People's Education Press Version Sixth Grade 2 English unit4 Textbook Part A Text Translation
1let's try Translation
Today, there is a guest visiting the school.Listen and tick or cross.
Today, a guest visited the school. Listen, chew or fork.
1.The school changed a little.
1. The school has changed a little bit.
2.Grandpa could use computers when he was at school.
2. When his grandfather was in school, he could use the computer.
2let's talk part translation
Grandoa: Wow,a library! There was no library in my old school.
(outside) Grandfather: Wow, a library! I didn't have a library in my previous school.
Sarah: Tell us about your school, please.
Sarah: Please tell us about your school.
Grandpa: There was only one small building on a hill.
(outside) Grandfather: There is only one small building on the mountain.
Wu Yifan: Could you see stars at night?
Wu Yifan: Can you see stars at night?
Grandpa: Yes, I liked the stars.
(outside) Grandfather: Yes, I like the stars.
Sarah: Me too.One day I'm going to visit the moon.
Sarah: So do I. One day I will visit the moon.
Wu Yifan: The Americans took about five days to get there in 1969.
Wu Yifan: In 1969, Americans took about five days (time) to get there.
Sarah: How do you know that?
Sarah: How do you know?
Wu Yifan: easy, I looked it up on the Internet.
Wu Yifan: It's very easy, I checked it on the Internet.
Grandpa: Ah! There were no computers or Intemet in my time.
(outside) Grandfather: Ah! I didn't have a computer or a network at that time.
What was Grandpa's school like?
(outside) What was grandpa's school like?
What was your school like five years ago? What is it like now? Draw and talk.
Five years ago what was your school like? What does it look like now? Draw a picture and talk.
5 years ago
Now Now
There was... (past) there...
There were... (past) there...
There is...
There is...
There are...
There are...
There are...
3Let's learn partial translation

...years ago
...months ago
last year Last month
last month
Wu Yifan's father: There was no gym in my school twenty years ago.
Wu Yifan's father: Twenty years ago, there was no gymnasium in my school.
Wu Yifan: Now there's a new one in our school.
Wu Yifan: Now there is a new gymnasium in our school.
4Find the mistakes partly translated
In the Tang dynasty...
At that time, there were no gyms.People didn't go by bus. People couldn't use the Internet.
At that time, there was no gymnasium. People do not take buses when traveling. People cannot use the Internet.
Dining Hall Dining Room
Post Office Post Office
Cafe Cafe
Motel Motel
GYM Stadium
Cinema Cinema
