時(shí)間匆匆，做美國中學(xué)申請已經(jīng)有數(shù)個(gè)年頭，送出去的學(xué)生也不少。一些學(xué)生的聯(lián)系方式?jīng)]有變，李寧老師也一直同他們保持溝通。應(yīng)咨詢家長和學(xué)生的要求，李寧老師請?jiān)诿绹x高中的學(xué)生發(fā)郵件介紹了一下他的一天的生活，通過這樣的現(xiàn)實(shí)說明，也解開在美國高中生活的面紗，從一個(gè)角度了解美國高中生活。
以為隱私的原因，在下面摘抄郵件中核心的一些內(nèi)容：
I will portray to you the everyday life of an American middle school student in 2 sections.
我將從兩個(gè)部分來描繪我的美國中學(xué)日常生活。
Section 1: Schedule
第一部分：日程安排
Depending on your source of transportation, your schedule may vary. I ride the school bus; therefore, I must wake up at 7:15 A.M., get ready and head out the door at about 7:26. The bus arrives at 7:32 to pick students up at the stop. When you arrive at school, 6th graders sit in the bleachers in the gym, while 7th and 8th graders sit at tables in the cafeteria. After waiting for about 15 minutes, you are dismissed to go to your classes. Your first class will be advisory, this isn’t much of a class, it’s an opportunity to finish homework or other unfinished work. Your advisory teacher will be your homeroom teacher, so chances are you will see them again throughout the day. Next you go to 1st period, each period will be approximately 45 minutes long, and you take every period until 4th period that is when most students eat lunch. Now depending on your lunch schedule, A lunch, B lunch, or C lunch, times will be different. A lunch students head to lunch right when 3rd period ends, so they come back to 4th period after lunch, B lunch students go to lunch in the middle of 4th period and come back to finish 4th period. C lunch students eat lunch after 4th period ends and after lunch, they go to 5th period. Then again, you will go through your classes, there are 7 total periods.
你的日程會根據(jù)你的交通方式而改變。 我乘坐學(xué)校的校車去上學(xué)，所以，每天早上的7點(diǎn)15分我必須起床， 7點(diǎn)26分必須在家門口準(zhǔn)備好。 學(xué)校的校車會在7點(diǎn)32分接學(xué)生。 當(dāng)你到達(dá)學(xué)校以后，6年級的學(xué)生將會聚集在體育館的露臺， 7年級和8年級的學(xué)生會聚集在咖啡館內(nèi)。 15分鐘的等待之后，你就必須去上課了。 你的第一堂課將會是問答時(shí)間，這并非是真正意義上的課程，這是一個(gè)完成作業(yè)的機(jī)會。你的導(dǎo)師將會是這個(gè)問答時(shí)間的老師，因此在接下來的一整天你都會見到這些老師。接下來你會進(jìn)入第一個(gè)時(shí)段，每一個(gè)時(shí)段大約是45分鐘。每個(gè)時(shí)段結(jié)束后都有休息時(shí)間，4個(gè)時(shí)段以后，大部分的學(xué)生就進(jìn)入了午餐時(shí)間。午餐時(shí)間根據(jù)你的午餐類型不同而不同，午餐A，午餐B和午餐C的時(shí)間都不一樣。午餐A的學(xué)生將會在第三個(gè)時(shí)段結(jié)束后去就餐，所以學(xué)生在吃完午餐以后就回去上第4個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。午餐B的學(xué)生在第4個(gè)時(shí)段的中途去吃午餐，然后回來完成第4個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。午餐C的學(xué)生在完成第4個(gè)時(shí)段的課程后去午餐，就餐完了回去上第5個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。就餐結(jié)束以后，你將繼續(xù)上你的課程，總共有7個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。
Section 2: Types of Classes
第二部分：課程類型
Regular Classes:
普通課程：
You will have 4 core classes in middle school, 6th graders have English/Reading, Social Studies (History), Math, and Science. 7th graders, depending on how they did last year on reading will decide if they will have to take it again. 7th graders have English/LA, TX History/Geography, Math and Science.
在中學(xué)你將會學(xué)到4門核心課程， 6年級的學(xué)生需要學(xué)的包括英文/閱讀，社會研究（歷史），數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)。 7年級的學(xué)生根據(jù)你上一年的成績來決定你是否需要重修這些課程。7年級的學(xué)生需要修英文/文學(xué)，德州歷史/地理，數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)。
Honors Classes:
榮譽(yù)課程：
Honors classes are harder versions of regular classes; they move faster and are more challenging, they earn you a higher GPA. Even if you get an 80 in an honors class, it would benefit you more than getting a 90 in a regular class. Students get into honors classes by teacher recommendations, if your core subject teachers last year think you did good and that you are ready for honors, they will recommend you to be in honors the next year.
