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翻译Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers(youngpeopleagedfrom13-19)fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsintheU.S.homes.TheywillattendtheU.S.schools,meettheU.S.teenagers,andformimpressionoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld. Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge'sfamily.Inturn,George'ssonMikespentayearinFred'shomeinAmerica.Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths'study,thelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected-muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities. Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather'swordwaslaw,andallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingacar."Backhome,youpickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime.InGermany,youwalk,butyousoonlearntolikeit." Atthesametime,inAmerica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea."IsupposeIshouldcriticizeAmericanschools,"hesays."Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo."