1、Unit5Whataretheshirtsmadeof?(2)ThisinformationcomesfromYangXuehuiatShilihighschoolinXihe,Gansu.在美国买美国产品的困难搜寻TheDifficultSearchforAmericanProductsintheUS.如果你去另一个国家,If you go to another country,你想买哪类东西呢?what kinds of things would you buy?在日本你会买相机吗?Would you
2、 buy a camera in Japan,在法国买漂亮衣服?some beautiful clothes in France,或是在瑞士买块手表吗?or a watch in Switzerland?无论你会买什么,No matter what you may buy,你也许会认为,you might probably think,那些产品一定是那些国家制造的。those products were made in those countries.然而,你可能想错了。However, you could
3、be wrong.康建是一名17岁的上海学生。Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai.去年他去旧金山看望了自己的叔叔婶婶。Last year he went to visit his auntand uncle in San Francisco.他发现了有趣的事,He found it interesting,当地商店里的许多产品都是中国制造的。that so many products in the local shops were made in
4、 China.“我想给我堂弟买辆玩具车,“I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin,可是尽管多数玩具都是美国牌子,but even though most of the toys had American brands,但他们都是中国制造的。”they were made in China.”不光玩具是中国制造的。Toys are not the only things made in China.“我想买一双篮球鞋,”他解释道。“I wanted to buy a pa
5、ir of basketball shoes,” he explains.“我不得不逛五六家商店才能找到美国制造的一双!”“But I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair made in America!”他意识到美国人几乎不可避免购买中国产品。He realized that Americans can hardly avoid buying products made in China.他继续说,“事实上那里有很多中国制造的东西
6、――In fact,” he continues, “there are so many things made in China---足球、手提包、宠物食品、手机,footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones.甚至美国国旗都是中国制造的!”Even American flags are made in China!”康建认为这是件了不起的事,Kang Jian thinks it’s great,中国能制造这么好的日用品。that China is so good
7、at making these everyday things.不过,他希望将来有一天中国更善于制造高科技产品,However, he wishes that in the future China will also get better at making hightechnology products,世界各地的人们都能买到的产品。which people can buy in all parts of the world.Goodhabitsachievebeautifullife.Trytobeyo