Hi Lucy, haven't seen you for a long time.
嗨，露西，好久不见。
Did you have a good vocation?
假期过得好吗？
Yeah, fantastic and educational.
嗯，奇妙且具有教育意义。
Where have you been and what did you do there?
你去哪儿了？做了些什么？
I've been to Sichuan.
我去了四川。
I took part in the three-week program in Sichuan to teach the children English there.
我参加了四川的一个为期三周的项目，教那里的孩子英语。
I think that is a good way to spend the vocation.
我觉得用这种方式度过假期很棒。
Sounds interesting.
听起来很有趣。
In China now more and more young people spend their vocation helping others.
现在，中国有越来越多的年轻人利用假期去帮助别人。
They travel to somewhere poor to help people there and work for free.
他们去一些贫困地区帮助当地的人，免费为他们工作。
Being a volunteer is really great.
做一名志愿者非常棒。
Have you ever done volunteer work, peter?
你做过志愿者工作吗，皮特？
Oh yes, I joined a group of middle school students on a trip to the West Hill last weekend.
噢，我做过，我上周末加入了一个中学生组织，去了西山。
What did you do there?
你们在那做了什么？
We planted trees and picked up trash there.
我们种了树还捡了垃圾。