Module 9 Unit2 Arnwick was a city with 200000 people

 

[00:00.00]Jo is fifteen and lives in Parkville.乔15岁，住在帕克维尔。

[00:03.98]When Jo's grandparents¹ first came² to Parkville,当乔的祖父母第一次来到帕克维尔的时候，

[00:07.12]it was³ a quiet village.这里还是一个宁静的村庄。

[00:09.08]They had⁴ a small house, close to fields⁵ and hills.他们有一个小房子,靠近田野和小山。

[00:13.10]Parkville was near Arnwick, a city with 200,000 people.帕克维尔靠近阿恩威克，一个拥有20万人口的城市。

[00:18.59]People from Parkville moved to Arnwick to find jobs, and they needed places to live.人们从帕克维尔到阿恩威克找工作，他们需要住的地方。

[00:24.44]However,it was expensive to live in the city centre⁶,然而,住在市中心太贵，

[00:28.41]so the government⁷ built⁸ flats outside the centre.因此政府在市中心周边建了公寓。

[00:32.00]Soon,Parkville became⁹ part¹⁰ of Arnwick,很快，帕克维尔变成了阿恩威克的一部分，

[00:35.28]and Arnwick became a city with over a million¹¹ people.阿恩威克也变成了一座拥有超过100万人口的城市。

[00:39.76]Jo's family lives in one of those flats.乔一家住在那些公寓中的一栋里。

[00:42.67]It is very crowded¹², and rubbish¹³ is also a problem¹⁴.它很拥挤，垃圾也是一个问题。

[00:47.05]The small local¹⁵ school in Parkville closed¹⁶ down five years ago,帕克维尔当地的小学校5年前关闭了，

[00:51.40]so Jo now has to go to a school in Arnwick with 2,000 pupils.所以乔现在得去阿恩威克的一个有2，000名学生的学校了。

[00:56.90]It takes an hour to get there by bus.要花一个小时坐公共汽车去那儿。

[00:59.90]There is a lot of traffic¹⁷ and pollution¹⁸.交通拥挤，污染也很严重。

[01:03.39]It is clear¹⁹ that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals.很明显，阿恩威克需要更多的学校、公交车和医院。

[01:08.68]It needs fresh²⁰ air, clean water and better public²¹ services²².它需要新鲜的空气、干净的水以及更好的公共服务。

[01:13.64]It also needs more police²³ to protect²⁴ its people.它还需要更多的警察来保护它的市民。

[01:17.58]But to do all these things,但要做所有这些事情,

[01:19.16]it needs more money.它需要更多的钱。

[01:21.59]However,can money help solve²⁵ all these problems²⁶?然而,金钱能帮助解决所有这些问题呢?

[01:25.45]Do we need more big cities like this?我们需要更多像这样的大城市吗?

[01:28.18]In fact,this is just a story.事实上,这只是一个故事。

[01:31.19]But it describes²⁷ what is happening all over the world.但它描述了世界各地正在发生的事情。

[01:34.83]Could it be your town some day?将来有一天这可能是你的城镇吗？

1 grandparents   

n.祖父母；外祖父母

参考例句：

• I often visit my grandparents.我常常去看望祖父母。
• My grandparents live in shanghai.我的祖父母住在上海。

2 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

3 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。

4 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

5 fields   

n.田( field的名词复数 )；（作某种用途的）场地；（学习或研究的）领域；运动场

参考例句：

• The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. 去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
• We had to make a detour around the flooded fields. 我们只得绕道避开被洪水淹没的田野。

6 centre   

n.中心；中央；v.集中

参考例句：

• You should go to the shopping centre.你应该去购物中心。
• Have you got a map of the city centre?你有市中心的地图吗？

7 government   

n.政府，当局，行政管理机构

参考例句：

• Tom works for the government.汤姆为政府机关做事。
• The new government will come into power next month.新政府将在下月开始执政。

8 built   

v.build的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work.我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• Ten years later,the school built out two buildings.10年后这个学校又增建了两栋建筑。

9 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。

10 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

11 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

12 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

13 rubbish   

n.垃圾，废物；废话，胡说八道

参考例句：

• This book is all rubbish.这本书全是胡言乱语。
• The room is full of rubbish.房间里堆满了垃圾。

14 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

15 local   

adj.地方性的，当地的，局部的；乡土的；本地的；n.当地居民，本地新闻

参考例句：

• She is a local girl.她是个本地姑娘。
• He reports for a local newspaper.他担任一家地方报纸的记者。

16 closed   

adj.关闭的；封闭的

参考例句：

• He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
• He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。

17 traffic   

adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖

参考例句：

• That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。
• He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

18 pollution   

n.污染；污染物

参考例句：

• Pollution is a big problem.污染是个大问题。
• The new law will reduce pollution of the rivers.这条新法律将会减轻河流污染。

19 clear   

vt.清除，扫清；adj.清晰的，明白的；晴朗的；清澈的，明亮的；畅通的，无阻的

参考例句：

• Clear the snow from the road.清除马路上的积雪。
• Is that clear to everyone?大家都明白了么？

20 fresh   

adj.新鲜的；无经验的；淡(水)的；精神饱满的；纯洁无瑕的；生动的；adv.最近地；n.涌流

参考例句：

• The air is quite fresh there.那儿的空气很清新。
• Have you got fresh news?你有最新的消息吗？

21 public   

adj.公开的，众所周知的，公众的；n.公共场合，公众，同好者

参考例句：

• Most children go to public school.大多数孩子上的是公立学院。
• She is shy of speaking in public.她怯于在公众面前讲话。

22 services   

n.公共事业机构（或公司）；（提供技术或帮助的）服务；宗教礼仪；礼拜仪式；服务( service的名词复数 )；公共机构；业务；服役

参考例句：

• arrangers of care services for the elderly 安排照料老人的筹划者
• Social services keep lists of at-risk children . 社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。

23 police   

n.警察，警察当局，治安，公安；vt.维持治安，警备，管辖

参考例句：

• They sent him over to the police.他们将他遣送警察局。
• It took the police only several days to break the case.警察只用了几天就破案了。

24 protect   

vt.保护，投保；vi.提供保护

参考例句：

• We protect you from danger.我们保护你不受危险。
• An umbrella will protect you from the rain.雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

25 solve   

v.解答(难题)，解决；vt.解答，解决

参考例句：

• I can solve the problem.我能解决这个问题。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

26 problems   

n.问题( problem的名词复数 )；疑难问题；习题；思考题

参考例句：

• It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
• a few admin problems 一些行政问题

27 describes   

v.描写( describe的第三人称单数 )；叙述；画出（图形等）；形容

参考例句：

• A former company executive describes him as the embodiment of Nike's image. 公司前行政主管形容乔丹是耐克形象的化身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack. 他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》