Nor is the city without its moments of beauty. There issomething comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisements on cold wetwinter nights. Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends ondeserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every dayare tucked away in their homes in the country. It has always been a mystery to mewho city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they wouldprefer to live in the country.

　　23.Nor is the city without its moments of beauty.

　　城市也并非没有良辰美景。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:“nor+without”形成双重否定。

　　24.There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisements oncold wet winter nights.

　　寒冷潮湿的冬夜里，广告灯箱发出的暖光，会给人某种安慰。

　　25.Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted citystreets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tuckedaway in their homes in the country.

　　周末，当成千上万进城上班的人回到他们的乡间寓所之后，空旷的街市笼罩着一种宁静气氛，没有什么能比此时的宁静更令人难忘了。

　　语言点:句子结构分析: Few things could be more impressive than形成比较状语从句。

　　26.It has always been a mystery to me who city dwellers, who appreciate all thesethings, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.

　　城里人对这一切心里很明白，却偏要执拗地装出他们喜欢住在乡村的样子，这对我来说一直是个谜。

　　语言点:句子结构分析: It has always been a mystery to me why…这个句型对于《新3》的学习者并不陌生。