A When do most children start school in your country? 你們國家的小孩一般都幾歲上學?

B In America, most children start primary school at the age of five. 在美國,小孩通常都是5歲上小學.

A How much time do primary school students usually spend at school every day? 小學生每天要在學校上多長時間的課?

B Kindergarten students usually only go to school for about four hours every day, but after that, they spend about eight hours in school every day. 幼兒園的小孩每天一般就在學校待4個小時.但是上了小學之后,他們得在學校待8個小時.

A Do they have to go to school on Saturdays? 周六還要上課嗎?

B No, most children in America only go to school Monday through Friday. 不用,大多數美國小學生都是周一到周五上課.

A how many subjects do they have to study? 他們要上幾門課?

B In most schools, they study about nine subjects. 一般都有9門課.

A Do students have to wear uniforms in schools in America? 美國學生上學要穿校服嗎?

B Some private schools require their students to wear uniforms, but public schools don't. 有些私立學校要求學生穿校服,公立學校就不要求.

A Did you go to a public school or a private school? 你上的是公立學校還是私立學校?

B I went to a pricate school for elementary school and university, but went to a public school for high school. What about you? 我小學和大學都上的是私立學校,中學上的是公立學校.你呢?

A I went to a boardinbg school from nursery school to senior high school. 我從幼兒園到高中上的都是寄宿制學校.

B Did you have to wear uniforms? 你們要求穿校服嗎?

A Yes, they were horrible. We had to wear green every day! 要求啊,那校服難看極了.我們還得整天都穿著那身綠衣裳.

B At least you didn't waste time thinking about what you were going to wear every day! 至少你不用每天花時間琢磨要穿什么去上學.

A That's true! 那倒是.