Module 2 Unit 1 Its taller than many other buildings

[00:00.00]Hey,Daming! How was¹ your weekend?嗨，大明！你周末过得怎么样？

[00:04.52]Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen.相当好!我去了深圳。

[00:07.68]Where's Shenzhen?深圳在哪里？

[00:09.78]Well,it's on the coast³ near Hong Kong.嗯,这是在香港附近的海岸。

[00:12.75]It was a small village about thirty years ago,这是一个小村庄大约30年前,

[00:16.22]but today it's a very big city.但今天,它是一个非常大的城市。

[00:19.16]So it's a newer city than Hong Kong?所以这是一个比香港更新的城市吗?

[00:22.16]Yes,it's a very new city.是的,这是一个非常新的城市。

[00:25.22]In fact,it only became⁴ important⁵ in the 1980s.事实上,它才成为重要的在1980年代。

[00:29.95]It's getting bigger and busier.它是越来越大,也更繁忙。

[00:32.64]Some day it will become as² busy as Hong Kong, I'm sure.有一天它会像香港一样忙，我肯定。

[00:36.98]What's the population⁶ of Shenzhen?深圳的人口是多少？

[00:39.73]It's over ten million,I think.这是在一千万，我认为。

[00:42.48]That's larger than the population of many other cities in China.这是更大的在中国比许多其他城市的人口。

[00:46.69]It's streets are much wider⁷ and cleaner⁸ too.它的街道更宽，更清洁了。

[00:49.68]I think it's a beautiful city.我认为这是一个美丽的城市。

[00:52.20]I'd like to go there one day.我想有一天能去那里。

[00:54.73]Remember to visit the Diwang Tower⁹.记得去帝王大厦。

[00:57.28]It's taller than many other buildings in Shenzhen.它比深圳其他许多建筑物高。

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 coast   

n.海岸，海滨，滑坡；vt.沿海岸而行；vi.下滑

参考例句：

• They're holidaying on the west coast.他们正在西海岸度假。
• There are thousands of villages on the coast.在沿海有上千座村庄。

4 became   

v.(become的过去式)成为

参考例句：

• He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
• He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。

5 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

6 population   

n.人口，人数

参考例句：

• What is the population of london?伦敦的人口是多少？
• China has a huge population.中国有众多的人口。

7 wider   

adj.宽的，广阔的(wide的比较级)

参考例句：

• We need to appeal to a wider customer base. 我们需要吸引更广泛的客户。
• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread. 当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 cleaner   

n.清洁剂，清洁工

参考例句：

• I used to work as a cleaner in a hospital.我过去在医院里做保洁员。
• Take your clothes to the cleaner.将你的衣服送到洗衣店。

9 tower   

n.塔，高楼，堡垒；v.高耸，超越

参考例句：

• How high is the tower?这塔有多高？
• The tower is on the top of the hill.塔位于山顶上。