榮譽(yù)課程比普通課程更難一些。課程學(xué)得更快并且更具有挑戰(zhàn)性，但是榮譽(yù)課程會提高你的GPA。即使你在一門榮譽(yù)課程只拿到80分，也比你在普通課程中拿到90分要強(qiáng)很多。學(xué)生需要得到老師的推薦才能修榮譽(yù)課程，如果你的老師認(rèn)為你去年的成績還不錯(cuò)就會推薦你修下一年的榮譽(yù)課程。
AP Classes:
AP課程
There aren’t much AP classes offered in middle school, they earn you the highest GPA; making them the hardest to get into, an AP class is equivalent to classes 2 grades above, so an AP math class in 7th grade would equal to a 9th grade regular class.
中學(xué)沒有太多的AP課程設(shè)置，修AP課程將于大大提高你的GPA。AP課程的難度將比普通課程高兩個(gè)等級，因此7年級的數(shù)學(xué)AP課程相當(dāng)于9年級的水平。
Elective Classes:
選修課：
Elective classes are chosen by the students the year before so they may take the course next year. Electives are the extra-curricular classes, including Theatre, Art (2D and 3D), PE, Life Management, Computer & Technology, etc.
學(xué)生在選修下一學(xué)年的課程時(shí)候會選擇選修課。選修課程是附加課程，包括戲劇，藝術(shù)（2D和3D），體育，生活管理，計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)等。
Conclusion:
總結(jié)：
The life of a middle school student is much different from elementary school, it is much harder, more homework and things to worry about, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t an enjoyable experience.
中學(xué)生的生活和小學(xué)生的生活很不一樣，相比小學(xué)，中學(xué)難度更大，有很多的作業(yè)要做和更多的事情擔(dān)心，但是這并不意味著中學(xué)的經(jīng)歷不愉快。
在美國讀高中是一件辛苦但是有意思的事，不過同國內(nèi)的高中生常年沉浸在“題海戰(zhàn)術(shù)”中，美國多姿多彩的生活是不是更有吸引力？快進(jìn)入6月份了，每年中高考之后，重復(fù)上演著相同故事內(nèi)容的生活片，幾家歡喜幾家愁。何不在中考之前不給自己一份保障呢？一個(gè)決定可能就會改變你的一生。
以為隱私的原因，在下面摘抄郵件中核心的一些內(nèi)容：
I will portray to you the everyday life of an American middle school student in 2 sections.
我將從兩個(gè)部分來描繪我的美國中學(xué)日常生活。
Section 1: Schedule
第一部分：日程安排
Depending on your source of transportation, your schedule may vary. I ride the school bus; therefore, I must wake up at 7:15 A.M., get ready and head out the door at about 7:26. The bus arrives at 7:32 to pick students up at the stop. When you arrive at school, 6th graders sit in the bleachers in the gym, while 7th and 8th graders sit at tables in the cafeteria. After waiting for about 15 minutes, you are dismissed to go to your classes. Your first class will be advisory, this isn’t much of a class, it’s an opportunity to finish homework or other unfinished work. Your advisory teacher will be your homeroom teacher, so chances are you will see them again throughout the day. Next you go to 1st period, each period will be approximately 45 minutes long, and you take every period until 4th period that is when most students eat lunch. Now depending on your lunch schedule, A lunch, B lunch, or C lunch, times will be different. A lunch students head to lunch right when 3rd period ends, so they come back to 4th period after lunch, B lunch students go to lunch in the middle of 4th period and come back to finish 4th period. C lunch students eat lunch after 4th period ends and after lunch, they go to 5th period. Then again, you will go through your classes, there are 7 total periods.
