In our country schools are closed during the summer. This custom was important 200 years ago when most people were farmers. People needed their children to help them pick the crops in June, July and August. But few people are farmers anymore. Today many parents feel school should be open during the summer months.

在美国，学校在夏天都放假。这个习俗在200年前是很重要的，当时大多数人都是农民，人们在6至8月份需要孩子们帮助收割庄稼。但现今，只有极少数人是农民，许多家长感到学校应该在夏天开放。