News-from-home配套文本和練習

NewsfromHome配套文本和練習Cathy:IarrivedinBeijingaweekagoandthisisthefirsttimewe'vebeenabletositandhaveacupofteaandgetcaughtuponthenews.凱茜:一星期前我來到北京。這是我們第一次能坐下來喝杯茶，談談新聞。Mrs.Jones:Iknow.Itseemswehaven'thadaquietmomentandwe'redyingtohearallthenewsfromhome.瓊斯夫人:我知道。我們好像一直沒有片刻的安靜，我們都急著想知道國內的消息。Cathy:Iforget.WhendidyoucometoChinafromCanada?凱茜:我忘了。你們什么時候從加拿大來到中國的？Mr.Jones:Icamein1998andyourmothercamein2001.瓊斯先生:我是1998年來的，你媽媽是2001年來的。Cathy:Well,youwillhardlybelievethechangesthathavetakenplaceinTorontosinceyouleft.凱茜:哦，您現在都不敢相信自從您離開后，多倫多發(fā)生了多大的變化。Mr.Jones:Whatkindofchanges?瓊斯先生:哪方面的變化？Cathy:Therehasbeenagreatdealofconstructionbothinthedowntownandinthesuburbs.Newhousesandapartmentsarepoppingupeverywhere.凱茜:不管在城里還是郊區(qū)，都一直在大搞建設。到處都是新建的房屋和公寓。Mrs.Jones:EvensinceIleftthreeyearsago?瓊斯夫人:就連我來后的這三年也是如此嗎？Cathy:Yes,everytimeIgoanywhereinthecity,Iseeanewapartmentgoingup.Plusthey'rechanginganumberofoldfactoriesandindustrialbuildingsintoreallysmart-lookingapartments.凱茜:是啊，我每次去城里的任何地方，都能看到新建起來的公寓。而且，很多老的廠房和工業(yè)建筑都在被改造成很漂亮的公寓樓。Mr.Jones:Thatmustbeexcitingtosee.瓊斯先生:那看起來肯定很讓人激動。Cathy:Itis.Itisreallychangingtheappearanceofthecitywithallthesenewbuildings.Onenewapartmenttowertheyareplanningishuge.Thebuildinghas85stories.Ican'timaginelivingonthetopfloorofthat.凱茜:確實如此。這些新樓確實在改變著城市的面貌。他們現在正計劃建一棟很高的公寓樓。有85層高。我簡直不敢想象住在頂層會是什么樣子。Mr.Jones:Whyistheresomuchhousingconstruction?瓊斯先生:怎么會有那么多住宅建設？Cathy:It'sbecauseofthenumberofpeoplewhomoveintothecityeachyeareitherfromotherpartsofthecountryorasimmigrantsarrivingforthefirsttime.凱茜:因為每年有很多人遷移到多倫多來。有的是從國內其他地方搬過來，有的是新來的移民。Mr.Jones:Aretherethatmany?瓊斯先生:有那么多嗎？Cathy:Yes,Canadaacceptsabout300,000immigrantsfromallovertheworldeachyearandmostofthemgodirectlytothemajorcities.ThousandsofthemgotoToronto.凱茜:有。加拿大每年接收大約３０萬從世界各地來的移民，他們中的絕大多數會直接到大城市去，成千上萬的人去了多倫多。Mr.Jones:Thatmusthaveagreateffectontheeconomy.瓊斯先生:這對經濟肯定有很大的影響。Cathy:Itdoes.Eachyearthereare12,000newhousingunitsbuilt.Thatcreateslotsofjobsforconstructionworkersandit'sgoodbusinessforthecompaniesthatsupplytheconstructionmaterials.凱茜:確實是這樣。每年有12,000座新的房屋建起來。這給建筑工人創(chuàng)造了很多就業(yè)機會，也給建材公司帶來了很好的生意。Mrs.Jones:Whataboutschools?瓊斯夫人:學校怎么樣呢？Cathy:Ofcourse,newschoolshavetobebuiltandnewteachershired.Andthen,too,thinkofalltheshoppingthesenewpeopleinthecitydo.Theyneedtobuyfurniture,cars,clothes,andfood.Sothestoresaredoingexcellentbusiness.凱茜:當然，也得建很多新的學校，聘很多新的老師。而且，你想那些新來的人是要買各種各樣的東西的。