9. What kind of house do Chinese people live in now? How should the government improve people's housing conditions?
9. 中国人现在住在哪种房子里面？政府应当如何改善人民的住房条件？
As science and technology grows,the houses Chinese people live in have changed quite a lot. More than twenty years ago,most Chinese people lived in single-story houses with small yards. Nowadays, they live in well-equipped apartments in tall buildings with air-conditioning and central heating. A few rich people have villas in the suburb. They choose to live in two-story houses with enough rooms to share with their families. People live in the countryside have more living space,and they usually have large yards and gardens. But we can see there are also some people who still live in shabby one-story house since, you know,they can't afford to buy the flat big enough to house the whole family； however this is not the main stream,and the government is making every effort to improve people's housing conditions. In my opinion, the government should offer sufficient funds to build more economical house.
随着科技发展，中国人住的房子发生了很大改变。二十多年前，大多数中国人住在有小院子的平房里面。现如今，他们住在设备很好的大楼公 寓房间，里面有空调及中央暖气系统。少数富人在郊区拥有别墅。他们选择住在两层的房子里以便有足够的房间与他们的家人住在一起。农村居民有更多的生活空间，而且他们通常有大院子和花园。但是我们还是能看到有些人仍住在破旧的小平房里面，你知道，因为他们买不起住下一整家人的公寓房；然而这不是主流，而且政府正在尽一切努力来改善人民的住房条件。在我看来，政府应当提供足够的资金建造更多经济的房子。
10. What kind of houses do Chinese people like to live in? What do you think of this kind of house?
10. 中国人喜欢住在哪种房子里？你认为这种房子怎么样？
A couple with one child usually like to live in a large apartment with three rooms, two of which can be used as bedrooms,and another one can be used as a study. What's more,in such an apartment, there should be a separate bathroom,a kitchen and a parlor. Besides,people would like to choose a living place near both their own working unit and a good school in order that their children can enjoy high-quality education. I think it's good and comfortable to live in large apartments. However,if we live in this kind of house, we'11 spend more money and energy on it,since we'11 pay more for the purchase and maintenance ,and it'll also take us more time to do the cleaning.
一对夫妻带一个孩子通常喜欢住在一个有三居室的大公寓房间里，其中两间可以作为卧室，另外一间则被当作书房。此外，在这种公寓里，应有一个独立的浴室、厨房和客厅。而且，人们想要选择住的地方既要临近他们的工作单位也要有一所好学校以便孩子能得到高质量的教育。我认为住在大的公寓房里很舒适。然而，如果我们住在这种房子里，我们得花更多的钱和精力在上面，我们要花更多的钱交租金以及保养，而且打扫也要占很多的时间。