Lesson 38 Making school a better place

My name is Danielle. I'm in Grade 9 this year,

我名叫丹尼尔。今年上九年级，

and I'm president of the student council at my school.

我是学校的学生会主席。

Most junior high schools in Canada have a student council.

加拿大的大多数高中都有学生会。

Members of the councils are chosen by students.

学生会成员都由学生们选出。

Student councils work to make schools better places to learn.

学生会的工作让学校变得更好。

In the council, we share our ideas, interests and concerns with teachers and others.

在学生会，我们与老师和其他学生分享我们的想法，兴趣爱好及关心的事情。

Sometimes, we plan school-wide activities.

有时候，我们规划全校性的活动。

In December, we decided to raise money for an organization that provides food for poor people in our city.

十二月份，我们决定给一个组织募捐，这个组织给城市里的穷人提供食物。

How did we get the money?

我们怎样得到钱呢？

We organized a special basketball game in the school gym.

我们在学校体育馆组织一次特殊的篮球比赛。

Lots of students and their parents came to watch.

很多学生和他们的父母来观赛。

We sold tickets and, in the end, we made about $300.

我们出售门票，并且，最终，我们筹得300元。

During student council meetings, we have to work together,

在学生会的会议上，我们不得不一起工作，

but it's not always easy for us to reach an agreement.

但是对我们来说达成一致并不总是一件很容易的事情。

The students are from many different cultures.

学生们来自不同文化背景。

We have different religions, wear different clothes or speak different languages at home.

我们有着不同的宗教，穿着不同的衣服或是在家说着不同的语言。

Sometimes there are serious disputes.

有时候会产生严重的冲突。

Anyway, we are all friends, so we try hard to understand each other.

无论如何，我们都是朋友，因此我们努力互相理解。

I think we should work together towards peace in our schools and in the world.

我想我们应该一起努力营造校园乃至世界的和平。

We need to learn about different countries and make friends with people from other cultures.

我们需要了解不同国家，与来自其他文化背景的人们做朋友。