你的日程會根據(jù)你的交通方式而改變。 我乘坐學(xué)校的校車去上學(xué)，所以，每天早上的7點(diǎn)15分我必須起床， 7點(diǎn)26分必須在家門口準(zhǔn)備好。 學(xué)校的校車會在7點(diǎn)32分接學(xué)生。 當(dāng)你到達(dá)學(xué)校以后，6年級的學(xué)生將會聚集在體育館的露臺， 7年級和8年級的學(xué)生會聚集在咖啡館內(nèi)。 15分鐘的等待之后，你就必須去上課了。 你的第一堂課將會是問答時(shí)間，這并非是真正意義上的課程，這是一個(gè)完成作業(yè)的機(jī)會。你的導(dǎo)師將會是這個(gè)問答時(shí)間的老師，因此在接下來的一整天你都會見到這些老師。接下來你會進(jìn)入第一個(gè)時(shí)段，每一個(gè)時(shí)段大約是45分鐘。每個(gè)時(shí)段結(jié)束后都有休息時(shí)間，4個(gè)時(shí)段以后，大部分的學(xué)生就進(jìn)入了午餐時(shí)間。午餐時(shí)間根據(jù)你的午餐類型不同而不同，午餐A，午餐B和午餐C的時(shí)間都不一樣。午餐A的學(xué)生將會在第三個(gè)時(shí)段結(jié)束后去就餐，所以學(xué)生在吃完午餐以后就回去上第4個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。午餐B的學(xué)生在第4個(gè)時(shí)段的中途去吃午餐，然后回來完成第4個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。午餐C的學(xué)生在完成第4個(gè)時(shí)段的課程后去午餐，就餐完了回去上第5個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。就餐結(jié)束以后，你將繼續(xù)上你的課程，總共有7個(gè)時(shí)段的課程。
Section 2: Types of Classes
第二部分：課程類型
Regular Classes:
普通課程：
You will have 4 core classes in middle school, 6th graders have English/Reading, Social Studies (History), Math, and Science. 7th graders, depending on how they did last year on reading will decide if they will have to take it again. 7th graders have English/LA, TX History/Geography, Math and Science.
在中學(xué)你將會學(xué)到4門核心課程， 6年級的學(xué)生需要學(xué)的包括英文/閱讀，社會研究（歷史），數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)。 7年級的學(xué)生根據(jù)你上一年的成績來決定你是否需要重修這些課程。7年級的學(xué)生需要修英文/文學(xué)，德州歷史/地理，數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)。
Honors Classes:
榮譽(yù)課程：
Honors classes are harder versions of regular classes; they move faster and are more challenging, they earn you a higher GPA. Even if you get an 80 in an honors class, it would benefit you more than getting a 90 in a regular class. Students get into honors classes by teacher recommendations, if your core subject teachers last year think you did good and that you are ready for honors, they will recommend you to be in honors the next year.
榮譽(yù)課程比普通課程更難一些。課程學(xué)得更快并且更具有挑戰(zhàn)性，但是榮譽(yù)課程會提高你的GPA。即使你在一門榮譽(yù)課程只拿到80分，也比你在普通課程中拿到90分要強(qiáng)很多。學(xué)生需要得到老師的推薦才能修榮譽(yù)課程，如果你的老師認(rèn)為你去年的成績還不錯(cuò)就會推薦你修下一年的榮譽(yù)課程。
AP Classes:
AP課程
There aren’t much AP classes offered in middle school, they earn you the highest GPA; making them the hardest to get into, an AP class is equivalent to classes 2 grades above, so an AP math class in 7th grade would equal to a 9th grade regular class.
中學(xué)沒有太多的AP課程設(shè)置，修AP課程將于大大提高你的GPA。AP課程的難度將比普通課程高兩個(gè)等級，因此7年級的數(shù)學(xué)AP課程相當(dāng)于9年級的水平。
Elective Classes:
選修課：
Elective classes are chosen by the students the year before so they may take the course next year. Electives are the extra-curricular classes, including Theatre, Art (2D and 3D), PE, Life Management, Computer & Technology, etc.
學(xué)生在選修下一學(xué)年的課程時(shí)候會選擇選修課。選修課程是附加課程，包括戲劇，藝術(shù)（2D和3D），體育，生活管理，計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)等。
Conclusion:
總結(jié)：
The life of a middle school student is much different from elementary school, it is much harder, more homework and things to worry about, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t an enjoyable experience.
中學(xué)生的生活和小學(xué)生的生活很不一樣，相比小學(xué)，中學(xué)難度更大，有很多的作業(yè)要做和更多的事情擔(dān)心，但是這并不意味著中學(xué)的經(jīng)歷不愉快。
在美國讀高中是一件辛苦但是有意思的事，不過同國內(nèi)的高中生常年沉浸在“題海戰(zhàn)術(shù)”中，美國多姿多彩的生活是不是更有吸引力？快進(jìn)入6月份了，每年中高考之后，重復(fù)上演著相同故事內(nèi)容的生活片，幾家歡喜幾家愁。何不在中考之前不給自己一份保障呢？一個(gè)決定可能就會改變你的一生。