A When do most children start school in your country? 你们国家的小孩一般都几岁上学?

B In America, most children start primary school at the age of five. 在美国,小孩通常都是5岁上小学.

A How much time do primary school students usually spend at school every day? 小学生每天要在学校上多长时间的课?

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. 幼儿园的小孩每天一般就在学校待4个小时.但是上了小学之后,他们得在学校待8个小时.

A Do they have to go to school on Saturdays? 周六还要上课吗?

B No, most children in America only go to school Monday through Friday. 不用,大多数美国小学生都是周一到周五上课.

A how many subjects do they have to study? 他们要上几门课?

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

A Do students have to wear uniforms in schools in America? 美国学生上学要穿校服吗?

B Some private schools require their students to wear uniforms, but public schools don't. 有些私立学校要求学生穿校服,公立学校就不要求.

A Did you go to a public school or a private school? 你上的是公立学校还是私立学校?

B I went to a pricate school for elementary school and university, but went to a public school for high school. What about you? 我小学和大学都上的是私立学校,中学上的是公立学校.你呢?

A I went to a boardinbg school from nursery school to senior high school. 我从幼儿园到高中上的都是寄宿制学校.

B Did you have to wear uniforms? 你们要求穿校服吗?

A Yes, they were horrible. We had to wear green every day! 要求啊,那校服难看极了.我们还得整天都穿着那身绿衣裳.

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

A That's true! 那倒是.