Grade 8 Unit 8 Topic 2 Section A

Miss Wang: Boys and girls, our school plans to make uniforms for you.

Jane: Kangkang, can you tell me what Miss Wang says?

Kangkang: She says that our school plans to make uniforms for us.

Maria: I like to wear my own clothes because school uniforms will look ugly on us.

Michael: Not really. It depends ^[1]depend: 美: [dɪˈpend]   英: [dɪ’pend]   v. 依赖；取决于；信任 (on； upon)；悬挂 on ^[2]depend on: 依赖；取决于；视……而定 who will design our uniforms.

Jane: I think we can design our own uniforms by ourselves ^[3]by oneself: 独自地，单独.

Kangkang: Good idea! It’s true that suitable uniforms can show good discipline ^[4]discipline: 美: [ˈdɪsəplɪn]  英: [‘dɪsəplɪn]  n. 纪律；训练；自制力；风纪.

Miss Wang: I agree with ^[5]agree with: 同意，和……意见一致 you. You’d better survey ^[6]survey: 美: [ˈsɜrˌveɪ]  英: [ˈsɜː(r)veɪ]   v. 测量；概述；勘测；审视  n. 测量；概述；勘测；测绘 the students about styles of uniforms. Then you can design your own uniforms, and you’ll be glad to wear them.