Got a Response from Mark!

你好,Tori。

我的微信号是Mark37265,是不是感觉很怪哪😂

我想我现在对于安多弗的环境也有了一个大致的了解，说实话，我很羡慕你们这里的环境，比我所居住的城市好多了，而且也更加安静。

After reading your question,i thought for a while.However,i will told you about the environment of shanghai,for i know it most,and the problem in shanghai is classic.

In Shanghai, the traffic must be one of the most serious problems.For example,every. morning,i often spend half an hour going to school.And if the traffic can reduce to half,then i only need 10min.What's more, the heavy traffic caused some more questions.At night,the noise outside my window make me hard to fall asleep.I know that not only in shanghai,but also in Beijing, Guangzhou.

其实还有一些问题，我的英语文笔实在不好，请见谅。还有便是环境与就业的问题，因为上海是个大城市，有许多知名产业和大型公司，所以外地的劳动力(labour)流入上海，导致本地人没有足够的就业岗位，所以上海人对于外地人较为排斥。而且因为外来人口的数量在递增，上海的环境也在恶化，或许上海的政府会做出一些改进。若是你想和你的同学研究一个专题的话，我觉得上海的环境是个不错的题目，因为有共同性嘛。

那么我想问下你们城市有没有什么类似的问题哪，在我印象中，外国都是蓝天与白云😁。

祝你身体健康，万事如意，学业进步哦，欢迎来上海玩！(●'◡'●)ﾉ❤

Best

MARK

Sent Pen Pal Email About WeChat

你好，Mark！

我有一个问题。你可以给我你的微信吗？ 我的老师要我们在微信聊一聊，要我们安排一个时间。Did your teacher tell you guys something similar? Hope all is well!

Tori

祝你成功( ﾟヮﾟ)

The Letter I Wrote To My Pen Pal...

Mark! 你怎么样？真抱歉现在才给你回信，我们刚有期中考试，要化了很多时间复习准备考试，作文，也无法自拔😂。

In terms of your question, since I mostly reside on campus, I asked my friends who actually live in the town of Andover what the environment and people are like, and they said three words:  “Quiet,” “Green,” and “Trees.” In other words, the town is very quiet and peaceful, has a lot of greenery and nature, and has a lot of trees. Andover is located in a larger region of northeastern America called "New England." The average American would say that Andover is a typical New England suburb.

我希望我把问题回答了。我希望你将来有一天来到新英格兰。 虽然我老家也在新英格兰，但是安多夫和我老家不同。 一般美国人还会说我老家是一个典型在新英格兰的镇，其实有一点儿难解释。你可以说大部分新英格兰的镇很安静，有很多森林和绿地。

要问一下，在中国里你觉得哪个城市有最严重的环境问题之一。 那个问题是什么？ 我跟一个同学要研究一个在中国环境问题，给我们的同学一个报告。

Best,

Tori

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ 祝你快乐，幸福✧

A Response from my Pen Pal!

你好,Tori。很抱歉现在才给你回信，这周我们学校事情很多，而且下周要准备期中考试，因此我沉迷学习，无法自拔😂

看到你的来信，你很厉害嘛，既会弹钢琴又会弹吉他，样样精通啊。

These days,Shanghai is very hot.We all think that shanghai dont have spring or autumn.Either to cold ,or too hot.My school do have a lawn, but it is used to hold soccer games.and because of the weather, the grass need maintenance.We usually take a walk after lunch.a wall in my school,however is famous among us, called 'the schoolmate wall'maybe,iis made up of many bricks that has names of students that has studied in datong.I dont have a photo now,next time i will show you.

好了，这差不多就是我想要说的了，问一下，你们学校所在的城市的环境以及人文是怎么样的，能向我介绍一下吗。

best

mark

祝:身体健康，万事如意😃

My Response to My New Penpal...

你好， Mark!

别担心:) 你说什么都行！ 我喜欢各种各样的音乐， 比如说流行音乐，节奏布鲁斯,  饒舌音乐和Kpop 。另外， 因为我从小的时候弹吉他，弹钢琴， 所以我喜欢吉他音乐和古典音乐。

Also, this is random but the weather is really great today! Before, it was always either snowing or raining here, but now it is finally warm! I usually love cold weather but it was time for a change. At my school, students LOVE to do something we call  “lawning” in the spring. It is not a proper english word; the students just made up the word. “Lawning” is when you relax in the sun and sunbath.

这是有些“lawning”的学生：

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顺便问一下，你今天过得怎么样？你有什么问题要问我吗？

Best,

Tori

祝：无忧无虑😄😄😄

Pen Pal's Response!

你好，很高兴认识你,Tori。很荣幸做了你的笔友，我叫做杨煜麟，上高一，来自中国上海,我的英文名是Mark.我现在与我父母生活在一起。我的高中叫做大同中学，平时我们的课程比较多，语文，数学，英语，化学，物理，地理，历史，信息，政治等。在周末，我也和你一样，比较喜欢打电子游戏或者出去做志愿者，生活还是很充实的。至于音乐，我平时比较喜欢纯音乐或者演奏的音乐。希望以后能来你们这里游玩。

Hello,Tori.I'll talk to you in English now.I started learning English since I was twelve,but i still cant translate Chinese into English very fluently.Also im a little nervous.

Then i'll tell you something about my family.I dont have any brother or sister, but i have two cousins.One is already married,and the other is the same age as me.My father is an engineer of a car company and my mother is a teacher.

Thank you for writing to me.Wating for your reply.

                                                                        best

                                                                       Mark

祝你学习天天向上( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)✧

A New Pen Pal This Term...

I have a new pen pal this term. This is what I wrote them:

你好，我听说你是我的笔友了！

我的英文名字叫Tori, 可是我的中文名字是陆文凯。 我现在上安多弗高中， 上十一年级，今年十七岁。 因为我是寄宿生, 所以我现在住在我的学校， 可是我的家人住在康涅狄格州。我的学校离我的家差不多两个小时。这个学期我在上五门课：数学课，英语课，中文课，历史课和物理课。 在学校，我很喜欢学中文，已经学了两年中文。 周末我喜欢跟朋友玩儿，玩儿电子游戏，织衣服， 看书， 什么的。 你家有几口人？ 周末你喜欢做什么？你喜欢什么样的的音乐？

(Apparently I’m supposed to write to you both in Chinese and English, so I’ll write in English now!)

I guess I’ll tell you little bit more about myself! I have two siblings. My older sister is named Michaela, and she is currently a sophomore in college. My older brother, Ti, is just about to graduate from college. My mother is a biologist, and my father is a researcher and a doctor.  Because I go to a boarding school, I haven’t seen my family in a while, but I’m excited to see them in the summer! By the way, what are your parents occupations?

I think that’s a pretty good introduction for now. Can’t wait to here back from you!

Best,

Tori (文凯）

祝：天天开心 :)