他們需要購買家具、汽車、衣服和食品。所以，商店的生意也都很好。Mr.Jones:Itsoundslikeagoodtimetobeinbusinessthere.瓊斯先生:看來現在去那兒做生意正是時候。Cathy:Ihavesomefriendswhoworkinstoresandtheysaytheycan'tbelievehowbusytheyare.凱茜:我有一些朋友在商店里工作，他們說都不敢相信自己有多忙。Mr.Jones:That'sinteresting.Sothegrowthinpopulationhasbeengoodfortheeconomy?瓊斯先生:有意思。這樣說人口的增長對經濟是有利的？Cathy:Noquestionaboutit.Butthatisnotthewholepicturebecausetherearebadthingsthatcomewiththegrowthtoo.凱茜:毫無疑問。不過這并不是全部，人口的增長也帶來了不好的影響。Mr.Jones:Likewhat?瓊斯先生:比如說？Cathy:Foronething,cartrafficisgettingworseeveryday.Therearejusttoomanycarsfortheroads.Rushhourstartsnowat6:00a.m.anditlastsaboutfourhours.Iftheweatherisbaditcantakeevenlongertodriveintothecity.凱茜:一方面，交通狀況越來越糟糕。路上的汽車實在太多了。高峰時間從早上6點就開始了，而且要持續(xù)大約四個小時。如果天氣再不好的話，開車進城區(qū)還要更長的時間。Mrs.Jones:Thatmustbeawful.瓊斯夫人:那太糟了。Cathy:Itis.Peoplegetupsetandangry.Theyarelateforworkorschool,andthecarscreatealotofpollution.凱茜:是這樣。人們都感到心煩而且很生氣，他們因此而上班、上學遲到。而且，汽車也產生很多污染。Mr.Jones:Thatsoundsreallyunpleasant.瓊斯先生:這聽起來讓人挺不舒服的。Cathy:Well,youjustlearntolivewithit.Theotherbadthingisthatwithsomanypeopleneedingtobuyorrentahome,thepriceshavegonewayupsoitcostsmuchmoretobuyanapartmentnow.凱茜:嗯，你只得學會去適應。另外一個不好的結果是，因為有這么多人要買房或者租房，房價已經猛漲了，所以現在的房價要比以前貴多了。Mr.Jones:Itsoundslikewe'renotmissingmuch.瓊斯先生:這樣看來，我們也不太吃虧。Cathy:Oh,Idon'tmeantosoundtoonegative.Thegrowthinthecityhasbroughtsomewonderfulthings-newrestaurants,theatres,stores,culturalactivities.Ithinkthegrowthhasbeengoodforthecity,notjustfortheeconomybutalsoforthequalityoflifeinthecity.凱茜:哦，我不想說得過于悲觀。城里人口的增長帶來了很多好的方面——新的餐館、劇院、商店、文化活動等。我覺得人口增長對城市是有利的，不僅是對于經濟，而且是對于城市的生活質量。Mr.Jones:Doyouthinkyouwillmisslivingthereforthenextyear?瓊斯先生:你會不會為明年不再住那兒而傷感？Cathy:Notatall.IamreallyexcitedtohavethechancetoliveinanotherexcitingcitylikeBeijing.I'msolookingforwardtoit.凱茜:不會的。我很興奮能有機會生活在北京這樣令人興奮的城市里。我很向往這里的生活。Mrs.Jones:Well,we'regladwecanallbetogetherasafamilyfortheyear.It'sbeenalongtimesincewehavelivedinthesameplace.Nowwhowouldlikesomemoretea?瓊斯夫人:哦，很高興今年我們全家能聚在一起。我們好久沒有在一起生活了。你們誰還要再加點茶？Cathy:Iwould.凱茜:我要。Mr.Jones:Iwould,too.瓊斯先生:我也要。情景劇練習WhendidMr.JonescometoChinafromCanada?a)In1998.b)In2001.c)In1995.HowlongdidMr.JonesliveinBeijingbeforeMrs.Jonesjoinedhimthere?a)Fortwoyearsb)Forthreeyears.c)Forfouryears.Whatishappeningtosomeoldfactories?a)Theyarebeingtorndownfornewhouses.b)Theyarebeingmadeintoapartmentbuildings.c)Theyarebeingtorndowntomakeroomfornewbuildings.Whatisonegoodresultoftheincreaseinpopulation?a)The