Grade 8 Unit 5 Topic 2 Section C

March 1st

Dear Xiao Fang,

How time flies!^[1]How time flies! 时间在流逝；光阴似箭；时间过得真快  I miss you very much. How I wish to visit you! ^[2]How I wish to visit you!  我多么希望去拜访你啊！

A few months ago, I was new here, you know. At that time, I was really upset and lonely. What’s more ^[3]What’s more: 而且, I couldn’t sleep as well as usual ^[4]usual: US: [ˈjuʒuəl]  UK: [ˈjuːʒʊəl]  adj. 通常的；寻常的；惯常的^[5]as usual: 照常；照例；像往常一样. I was not used to ^[6]be/get used to (doing) sth. : 习惯于/适应（做）某事/物 anything here. I thought the roads here were not so clean as those ^[7]those: 在这里指roads 进行比较时that来代替相同的比较对象的名词，避免重复 in our hometown. The food was not as delicious as ours, either ^[8]either: US: [ˈiðər]   UK: [ˈaɪðə(r)]   adv. （两者中的）任何一个；各方；（用于否定词组后）也；（补充时说）而且   adj. … 继续阅读. It also seemed that the people here were not so friendly as ^[9]as … as … :和…一样…  否定形式为 not so/as … as … you. But now, everything has changed ^[10]has changed: 已经改变 这里是现在完成时时态 表示过去某个时间开始动作持续到现在或对现在产生影响  . With the help of ^[11]With the help of: 在…的帮助下 my teachers and classmates, I’m getting used to ^[12]be/get used to (doing) sth. : 习惯于/适应（做）某事/物 the life here. I’m not afraid to ^[13]be afraid to do sth. : 害怕（而不敢去）做某事 talk with others now. My classmates all accept ^[14]accept: US: [əkˈsept]  UK: [ək’sept]  v. 承认；接纳；同意；认可 me. I live as happily as before.

Please give my best wishes to your parents.

Yours.
Li Hong

5.

It’s a Small World
There’s a world of laughter, a world of tears.
It’s a world of fun and a world of fears.
There’s so much that we share and it’s time we’re aware. It’s a small world after all.
It’s a small world after all. It’s a small world after all. It’s a small world after all.
It’s a small, small world.
There is just one moon and one golden sun and a smile means friendship to everyone. Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide, it’s a small world after all.