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【盐仓24秋】外研版（2024）英语九年级上册A本Module 10 Australia Unit 2 第1课时
This is my second day in the new school in the new country.
There will be no lessons today because we are going to somewhere by train. On the train, the students know each other, but they don't know me and I don't know them. I can't understand them when they speak, and I can't speak to them. I don't know their language at all.
Suddenly, the girl who sits next to me smiles and points to herself. "Anna, " she says. She points to me, "Farah!"I nod and say, "Farah. " Then I look across the field, aimlessly.
We stop at a place with many apple trees. I find out we are to pick the fruit. Our teacher tells each student to pick one apple.
When I am wandering around, I find a tree, shorter than the others. It is small and alone, like me. A few hard green apples in its branches. I twist one off and it fits perfectly in my hand.
After a while, we all pick our apples and run to a little crooked house at the bottom of the hill. They have a machine that chop(切碎) the apples there.
One by one we put our apples into the machine. I will be last to put my small green one. Then the students begin to push on the handle. It must be very hard.
I hang back, not sure if I should be with the others. But I am strong. I can help. So, I take a step towards them. At this time, Ann a waves to me to come beside her. A boy quickly makes a place for me between them. It is hard, but we are working together and we can do it. I am pleased.
The juice drips down. And we all taste it. I do think I taste my special apple.
On the way back to school, Ann a sits next to me again on the train. There is a boy on my other side, smiling at me. Jim pats his stomach, and a belch(打嗝声) jumps from his throat. Everyone laughs. I do too.
Laughs sound the same as at home. So do belches and lots of things. It is the words that are strange. But soon I will know their words. I will blend with the others the way my apple blended with the apple juice.
I take a deep breath and try to learn their language, saying "App-ell". Anna claps. I smile. It is my first outside-myself word. There will be more.
water；different；he；happy |
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