今天的这段对话，在讨论城市，

你所在的城市是历史悠久的地方吗？你的城市是什么样的

来听今天的讲解:

Beginner

A: is your city a historical place?

你的城市是历史悠久的地方吗？

B: not rally. 200 years ago, it was just a small insignificant village.

算不上。200年前，这里还只是一个微不足道的小村庄。

A: how did it grow into such a large place?

它是怎么长成这么大的地方的？

B: large deposits of coal were found nearly and so many industries located themselves here. The village quickly grew into a key industrial centre.

附近发现了大量的煤矿，许多工业都坐落在这里。这个村庄很快发展成为一个重要的工业中心。

A: as the city grew, it must have absorbed many village nearby.

随着城市的发展，它一定吸收了附近的许多村庄。

B: yes, it did. The names of those village survive as the names of parts of the city.

是的，确实如此。那些村庄的名字和城市部分地区的名字一样保留了下来。

A: I see. Are there any building more than 200 years old in your city?

我明白了。你们城市有200多年的建筑吗？

B: oh, yes. Several of the buildings from the villages still survive. Many of them were inns for travelers and today survive as pubs. There was a castle near one village, so our city has a castle too.

哦，是的。村庄里的几栋建筑仍然存在。其中许多是旅行者的客栈，今天作为酒吧存在。一个村庄附近有一座城堡，所以我们的城市也有一座堡垒。

A: really? So your city does have some old history after all.

真正？所以你的城市毕竟有一些古老的历史。

Intermediate

A: what’s your city like?

你的城市是什么样的？

B: it’s quite an interesting place to live. The best thing to do in my city is go shopping. There are several indoor and outdoor markets, department stores and shopping malls.

这是一个非常有趣的地方。在我的城市里，最好的事情就是去购物。这里有几个室内外市场、百货公司和购物中心。

A: is the traffic bad in the city centre?

市中心的交通不好吗？

B: not really. Cars are not permitted in several parts of city centre, especially in the main shopping areas. The public transport system is pretty good.

不是的。市中心的几个地方不允许有汽车，尤其是在主要的购物区。公共交通系统很好。

A: what about restaurants and entertainment?

餐馆和娱乐场所怎么样？

B: there are restaurants with food from all over the world. We have a small china-town near the city centre. There are many Indian,thai, and Italian restaurants all over the city centre. There are many sports events in my city. We have several sports venues for football, rugby, and cricket-even ice-skating and ice hockey.

这里有来自世界各地的餐馆。我们在市中心附近有一个中国小镇。市中心有很多印度、泰国和意大利餐馆。我所在的城市有很多体育赛事。我们有几个足球、橄榄球、板球甚至滑冰和冰球的运动场。

A: is there a lot of nightlife in your city?

你所在的城市有很多夜生活吗？

B: there are several good clubs near the city centre. Many people in my city prefer something more’cultural”, so we several theatres and venues for classical music concerts and operas.

市中心附近有几个不错的俱乐部。我所在城市的许多人更喜欢“文化”的东西，所以我们有几个剧院和古典音乐会和歌剧院。

A: it sounds like a really exciting city to live in.

听起来这是一个非常令人兴奋的城市。

B: it is. I hope you’ll have time to come for a visit soon. You really should come during the summer, when the weather is better and there’s more happening outdoors.

是的。我希望你很快有时间来参观。你真的应该在夏天来，那时天气更好，户外活动也更多。