新东方英语口语 开口篇 Lesson 23 three Neighborhood 邻里

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years.

我在大学街24号住了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 邻里

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

过去十年里小区发生了巨大的变化。

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 邻里

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

过去街角有个夫妻小卖部。

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

Now it is replaced by a supemp3arket.

现在已经被一家超市取代了。

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 邻里

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

这个社区里有诊所、学校和其他服务设施。

services = facility

neighborhood community 社区

neighboring country 邻邦 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 邻里

Lots of evergreen trees have been planted along the roads.

街道两边种了很多常青树。

pine 松树

cypress 柏树

holly 冬青

deciduous trees 落叶树

larch 落叶松

poplar tree 杨树

Chinese scholar tree 槐树

gingko 银杏树

birch 白桦树

oak 橡树

linden 椴木

willow 柳树

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

他们正在街边建起一栋20层的塔楼。

Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡

Petronas Twins Tower

Chicago 芝加哥

The Sears Tower

slab-type building 板楼

high-rise building 高层

skyscraper 摩天大楼

low-rise building

set up a building

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

Wyatt先生是我的邻居。我们住在一条街上。

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 邻里

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

我隔壁的公寓已经空了好久了。

house = building + yard

town house

apartment 公寓

condominium 公寓

vacant adj.

vacancy n.

There is a vacancy in this company.

vacuum cleaner 真空吸尘器

next door neighbor

He is my next boor neighbor.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

邻居们经常到我家串串门。

drop in on sb = visit sb

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

Kevin擅长园艺。他的花园鲜花怒放。

He has a green thumb.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

Cooper太太非常热情好客。

keep one‘s door open

He‘s pleasant to be around.

My neighbors are very congenial.

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

我们出去度假时邻居们帮我们照看房子。

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

邻居家的孩子经常跳过篱笆到他家花园来。

pick up flowers = pluck flowers

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里

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

Jackie是个发烧友，总是把音响调到最大。

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.

远亲不如近邻。