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　　Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高级的)fruits these days．In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places．

　　“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store．“They don't know what the future will bring．”

　　During the financial crisis(金融危机), several of the country's biggest banks have been forced to sell or close．This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods．

　　Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals．In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet．

　　The crisis began last year．Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily．Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back．This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money．Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(国界), the whole world was in trouble．

　　This month the US government agreed on a ＄700 billion plan to try to save the financial market．But no one is sure whether it will help or not．President George W．Bush has warned it will take some time．

　　Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble．

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　　My Year Abroad

　　This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes．

　　Mariko Okada-Tokyo

　　My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience．I'm not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone．So I got lots of speaking practice．I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture．When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future．

　　Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro

　　I spent last year studying English in London．I'm from a small town, and London is a very big city．Sometimes I felt it was too big．There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English．I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats．My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents．I think it was a good experience for me, but I'm glad to be home!

　　Alvin Chen – Hong Kong

　　Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework．I also kept a diary of my experience．I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day．On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture．I'm really glad I went!

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