a really interesting job beause I travel all over the world.I discovered that the most important requirement was to speake English well,so I studeid English at Hilltop Language Shool for five years before I became a flight attendant. It was because I could speak English that I got the job. Thank you, Hilltop Language Shool!Mei ShanI want to be a tour guide. In fact,it's all I have ever wanted to be. I want to travel,especially to English- speaking countries such as the United States and Australia. However, I know that I have to improve my Enlish, so I've started talking lessons at the Hilltop Language Shool. The Hilltop Language Shool has really helped me learn English. I've been a student here for a year now, and I really love it. Maybe when I leave school I'll think about becoming an English teacher rather than a tour guide!David FengReadingHave you ever been to Singapore?Have you ever been to Singapore? For many Chinese tourists, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it's also a good place to practice your English.Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China? Maybe you fear that you won't be able to find anything to eat in a foreign country. In Singapore, however, you'll find a lot of food from China, you won't have any problem finding rice, noodles, or dumplings. If you're feeling brave, Singapore is an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, western food, or Japanese food, you'll find it all in Singapore!Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo at night? Singapore has a night zoo called the "Night Safari". It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it's dark. But if you've ever been to a zoo during the daytime, you might understand why this zoo is so special. A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them. If you go to see lions, tigers, or foxes during the daytime, they'll probably be asleep! At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a more natural environment than a normal zoo.One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round. This is because the island is so close to the equator. So you can choose to go whenever you like----spring, summer, autumn, or winter! And, of course, it's not too far from China!Unit TenSection B 3aNote 1Dear kim,Sometimes it isn't easy being the new kid at school,but I had a wonderful time on Saturday night.Thank you so much for inviting me.I didn't know some of the girls,but they were all really friendly to me.And the video you should was really funny.I feel like part of the group now.MariaNote 2Dear Tony,Thanks for showing me the school last week.Iwas having a hard time finding it until you came along.And I enjoyed meeting Carlos.He's really good at math,isn't he?He said he'd help me with my math project.Friends like you make it a lot easier to get along in a new place.BillNot 3Dear Allen,Thanks for the tickets for next week's game.I'm sorryyou and your father can't go,but I'm really happy to have the tickets.I'm going to ask my cousin,Tommy,togo with me.I'll think of you as we watch the Black Socks win the game.(I hope!)John。