新东方英语口语开口篇 Lesson 23:three Neighborhood 邻里

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years.
我在大学街24号住了20年了。

Where do you live?
district municipality
24 University Street Chaoyang District Beijing municipality
China
He lives at 10 Downing Street.

2302
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Great changes have taken place in the neighborhood for the past decade.
过去十年里小区发生了巨大的变化。

decade 十年
century 百年
millennium 千年
something take place in somewhere
A robbery took place in the corner of the street.
Ever since China adopted the reform and opening up policy great changes have taken place all around China.

2303
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
There used to be a mom-and-papa store on the corner.
过去街角有个夫妻小卖部。

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Now it is replaced by a supermarket.
现在已经被一家超市取代了。

A replace B
He replaces his team member.
Now a supermarket replaced the mom-and-papa store.

2305
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
There are clinics, schools and other services in this community.
这个社区里有诊所、学校和其他服务设施。

services = facility
neighborhood community 社区
neighboring country 邻邦 China town
clinics dentist's
school primary school middle school
community college kindergarten
movie theater church
community garden convenient store
around the clock store laundry bakery

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Lots of evergreen trees have been planted along the roads.
街道两边种了很多常青树。

pine 松树
cypress 柏树
holly 冬青
deciduous trees 落叶树
larch 落叶松
poplar tree 杨树
Chinese scholar tree 槐树
gingko 银杏树
birch 白桦树
oak 橡树
linden 椴木
willow 柳树

2307
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
They are setting up a 20-story tower building up the street.
他们正在街边建起一栋20层的塔楼。

Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡
Petronas Twins Tower
Chicago 芝加哥
The Sears Tower
slab-type building 板楼
high-rise building 高层
skyscraper 摩天大楼
low-rise building
set up a building

2308
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Mr. Wyatt is my neighbor. We live on the same street.
Wyatt先生是我的邻居。我们住在一条街上。

live on the Downing Street
live at 10 Downing Street
We live on the same block.
We live in the same building.
We live on the same floor.

2309
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
The apartment next door has been vacant for a long time.
我隔壁的公寓已经空了好久了。

house = building + yard
town house
apartment 公寓
condominium 公寓
vacant adj.
vacancy n.
There is a vacancy in this company.
vacuum cleaner 真空吸尘器
next door neighbor
He is my next boor neighbor.

2310
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
My neighbors would drop in on me from time to time.
邻居们经常到我家串串门。

drop in on sb = visit sb

2311
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Kevin has a green thumb. His garden is a sea of flowers.
Kevin擅长园艺。他的花园鲜花怒放。

He has a green thumb.

2312
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Mrs. Cooper is very hospitable and always keeps her house open.
Cooper太太非常热情好客。

keep one‘s door open
He‘s pleasant to be around.
My neighbors are very congenial.

2313
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
My neighbors would take care of our house if we take a vacation out.
我们出去度假时邻居们帮我们照看房子。

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
The kids in the neighborhood always jump across the fence into his garden.
邻居家的孩子经常跳过篱笆到他家花园来。

pick up flowers = pluck flowers

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Jackie is a hi-fi junkie and always keeps his stereo on as loud as possible.
Jackie是个发烧友，总是把音响调到最大。

You are a TV junkie.
You are a coke junkie.
You are a computer junkie.
community
the intellectual community
the business community
the international community
Better a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
远亲不如近邻。