Hello 大家好！今天和弟弟聊起初中英语的课题，然后就得到启发来讲一期关于 school life 的内容。

Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Weekend English Club. Today I will talk about high school, and what it was like for me.

In my country, we start going to high school around the age of 12, and there are different levels of education in high school. We do not have a middle school, so after elementary school you just go to high school immediately. Most people will finish high school when they are 17 or 18 years old, and then you can choose to either continue to university immediately or get a job first.

When I started high school it was quite exciting in the beginning because it was so different from elementary school. In elementary school we always sat in the same classroom with the same teacher, but in high school we always had to go to different classrooms. Every day we had a schedule, and the schedule would tell us where, for example, we would have English class that day. I thought that was pretty fun, because we would always be moving around and sitting in different areas of the school and I think it taught us to be more independent.

We had a lot of responsibility at a young age though, because not long after we start high school here we need to start thinking about the subjects we want to study for the next few years. For example we could choose to study subjects like math and science, but drop history or art. It is not an easy choice, but it is important to start thinking about your future when you start high school.

I think high school is really a good time to start exploring new interests. In high school I really enjoyed history classes, so I knew I wanted to have a job later where I could use this interest. I also learned I really did not like economics, so when I was young I already knew I did not want to have a financial job later in life. It is also a good chance to learn new languages, because your school will usually offer you English classes and maybe another language. I was very bad at French in high school so I did not like studying it, but I wish I put more effort into it when I had the chance. A lot of subjects might be hard and you might not enjoy them, but sometimes when you understand them better they can become more fun.

I also made a lot of friends in high school, and that is really the most fun part of the time you spend there. I made some friends there who I still talk to today, many years after we finished high school and we share a lot of good memories. You meet so many new people in school and you can make friends for life if you are lucky. Of course studying for a good future is important too, but if you are in high school, don't forget to have some fun as well.

• Elementary school：小学
• Immediately：立即
• Schedule：计划表，进度表
• Pretty：相当，颇
• Move around：四处运动；走来走去
• Independent：独立的，自立的
• Science：科学
• Explore：探索，探险
• Economics：经济学
• Financial：金融的
• French：法语
• Put more effort into：更加努力，投入更多的精力去完成某事
• Memories：记忆（复数）
• Lucky：幸运的
• As well：也

主播：Daniel

校对：nan_nan