Unit 2

Students can check out books from the school library to read during their free time.

學生可以在空閒時間從學校圖書館借書閱讀。

To check out, students need to present their library card and books to the librarian.

學生需要向圖書管理員出示借書證和想借閱的書籍才能借書。

The teacher assigns a 300-word essay for her students to write.

老師指派作業，讓她的學生寫一篇 300字的短文。

The essay is about how you would respond differently to a problem in your past.

這篇文章是關於對於自己過去的問題，你可能會用什麼不同的方式回應處理。

The school principal presents to her students on applying to high schools.

校長向她的學生簡介申請高中的情況。

She is presenting to an audience of ninth graders.

她正在向九年級學生的觀眾做報告。

The recorder is the first musical instrument that many students learn.

直笛是很多學生學習的第一項樂器。

You can play many songs on a recorder.

你可以用直笛吹多首歌曲。

The students are learning to use the Chinese yo-yo.

學生們正在學習使用扯鈴。

If you think using the Chinese yo-yo is easy, it's not.

如果您認為使用扯鈴很容易，其實不然。

The teacher uses a bucket of water and a pipe to give an air pressure experiment.

這位老師使用一桶水和一根管子來作氣壓的實驗。

The experiment shows air pressure by pushing the pipe down to force the water out.

在這個實驗中，藉由將管子下壓，把水抽出來，顯示氣壓的原理。

Artificial intelligence, also called AI, is an extremely important modern technology.

人工智慧又稱為AI，它是非常重要的現代科技。

It's valuable for the students to learn about artificial intelligence because this technology will have a huge impact on all our lives.

學習人工智慧對學生而已是很寶貴的經驗，因為這項科技對於我們的生活將有巨大的影響。

The students set up a seed nursery for water spinach.

同學們設了一個空心菜的苗圃。

They plant seeds and spray water for the water spinach to sprout.

他們播下種子並澆水，讓空心菜能夠發芽。

The school set up a science fair for students to do different experiments.

學校舉辦科展讓學生做不同的實驗。

Many of the booths at the science fair were run by the students.

很多科展的攤位是由學生負責運作的。