034 世界上最大的教室

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I go to school in the world's biggest classroom

我在世界上最大的教室里上学。

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My classroom is more than double the size of the United Kingdom, more than one and a half million square kilometers

我的教室比英国面积的两倍还大，超过一百五十万平方公里。

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I only see my teacher and classmates a few times a year!

我一年只见几次我的老师和同学们！

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I am a student at the School of the Air

我是一名空中学校的学生。

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The School of the Air is in Australia, and it teaches around one thousand students nationwide

空中学校位于澳大利亚，在全国范围内教授大约一千名学生。

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Many students, like me, live in isolated places in the vast area of Australia known as the outback

很多学生像我一样，住在澳大利亚广阔的内陆地区，那里被称为内陆地带。

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The outback is the huge desert-like area in the middle of Australia, away from its coasts

内陆地区是澳大利亚中部广袤的沙漠般的区域，远离海岸。

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Very few people live here. My nearest classmate is a four-hour drive away, and the nearest town is a six-hour drive

这里很少有人居住。我最近的同学开车要四个小时，最近的城镇开车要六个小时。

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I live at Pine Creek Cattle Station, Northern Territory, Australia

我住在澳大利亚北领地的松溪牧牛场。

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Outback kids are different from city kids —

内陆的孩子和城市的孩子不一样——

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I am 12 years old, but I ride a horse, work on a farm, and drive a motorcycle. I don't have a license though!

我12岁，但已经会骑马、在农场干活，还会骑摩托车。不过我没有驾照哦！

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When I am 13, I will leave home and go to a boarding school in Darwin

等到13岁的时候，我就会离开家，去达尔文上寄宿学校。

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Until then I will study at the School of the Air. How do I study?

在那之前，我会在空中学校学习。我该怎么上学呢？

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The word " air " is a clue — the School of the Air uses the radio

“空中”这个词本身就是一个提示——空中学校通过广播来上课。

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Monday to Friday I turn on the radio at eight o'clock

周一到周五，我每天早上八点整打开收音机。

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First up is the assembly. During assembly we sing the national anthem and the school song

首先是晨会。晨会上，我们会唱国歌和校歌。

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Then we listen to other students do something special, like play the flute, read a poem they've written, or tell some jokes

然后我们会听其他同学表演才艺，比如吹长笛、朗诵自己写的诗，或者讲笑话。

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After the assembly there is lesson time for two hours

晨会结束后是两小时的上课时间。

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Mom or Dad sits next to me during lessons and helps me with my homework

上课的时候，妈妈或爸爸会坐到我身边，辅导我做功课。

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After lunch there are extra activities. I am in the choir

午饭后是课外活动。我参加了合唱团。

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At first it's strange singing into a radio microphone by yourself, but you get used to it!

一开始，独自对着无线电麦克风唱歌感觉很奇怪，但慢慢就习惯了！

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On Wednesday I learn the flute over the radio, but Friday is my favorite day

星期三我通过广播学吹长笛，但星期五是我最喜欢的一天。

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After class is finished, I have a Girl Guides meeting — also on the radio! We are the Guides of the Air

下课后，我有个女童军会议——同样是通过广播进行的！我们是空中女童军。

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But how do I study over the radio?

但是，我是怎么通过广播学习的呢？

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First, I use a two-way radio, which means I can talk and listen to my teacher and the other students

首先，我使用双向无线电，这意味着我可以和老师以及其他同学互相交谈和倾听。

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Second, I use the Internet to email my teacher and look at websites for information and research

其次，我使用互联网给老师发电子邮件，并浏览网站查找信息和做研究。

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Third, every two weeks my teacher sends me books and homework through the mail

第三，每两周，我的老师会通过邮件给我寄来书本和家庭作业。

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Fourth, I attend a school camp a few times a year, where I meet my teacher and my classmates face-to-face!

第四，我每年参加几次学校露营，那时就能和老师以及同学们面对面见面了！

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Finally, my teacher comes and stays at my house for one week a year

最后，我的老师每年会来我家里住一个星期。

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Fifty years ago the School of the Air was very different

五十年前，空中学校可是大不相同的。

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In those days the Flying Doctor was the only radio contact for people living in isolation

那时候，飞行医生是偏远地区居民唯一的无线电联系方式。

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The Flying Doctor service is made up of doctors and nurses who fly to people in remote areas who need medical care

飞行医生服务由医生和护士组成，他们飞往偏远地区为需要医疗护理的人提供服务。

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They give people medicine and medical advice or take them to the hospital

他们为人们提供药物和医疗建议，或者带他们去医院。

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The Flying Doctor's radio, however, wasn't used just for medical news or advice

然而，飞行医生的无线电并不仅仅用于医疗消息或建议。

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It also broadcast local news with its weekly galah session

它还通过每周的“粉红凤头鹦鹉闲聊时间”播报本地新闻。

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A galah is an Australian bird that chatters a lot, and during the galah sessions, people talked to each other on the radio

粉红凤头鹦鹉是一种很爱叽叽喳喳叫的澳大利亚鸟类，在“粉红凤头鹦鹉闲聊时间”里，人们通过无线电互相交谈。

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Adelaide Miethke was a teacher in Alice Springs

阿德莱德·米思克是爱丽丝泉的一位老师。

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She listened to the galah sessions on the radio and recognized that outback kids were very shy

她在广播里收听“粉红凤头鹦鹉闲聊时间”时，发现内陆的孩子们非常害羞，

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because they didn't get to meet other children very often

因为他们不常有机会见到其他孩子。

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Adelaide Miethke suggested to the government that they start the School of the Air

阿德莱德·米思克向政府建议，创办空中学校。

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The first broadcast was from Alice Springs in 1951, using the Flying Doctor's radio

第一次广播于1951年从爱丽丝泉发出，使用的是飞行医生的无线电。

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Now there are more than 16 Schools of the Air around Australia

如今，澳大利亚各地有超过16所空中学校。

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Mom said that back then, the radio didn't sound so clear

妈妈说，那时候，广播听起来没那么清晰。

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There were often breaks and strange noises

经常会有中断和奇怪的噪音。

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The teacher even had to power the radio with her feet!

老师甚至得用脚来给无线电发电！

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Of course things have changed. The Internet and satellites mean that radio lessons may disappear altogether

当然，情况已经变了。互联网和卫星意味着广播课程可能会彻底消失。

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In the future I will probably use an electronic whiteboard and receive my lessons via satellite

将来我可能会使用电子白板，通过卫星来接收我的课程。

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In the meantime I enjoy my lessons over the airwaves

眼下，我还是很享受通过电波上课。

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Over and out!

通话完毕！