适用年级：七年级
文章类型：记叙文~美国中学
英文原文
In most middle schools and high schools in the USA, students are encouraged to join a club. These groups generally meet at the end of the school day for an hour or two. Students do not have to pay to join a club. If clubs need money to take to trip or buy some equipment, they often have a sale or raise money in another way. For example, a cooking club might make and sell cookies to other students. A music club might decide to wash cars in the school parking lot on a Saturday. The students’ parents bring their cars and pay to have them washed by the club members.
逐句翻译
在美国的初中和高中，学生们都被鼓励加入一个俱乐部。这些团体通常会在上学日结束后活动一到两小时。学生们不需要因为参加俱乐部而付费。如果俱乐部需要经费旅游或购买装备，他们通常会进行售卖或者以其他方式募集费用。例如，烘焙俱乐部可能会制作并销售曲奇饼给其他学生。音乐俱乐部可能会在周六为学校停车场的汽车提供洗车服务。学生们的父母会把车开过来，然后向为他们洗车的俱乐部成员支付费用。
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原文讲解
1. In most middle schools and high schools in the USA. 这个表述中，我们看到的其实不是一个句子，而是一个长长的介词短语，之所以这么长，是因为借助and把两个名词组合了起来。如果拆开的话，就变成了in most middle schools in the USA和in most high schools in the USA。在这篇文章中，middle school被看作了初中，high school被看作了高中。这个和我们在日常生活中看到的很多中学校门的英文名字是存在差异的。
2. The students’ parents bring their cars and pay to have them washed by the club members.这句中有一个短语，have sth. done让某事被做，这里的“做”往往不是句子的主语发出的，而是让别人来做。所以该句结尾处有by the club members的表达。
