42. My Views on Skyscrapers

我对摩天大楼的看法

In modern cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, we can find skyscrapers all around us. The narrow streets and the shabby small houses are disappearing out of our sight. People's living standards are getting better and better.

在一些诸如北京、上海等的现代化的城市，我们发现周围到处都是摩天大楼。窄小的街道和破旧的房子已从我们的视野中消失，人们的生活水平变得越来越好。

While we are enjoying the happiness and the convenience the new high buildings bring us, we find we are far away from nature, we are far away from our neighbors and we are becoming even more lonely. Skyscrapers make us unable to breathe fresh air, unable to enjoy the sunlight and unable to talk with our neighbors as we used to do.

当我们在享受这些高楼带给我们的喜悦和方便之际，我们离自然越来越远，离我们的邻居越来越远，我们也变得越来越孤单。摩天大楼使得我们无法呼吸到新鲜空气，无法享受到阳光，无法再像从前一样和我们的邻居交谈。

In some people's eyes, skyscrapers can be regarded as a symbol of social progress, but for me, I am still longing for the small house where I spent my happy childhood.

在某些人看来，摩天大楼被认为是社会进步的标志，但对于我来说，我仍然怀念童年住过的小房子。