UNIT 4 Work for Peace
第四单元 为和平而努力
Lesson 30: Let's Work for Peace
第30课：让我们为和平而努力
THINK ABOUT IT!
想一想！
How many clubs are there in your school?
你们学校有多少个俱乐部？
What are they?What is the biggest club?
是什么？哪个是最大的俱乐部？
How many members does it have?
有多少成员？
What do the members of a student council do?
学生会的成员是干什么的？
I think we should all work for peace.
我认为我们都应该为和平而努力。
Each of us can make a difference.
每个人都可以发挥作用。
My name is Danielle.
我是丹妮尔。
I'm in Grade Nine this year.
今年我上九年级。
I'm president of the student council at my school.
我是我们学校的学生会主席。
What's a student council?
什么是学生会？
It's a group of special students chosen to represent all the students.
它是一群被选为代表所有学生的特殊学生。
Other students choose them.
别的学生选他们。
Most junior high schools in Canada have a student council.
加拿大大部分的初中都有一个学生会。
Student councils work to make schools better places.
学生会为使学校更美好而努力。
What does the student council do?
学生会做什么呢？
Sometimes we plan projects for our school.
有时我们为我们学校计划活动。
In December,we decided to give some money to an organization.
在十二月，我们决定给一个组织捐钱。
The organization provides food and drink for the poor in our city.
这个组织给我们市的穷人提供食物和饮料。
How did we get the money?
我们如何筹到钱呢？
We had a special event in the school gym.
我们在校体育馆举行了一次特别的活动。
We sold tickets.Lots of students came.
我们售票。许多学生都来了。
We made about $300.
我们筹了大约300美元。
On student council,we have to work together.
在学生会，我们必须一起工作。
It's not always easy!We don't always agree.
这不总是很容易！我们的观点不总是一致。
But when we disagree,we try to understand each other.
但是，在我们意见不一时，我们尽力互相理解。
I think it's important to try to understand other people.
我认为尽力理解别人是非常重要的。
At my school,it's very important.
在我们学校，这非常重要。
We have students from lots of cultures.
我们的学生来自不同的文化背景。
Some of us wear different clothes.
我们中有些人穿不同的衣服。
Some of us have different religions.
有些人有不同的宗教信仰。
Some of us speak different languages at home.
有些人说不同的方言。
But we are still friends.
但是我们仍然是朋友。
Many schools in Canada are like Danielle's school.
加拿大的许多学校都像丹妮尔的学校一样。
They have many different kinds of people.
有很多不同类型的人。
If they're really lucky,they have a dinosaur,too!
如果他们真的幸运的话，他们还会有一只恐龙！
I think each of us can work for peace in our schools and in the world.
我认为我们每个人都能够为我们的学校和世界的和平而努力。
What do we need to do?
我们需要做什么？
We need to learn about different cultures and make friends with people from other cultures.
我们需要学习不同的文化，和来自其他文化的人们交朋友。
It's okay to be different,and it's okay to know people who are different.
不一样没有关系，了解不同的人也是可以的。
This is what I think:
这就是我所认为的：
never feel afraid to be someone's friend and you should always trust your friend.
不要害怕成为某个人的朋友，并且你应该始终相信你的朋友。
LET'S DO IT!Plan a debate about this topic:
做一做！准备一个关于这个话题的辩论：
countries should never go to war to solve disputes.
各国决不能通过战争来解决争端。
Are there any wars in the world today?
当今世界上有什么战争吗？
Where are they?Are wars good or bad?
在哪里？战争是好事还是坏事？
Are there better ways to solve problems?
有更好的办法来解决问题吗？