Engelske stiløvelse

Familien Harrison bor lidt uden for Hastings I England. Familien består af Hr. Harrison, som er forretningsmand, fru Harrison, som er husmoder og deres to børn Jennifer og Martin.
Jennifer er den ældste af de to, hun er femten år og går på den lokale uddelte skole, som er gratis. Hun har valgt fagene matematik og biologi, fordi hun mener, det vil være mest praktisk for hende senere i livet. Det er nemlig hendes store ønske at blive dyrlæge – hun elsker dyr – hun har selv en hund, den hedder Plim, og en hest.
Martin er 6 år yngre end hende. Han går på en privat skole, en forberedelsesskole, fordi han skal på Rugby, en af de berømte engelske Public Schools. Det er egentlig en misvisende betegnelse, for Public Schools er netop ikke offenlige, men dyre private kostskoler for drenge, hvor det er meget svært at komme ind. Mange fædre ønsker, at deres sønner skal gå på den samme berømte kostskole som de gjorde, da de var drenge. Hr. Harrison gik på Rugby. Den forberedelsesskole Martin går på, ligger et stykke vej fra deres hjem, og det er lidt besværligt for dem at få ham i skole hver dag. Hr. Harrison kører ham i bil om morgenen, om eftermiddagen må han tage toget.
Skolebygningen er en gammel herregård. Der er ca. 100 drenge i alderen fra 8 til 13. De lærer blandt andet latin og fransk, og bruger meget tid på sportslege som fodbold, cricket og rugby.
Men lige nu har familien Harrison sommerferie, som de tilbringer ombord på deres yacht. Det er en stor familiebåd, som de alle elsker; den hedder ”Albatros”.
Igen i år har de planlagt at sejle til Isle of Wight, i den engelske kanal. Den har et dejligt klima, og derfor kommer der mange turister til den om sommeren. Hr. Harisson synes der ligger for mange både i havnen, men resten af familien vil gerne tilbage til øen.

The Harrison family lives a bit outside Hastings in England. The family exists of Mr. Harrison, who is a businessman, Mrs. Harrison, who is a housewife and their two children Jennifer and Martin.
Jennifer is the eldest of them two, she is fifteen years old and goes at the local comprehensive school witch is free. She has chosen the subjects mathematic and biology because she thinks that it would be the most practical for her, later in life. You see, it is her big wish to become a veterinarian – she loves animals – she has a dog who is called Plim and a horse, herself.
Martin is six years younger than her. He goes at a private school, a preparatory school, because he is going to Rugby, one of the famous English Public Schools. Literally, it is a misleading term, because Public Schools are exactly not public, but expensive private boarding schools for boys, where it is very hard to taken in. Many fathers wish that their sons are going at the same famous boarding school as they did, when they were boys. Mr, Harrison went at Rugby. The preparatory school Martin goes on is located with distance from their home, and it is difficult for them to bring him to school every day. In the morning Mr. Harrison drives him by car, in the afternoon he has to take the train.
The school building is an old manor house. There are about 100 boys in the age from eight to thirteen. They learn among other things Latin and French and use a lot of time on sports as soccer, cricket and rugby.
But at the moment the Harrison family has summer holiday which they spend onboard on their yacht. It is a big family boat which they all love; it is called “Albatros”.
Again this year they have planned to sail to Isle of Wight in the Cannel. It has a lovely climate and that is why a lot of tourists are there in the summer. Mr. Harisson thinks there are too many boats in the harbour, but the rest of the family would like go back to the island.