一个街道成为世界之最英文(‘高楼大厦’英文别

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主题City（城市）1

句子1When my parents retired last year, they traded the toering skyscrapers (very tall buildings) and noise pollution (excessive noise) of Los Angeles for the peace and quiet of a small coastal city (a city near the ocean) in southern France. They said they ere tired of living in a high-rise building right next to an industrial zone. No they live in a cozy little house on the outskirts of the city(on the outer edge of the city, not in the center).

知识点

1. toering skyscrapers高楼大厦

2. noise pollution噪音污染

3. coastal city海边城市

4. southern France法国南部

5. tired of living不想再住....

6. high-rise building高楼大厦

7. industrial zone工业区

8. cozy little house舒适的小房子

9. the outskirts of the city郊区；城市的边缘

中文翻译

我父母去年退休后，离开了洛杉矶高耸的摩天大楼（非常高的建筑）和噪音污染（过度的噪音），取而代之的是法国南部一个海滨小城（靠海的城市）的和平与宁静。他们说他们厌倦了住在紧挨着工业区的高层建筑里。现在他们住在郊区的一个舒适的小房子里（在城市的边缘，而不是在市中心）。

句子2Life in their ne ton is quite different from the hectic pace (the fast and chaotic rhythm) of L.A., here the bustling streets (busy streets filled ith people) are stren ith litter (filled ith garbage) and you can count on spending hours in traffic jams (stopped traffic).

知识点

1. hectic pace忙乱的节奏

2. the bustling streets熙熙攘攘的街道

3. are stren ith litter充满了垃圾

4. traffic jams交通堵塞

中文翻译

他们在新城市的生活与洛杉矶繁忙的节奏有很大的不同，在那里，熙熙攘攘的街道上到处都是垃圾，你可能会在交通堵塞中度过几个小时。