The Summer Vacation
Most American school students have a long summer vacation.It is usually from June to September.During this vacation,students often travel or have summer jobs.Some students take courses in Summer-School.Mary spent her last summer in Summer School.She studied two courses and she traveled with her family.They saw interesting places near their home in Seattle.Mary's friend,Peter,worked at a gasoline station during the summer.He sold gasoline and repaired cars.He made a lot of money and saved nearly all of it.Peter is going to the university next year.He needs money for the university tuition.
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暑假
大多数美国学校的学生都有一个很长的暑假。通常从六月放到九月。在假期中,学生通常出去旅行或打工。也有一些学生去上暑期学校。 玛丽去年暑假就去上了暑期学校。 她学了两门功课并随家里人旅行了一趟。 他们游览了他们家所在地西雅图附近的一些名胜。 玛丽的朋友，彼得，去年整个暑假都在一座加油站打工。 他卖汽油并修车。 他挣了很多钱并且把几乎所有的钱都攒了起来。 彼得明年就要上大学了。他需要钱去付大学的学费。