I like school, I hate school.
Why do people feel like that.
Which are you, a lover or a hater?
Do you or did you enjoy school and learning?
So what makes a school good or bad?
Perhaps it is the teachers.
If you have good caring teachers, you will enjoy learning.
Or is it the classmates that make it good or bad?
Why do we spend so many years at school?
It should prepare us for our adult life.
Was your school successful at doing that?
People can have very strong ideas about what school should and shouldn’t do.
Whether schools are to prepare us for adult life or further education, they are important.
So it maybe just a matter of luck if we get to a good school or not.
That luck, however, can change our whole life.

Section 24 School二十四　学校

1.I like school, I hate school. 我喜欢学校，我讨厌学校。

2.Why do people feel like that. 为什么人们会有这种感受呢?

3.Which are you, a lover or a hater? 你是哪一种?爱者还是讨厌者?

4.Do you or did you enjoy school and learning? 你现在或是以前喜欢上学学习吗?

5.So what makes a school good or bad? 那学校的好坏是什么决定的呢?

6.Perhaps it is the teachers. 也许是老师。

7.If you have good caring teachers, you will enjoy learning. 如果你有关心你的好老师，你会喜欢学校的。

8.Or is it the classmates that make it good or bad? 或者是同学决定学校的好与坏?

9.Why do we spend so many years at school? 为什么我们在学校花那么多年的时间?

10.It should prepare us for our adult life. 为我们的成年生活做准备吗?

11.Was your school successful at doing that? 你的学校在这方面做得成功吗?

12.People can have very strong ideas about what school should and shouldn’t do. 人们对学校该做和不该做的事情都非常明确吗?

13.Whether schools are to prepare us for adult life or further education, they are important. 不论从为我们的成年做准备的角度，或是从继续教育的角度来看，学校都很重要。

14.So it maybe just a matter of luck if we get to a good school or not. 所以，至于你能否上好学校，只能看运气了。

15.That luck, however, can change our whole life. 也许就是这点运气，会改变我们的一生。