Friends Around the World

Friends Around the World, written by B Silverberg. Focus question. How are you like the friends in the book? How are you different?

《世界各地的朋友》，作者：B·西尔弗伯格。 焦点问题 你和书里的朋友们有哪些相似之处？ 你又有哪些不同呢？

Around the World Come and travel around the world. We'll meet new friends in new places. Some of the places are similar to the place where you live, and some are not. Your friends around the world are like you in many ways, and different in other ways.

环游世界 快来和我们一起环游世界吧。 我们会在新的地方认识新朋友哦。 有些地方和你居住的地方很像， 有些却不一样。 世界各地的朋友在很多方面都和你很像， 但在其他方面又各不相同。

A friend in Brazil. My name is Maria and I am eight years old. I live with my parents and grandparents in the city of Salvador. I go to school for five hours in the morning each day from February to December. My school has so many students that three groups of us go at different times during the day.

巴西的朋友。 我叫玛丽亚，今年八岁。 我和爸爸妈妈还有爷爷奶奶住在萨尔瓦多市。 我每天早上要上五个小时的学，上学时间是每年二月到十二月。 我的学校学生太多了，所以我们分成三批在一天的不同时间段来上学。

I like to go to many big festivals that take place in Salvador each year. The festivals are like parades or street parties. At home, I like to play tag and jump rope with my friends. I also like to play at the beach. My favorite food is feijoada, a stew with beans and pork.

我喜欢参加萨尔瓦多每年举办的很多大型节庆活动。 这些节庆活动就像游行或者街头派对一样热闹。 在家的时候，我喜欢和朋友们玩追人游戏、跳绳。 我也喜欢去海边玩。 我最喜欢的食物是黑豆饭，是一种用豆子和猪肉炖成的菜肴。

A friend in China. My name is Wei and I am six years old. I live with my parents in the city of Shanghai. I go to school from 8 a .m. to 3 p .m. with a short break for lunch. All the children in my school wear uniforms, but students at some other schools do not.

中国的朋友。 我叫伟，今年六岁。 我和爸爸妈妈住在上海市。 我每天早上8点到下午3点上学，中午有短暂的午休时间吃午饭。 我们学校所有学生都穿校服，不过其他有些学校的学生不用穿。

I like to go to Shanghai's amazing aquarium. It has a giant underwater tunnel where you can walk past sharks and many other fish. I also like to play ping pong and basketball with my friends. My favorite food is joe, a kind of rice porridge.

我喜欢去上海超棒的海洋馆玩。 那里有一条巨型海底隧道，你走在里面，鲨鱼和其他好多鱼就在你身边游过。 我还喜欢和朋友们打乒乓球、打篮球。 我最喜欢的食物是粥，是一种用米熬成的糊状食物。