Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers(youngpeopleagedfrom13to19)fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinUShomes.TheywillattendUSschools,meetUSteenagers,andformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld．
Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.Inturn,George’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmerica．
Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths’study,thelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolswerecompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.
Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslaw,andallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual(个人).Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingacar.
“Backhome,youpickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime.InGermany,youwalk,butyousoonlearntolikeit.”
Atthesametime,InAmerica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea．“IsupposeIshouldcriticize(批评)Americanschools,”hesays.“Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens(公民).Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.
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