新東方英語口語開口篇 Lesson 23:three Neighborhood 鄰里

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years.
我在大學街24號住了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 鄰里
Great changes have taken place in the neighborhood for the past decade.
過去十年里小區發生了巨大的變化。

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 鄰里
There used to be a mom-and-papa store on the corner.
過去街角有個夫妻小賣部。

2304
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
Now it is replaced by a supermarket.
現在已經被一家超市取代了。

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

2305
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
There are clinics, schools and other services in this community.
這個社區里有診所、學校和其他服務設施。

services = facility
neighborhood community 社區
neighboring country 鄰邦 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

2306
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
Lots of evergreen trees have been planted along the roads.
街道兩邊種了很多常青樹。

pine 松樹
cypress 柏樹
holly 冬青
deciduous trees 落葉樹
larch 落葉松
poplar tree 楊樹
Chinese scholar tree 槐樹
gingko 銀杏樹
birch 白樺樹
oak 橡樹
linden 椴木
willow 柳樹

2307
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
They are setting up a 20-story tower building up the street.
他們正在街邊建起一棟20層的塔樓。

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

2308
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
Mr. Wyatt is my neighbor. We live on the same street.
Wyatt先生是我的鄰居。我們住在一條街上。

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 鄰里
The apartment next door has been vacant for a long time.
我隔壁的公寓已經空了好久了。

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

2310
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
My neighbors would drop in on me from time to time.
鄰居們經常到我家串串門。

drop in on sb = visit sb

2311
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
Kevin has a green thumb. His garden is a sea of flowers.
Kevin擅長園藝。他的花園鮮花怒放。

He has a green thumb.

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

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

2313
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
My neighbors would take care of our house if we take a vacation out.
我們出去度假時鄰居們幫我們照看房子。

2314
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
The kids in the neighborhood always jump across the fence into his garden.
鄰居家的孩子經常跳過籬笆到他家花園來。

pick up flowers = pluck flowers

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Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 鄰里
Jackie is a hi-fi junkie and always keeps his stereo on as loud as possible.
Jackie是個發燒友，總是把音響調到最大。

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.
遠親不如近鄰。