1. welcome back to school! 欢迎返校！==you are welcome back to school.
例如：（1）welcome to china!
（2）you are a welcome guest. 你是一位受欢迎的客人。
（3）we received a warm welcome. 我们受到了热烈欢迎。
2. we are going to have fun learning and speaking english this term.
这学期我们将在学说英语中得到乐趣。
例如：（1）have fun! 尽情玩吧！
（2）we have fun（in）climbing the mountain. 我们去爬山很开心。
（3）a fun hat可笑的帽子；a fun party有趣的聚会。what fun!真有趣！
3. it doesn’t matter, but tomorrow, please be on time. 没关系，但是明天请一定准时。
例如：（1）the bus arrives on time. 公共汽车准时到达。
（2）we were just in time for the match.
（3）time is money.we have no time to have a rest.
4. here is a card for you with our best wishes.
送给您这张带着我们美好祝愿的贺卡。
例如：（1）we all give our wishes for your health. 我们都祝你健康。
（2）her wish to the key high school is coming true.
她考上重点高中的愿望就要实现了。

（3）i wish you a long life. 祝你长寿。
（4）i wish i were ten years younger. 但愿我能年轻10岁。
5. i think this is different from chinese names. 我想这与中国人的名字不同。
例如：（1）my plan is different from yours.
（2）her look is different from / than before.
（3）do you know the difference between the two words?
6. my name is james, but jim is short for james.
我的名字叫詹姆斯，但吉姆是詹姆斯的简称。
例如：（1）tv is short for television.
（2）pe is short for physical education.
(3) prc is short for the people’republic of china.
7. philip tells them “ph” sounds like an “f”.
例如：（1）this sounds beautiful.
（2）i can hear a strange sound.
8. he is asking his friends to help him think of a name.
他正在请求他的朋友帮他想个名字。
例如：（1）our teacher asked us to go over our lessons.
（2）he often helps me（to）learn english. = he often helps me with my english.
（3）i think of my hometown when i see the photo.
9. “it means a waste of time.” says sun yu with a laugh.
“它意味着浪费时间”，孙宇笑着说。
例如：（1）mother told me not to waste money.
（2）don’t waste time watching tv every day.