Unit 2 Activity 2 Read the passage and answer the questions.

Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt ,one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.

迈克．罗宾逊是一个15岁的美国男孩，他的妹妹克莱尔14岁。现在，迈克和克莱尔在埃及开罗——非洲最大、最繁华的城市之一。

They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.

两年前，他们同父母一起搬到这里。他们的父亲彼得为一家很大的公司工作。这家公司在许多国家都有办事处，之前公司曾派彼得去德国、法国和中国工作过。彼得通常在一个国家待大约两年，然后公司会再调动他。他的家人总与他同行。

The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.

罗宾逊一家喜欢周游世界。他们去过许多有趣的地方。例如，在埃及，他们看过古埃及三大金字塔，泛舟尼罗河，参观过古代国王和王后的宫殿和塔楼。

Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country,Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. "It's really fun,"said Clare.

迈克和克莱尔也开始学习这个国家的语言——阿拉伯语。这种语言在很多方面与英语不同，他们发现阿拉伯语的拼写和发音都不容易。然而他们仍然爱学。到目前为止，他们已学习了说德语、法语、汉语和阿拉伯语。有时他们混合使用这些语言。克莱尔说：“那真的很有趣。”

The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.

罗宾逊一家又要搬家了。公司已让彼得回美国工作。迈克和克莱尔为此感到高兴。他们在世界各地都有朋友，但他们也想念他们在美国的朋友。他们正在倒计时。