英语翻译DearLiKang,How'sitgoing?IthoughtI'dwritetotellyouabouttheAmericanschoolsystem.SecondaryschoolintheU.S.usuallycoverssevenyears,gradessixtotwelve.Ninthtotwelfthgradesarehighschool.Attheendoftwelfthgrade,A

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　　DearLiKang,

　　How'sitgoing?IthoughtI'dwritetotellyouabouttheAmericanschoolsystem.SecondaryschoolintheU.S.usuallycoverssevenyears,gradessixtotwelve.Ninthtotwelfthgradesarehighschool.Attheendoftwelfthgrade,Americanstudentsreceivethehighschooldiploma.Studentsneedahighschooldiplomaiftheywanttogotocollege.

　　Theschoolyearisdividedintotwosemesters,thefirstofwhichisSeptemberthroughDecember,andthesecondJanuarythroughMay.WehaveaLONGsummervacation!Westartschoolat7:50amandwefinishat3pm.

　　Itakepartinallkindsofafter-schoolactivities—Iplayfootball,basketball,swimming,volleyball,tabletennisandIgototheaterclub.

　　WillyoutellmesomethingaboutyoursummervacationandtheChineseschoolsysteminyournextletter?

　　Bestwishes,

　　RobMarshall

　　DifferentCountries,DifferentSchools

　　Itisinterestingtolookatdifferencesbetweenschoolsindifferentcountries.InmanyEuropeancountries,forexample,therelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentsisquiteformal.ThisistrueofFrance,Germany,andSpain,wheredisciplineandrespectfortheteacherisconsideredveryimportant.ThesameistrueofRussia.InnorthernEuropeancountries,however,therelationshipbetweenteachersandstudentsismuchfriendlierandmorerelaxed.InAmerica,studentsandteachersarequiterelaxedwitheachother.InBritain,relationshipsarequiterelaxed,butteacherscanhavebigproblemswithdiscipline.

　　Anotherimportantdifferenceiswhetherschoolsarestateschoolsorprivateschools.Stateschoolsarepaidforbythegovernment,butinprivateschools,theparentspayfortheeducationoftheirchildren.GermanyandFrancehavebothstateandprivateschools,butmoststudentsgotostateschools,whichareverygood.Similarly,Americahasbothstateandprivateschools.MostAmericanchildrengotostateschools,buttheprivateschoolscanbeverygood.Britainhasbothstateandprivateschools.InRussia,childrengotostateschools.

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