商务沟通英语口语视频教程(高级)：29_Talking about Your Hometown

You mean you grew up in this town?

你的意思是你在这个城镇长大?

Basically.

基本上是。

Actually, I was brought up in the suburbs, but I still consider this my hometown.

实际上，我在郊区长大,但我仍然认为这是我的家乡。

And in all my years here, I've seen this town grow a lot.

在这儿的许多年里，我看到了这个小镇成长了很多。

I've heard that lots of people are moving to this region nowadays.

我听说很多人都搬到这个地区。

They sure are!

的确是!

This town used to be surrounded by fields and forests.

该城镇曾经被田野与森林所包围。

Now it's all housing developments.

现在全都是房地产开发项目。

And every year there's more and more construction on the outskirts of town.

并且每年在城市的郊区有越来越多的建筑。

Housing prices are up, too.

房价也上涨了。

The mortgage on the house I own would be twice today what I paid originally.

我所拥有的房屋抵押贷款将是今天的两倍。