School in Air
天空中的學校
Mike is nine years old and Jane is seven.
邁克九歲,簡七歲。
They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property.
他們住在埃比尼澤山。他們的父親有著豐富的財產。
In Australia they call a farm a property.
在澳大利亞,他們管農場叫作財富。
Mike and Jane like school very much.
邁克和簡非常喜歡上學。
At school they can talk to their friends,
在學校,他們喜歡與朋友交流,
but Mike and Jane can't see their friends.
但是邁克和簡不能看到他們的朋友。
They live 100 ,perhaps 300 miles(英里)away.
他們住100,也許300英里(英里)遠以外的地方。
And like Mike and Jane, they all go to school by radio.
像邁克和簡,他們用廣播上學。
Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia.
埃比尼澤山在澳大利亞的中心。
Not many people live in "The Centre. "
沒有多少人生活在“中心。“
School is a room at home with a two-way radio.
學校就是家里的一個房間,還有一個雙向無線電。
The teacher also has a two-way radio.
老師也有一個雙向無線電。
Every morning she calls each student on the radio.
每天早上,她用廣播來呼叫學生。
When all the students answer, lessons begin.
當所有的學生回答后,開始上課。
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詞匯表
Mount Ebenezer
埃比尼澤山
property
財產;地產; <澳>大農場;大畜牧場
perhaps
或許;多半
away
在遠處;到遠處;距離
by radio
用收音機
centre
中心;中央中心區
Australia
澳洲澳大利亞