To DickDear Dick How time flies! I'm very glad to hear from you again. You want to know what is going on in schools in China. In a word everything has changed. Every school takes part in the campaign of reducing learning load. In the past I used to study until 1130 at weekends. But now I can arrange things' on my own such as reading books visiting museums or taking computer lessons in my weekend days. In the evenihg I can watch news on TV orread newspapers. What's more my parents support me. They said although I was a student I didn't have to work all day long. I think the idea of reducing learning load is well accepted by everyone. Best wishes.
Yours Li Hua
亲爱的Dick： 时间过得真快啊!很高兴又收到你的信。你说你想知道现在中国学校的有关情况。总而言之，一切都发生了改变。
每所学校都参与到减负活动中来了。过去，我周末通常学习到深夜11：30，但是现在，我可以安排自己的事情，比如看书、参观博物馆，或者参加电脑培训班。晚上我还可以看电视新闻或看看报纸。
而且，我的父母还很支持我，他们说虽然我还是个学生，但是也不必成天到晚都学习。我觉得减负这一概念很能为大家接受。致以最美好的祝福! 李华 2001年6月20日