Colorful summer vacation
in South Africa
南非的多彩暑假
南非是一个传统的英联邦体系国家，它的教育与西方国家是融为一体的，在世界上处于先进水平行列，让我们一起看看南非学生是如何过暑假的吧。
In South Africa,whether in public or private schools,the students academic1}burden草戒指歌词
is very light Classes are held at7:45am every day,one and a half hours of rest at noon,
and at2:15pm after school.Compared with the relaxed campus life,the holiday life of South African middle school students is more relaxed.Camping,tourism,gatherings, volunteering,sports and other activities can decorate the holiday life of South African middle school students.In addition,all primary and sec o n d ary schools in South Africa
share a common feature,that is,there is no homework during the holidays.
Because the mountains and rivers in South Africa are hardly affected by human civilization.South Africa has a magical and magnificent natural seenery full of primitive
wild beauty,which is very attractive to South African middle school students.Longshan
and Kruger National Parks are places^frequented by Johannesburg's student holiday camping.When camping,students often have a few people or a group,or walk with
them all the way,with wild animals and plants,3)immersed in the wonders of nature.
Volunteering is another important activity in the South African secondary school holidays.On the one hand,it is to offer love,on the other hand,because the South African education department^stipulates that middle school students must have400
hours of volunteer work before they go to college.Otherwise,they won't get any chanee
to go to college.Therefore,more and more middle school students choose the voluntary
work in animal protection associations,churches,5)orphanages and hospitals.They help
to care for small animals,care for AIDS children,organize fund raising,and distribute
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relief items.They also learn about society while they are working.
王宣予吻戏Another way for South African students to understand society is to work during the holidays.Middle school students who are16years of age or older can work legally in South Africa.They usually choose to be waiters in restaurants or bars,as well as tutors and nannies.The waiter can earn20rand per hour(7rand is about1dollar),and the6,tutor is paid a little higher,about150rand per hour.However,most of the South African middle school students work in the holidays not to earn money.It is their original intention to go deep into the society and in c rease their kn o wledge.
Almost no students in South Africa do their homework during the holidays,but some stude n ts practice their in s trume n ts and pain t ings by self-study or tutoring,but this is en t irely of interest and parents never force them.In fact,the cost of tutoring is earned by students who work and study abroad.Parents will not
pay for this part of the cost.In South Africa, it would be very strange to ask for music or artist tutoring for a child duri ng a pare n t's vacation.Most people will find it difficult to un d ersta n 与....比较
1)burden['b3：dn]n.重担
2)frequent[fri'kwent]v.常去，常到
3)immerse[i'm3：s]v.使浸没于
4)stipulate['stipjuleit]v.规定；明确要求
5)orphanage[S:fenid3i]n.孤儿院朴施厚
6)tutor['tju:te(r)]n.家庭教师，助教
在南非，无论是公立还是私立学校，学生的课业负担非常轻。每天上午7：45上课，中午休息1.5小时，下午2：15放学。与轻松的校园生活相比，南非中学生的假期生活更是轻松自在，野营、旅游、聚会、做义工、运动等各种各样的活动将南非中学生的假期生活装点得彩斑斓。此外，南非所有的中小学都有一个共同的特点，那就是假期没有作业。
由于南非的山川河流几乎未受人类文明的冲击，使得南非拥有神奇瑰丽、充满着原始野性之美的自然风光，这对南非的中学生而言充满了极大的吸引力。龙山和克国家公园是约翰内斯堡的学生假期野营经常光顾的地方，野营时学生们往往几个人一组，或者和家人一道，走一路看一路，与野生动植物为伴，沉浸在大自然的鬼斧神工之中。
做义工是南非中学生假期里另一项重要活动。一方面是为了献爱心，另一方面也是因为南非教育部门规定，中学生在升大学之前必须做满400小时的义工，否则别想进大学。
因此动物保护协会、教会、孤儿院和医院等地方义务劳动就成了很多中学生假期的选择。
他们帮忙照顾小动物、护理艾滋病儿童、组织募捐、发放救济品，在忙得不亦乐乎的同时也了解了社会。
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南非学生了解社会的另一途径就是在假期里打工。年满16周岁的中学生在南非可以合法打工，他们一般都会选择在饭店或酒吧当服务生，也有的做家教和保姆。做服务生每小时可以挣到20兰特(7兰特约合1美元)，家教的报酬要高一些，约为每小时150兰特。但南非中学生假期打工大多不是为了挣钱，深入社会、增长见识才是他们的初衷。
在南非几乎没有学生会在假期做功课，但也有部分学生会以自学或请辅导教师的方式练习乐器和绘画，不过这完全是兴趣使然，父母从不会强迫。实际上请家教的费用都是学生自己勤工俭学挣来的，父母不会出这部分费用。在南非，如果有父母假期里主动出钱为孩子请音乐或美术家教将会是一件非常奇怪的事情，一般人都会感到难以理解。
while的用法
一、while作名词用，表示“一会儿”“一段时间”。
She likes to lie down for a while after lunch.
她喜欢午饭后躺_会儿。
二、While作连词
⑴引导时间状语
We must strike while the iron is hot.我们必须趁热打铁。
(2)引起让步状语从句，意思是“虽然……但是……"“尽管……但是……”(多放于句首)。
像风一样自由歌词While he loves his students,he is very strict with them.
虽然他爱他的学生，可是他对他们很严格。
(3)引起条件状语，意思是"只要”。
While there is life there is hope.
乌兰巴托之夜只要生命存在，就有希望。
三、While作并列连词用，意思为"而，然而”。
Some people waste food while others haven't enough.
有些人很浪费粮食，然而有些人却吃不饱。
The son was having a good meal at home,while the parents were working in the fields.
儿子在家吃好饭而父母却在田里辛勤劳作。