第18课（197字 2分钟）

Passage Eighteen

（K4 level）

1. As I stood in front of the grave of President Richard Nixon,I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together.

2.Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow.

3.This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California,U.S.A.

4.He was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long"Youth Summit".

5.The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary of President Nixon's journey to China,which was the turning point in China-U.S.relations.

6.The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions.

7.Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China.

8.They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day.

9.The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together.

10.One Chinese student said,I didn't find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans.

11.We have our differences,but we have a lot in common.

12.Dialogue is good for us.

生词表（New Words）

1. grave 墓  

2. young 年轻 relationship 关系  

3. remark 话 speaking 发表演讲  

4. attending 参加 summit 峰会  

5. mark 纪念 journey 访问 turning point 转折点  

6. aimed 目的 understanding 理解 friendship 友谊  

7. selected 被选中 visit 访问  

8. visited 参观  

9. pleased 高兴 talking 交谈 laughing 欢笑  

10. particularly 特别 difficult 困难 talk 交流  

11. differences 差异 common 共同点  

12. dialogue 对话 good 有益

1. 当我站在美国总统理查德·尼克松的墓前时，我回想起25年前这位总统曾帮助拉近了美国与中国的关系。

2. 我们两国的年轻人应该帮助这种关系继续发展。

3. 这句话是一名上海学生在美国加利福尼亚州尼克松图书馆对他的同学们发表演讲时说的。

4. 他是来自中国的80名中学生之一，参加了为期一个月的“青年峰会”。

5. 这次峰会是为了纪念尼克松总统访华25周年，这次访问是中美关系的转折点。

6. 青年峰会的目的是通过访问和讨论，增进两国年轻学生之间的理解与友谊。

7. 75名美国学生也被选中访问中国。

8. 他们在7月21日参观了尼克松图书馆，并于第二天启程前往北京。

9. 图书馆负责人表示，他很高兴看到中美学生在一起交谈并欢笑。

10. 一名中国学生说：“我并没有觉得与美国人交流特别困难。

11. 我们有一些不同之处，但也有很多共同点。

12. 对话对我们来说是有益的。”