新東方英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ) 開(kāi)口篇 Lesson 23 three Neighborhood 鄰里

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years.

我在大學(xué)街24號(hào)住了20年了。

Where do you live?

district municipality

24 University Street Chaoyang District Beijing municipality

China

He lives at 10 Downing Street.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

Great changes have taken place in the neighborhood for the past decade.

過(guò)去十年里小區(qū)發(fā)生了巨大的變化。

decade 十年

century 百年

millennium 千年

something take place in somewhere

A robbery took place in the corner of the street.

Ever since China adopted the refomp3 and opening up policy great changes have taken place all around China.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

There used to be a mom-and-papa store on the corner.

過(guò)去街角有個(gè)夫妻小賣(mài)部。

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

Now it is replaced by a supemp3arket.

現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)被一家超市取代了。

A replace B

He replaces his team member.

Now a supemp3arket replaced the mom-and-papa store.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

There are clinics, schools and other services in this community.

這個(gè)社區(qū)里有診所、學(xué)校和其他服務(wù)設(shè)施。

services = facility

neighborhood community 社區(qū)

neighboring country 鄰邦 China town

clinics dentist's

school primary school middle school

community college kindergarten

movie theater church

community garden convenient store

around the clock store laundry bakery

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

Lots of evergreen trees have been planted along the roads.

街道兩邊種了很多常青樹(shù)。

pine 松樹(shù)

cypress 柏樹(shù)

holly 冬青

deciduous trees 落葉樹(shù)

larch 落葉松

poplar tree 楊樹(shù)

Chinese scholar tree 槐樹(shù)

gingko 銀杏樹(shù)

birch 白樺樹(shù)

oak 橡樹(shù)

linden 椴木

willow 柳樹(shù)

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

They are setting up a 20-story tower building up the street.

他們正在街邊建起一棟20層的塔樓。

Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡

Petronas Twins Tower

Chicago 芝加哥

The Sears Tower

slab-type building 板樓

high-rise building 高層

skyscraper 摩天大樓

low-rise building

set up a building

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

Mr. Wyatt is my neighbor. We live on the same street.

Wyatt先生是我的鄰居。我們住在一條街上。

live on the Downing Street

live at 10 Downing Street

We live on the same block.

We live in the same building.

We live on the same floor.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

The apartment next door has been vacant for a long time.

我隔壁的公寓已經(jīng)空了好久了。

house = building + yard

town house

apartment 公寓

condominium 公寓

vacant adj.

vacancy n.

There is a vacancy in this company.

vacuum cleaner 真空吸塵器

next door neighbor

He is my next boor neighbor.

2310

Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

My neighbors would drop in on me from time to time.

鄰居們經(jīng)常到我家串串門(mén)。

drop in on sb = visit sb

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

Kevin has a green thumb. His garden is a sea of flowers.

Kevin擅長(zhǎng)園藝。他的花園鮮花怒放。

He has a green thumb.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

Mrs. Cooper is very hospitable and always keeps her house open.

Cooper太太非常熱情好客。

keep one‘s door open

He‘s pleasant to be around.

My neighbors are very congenial.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

My neighbors would take care of our house if we take a vacation out.

我們出去度假時(shí)鄰居們幫我們照看房子。

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

The kids in the neighborhood always jump across the fence into his garden.

鄰居家的孩子經(jīng)常跳過(guò)籬笆到他家花園來(lái)。

pick up flowers = pluck flowers

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里

Jackie is a hi-fi junkie and always keeps his stereo on as loud as possible.

Jackie是個(gè)發(fā)燒友，總是把音響調(diào)到最大。

You are a TV junkie.

You are a coke junkie.

You are a computer junkie.

community

the intellectual community

the business community

the international community

Better a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

遠(yuǎn)親不如近鄰。