12a部分翻译
Answer the questions before you read．Then read the passage to find out if your answers he same as in the passage.
在你阅读之前先回答问题。然后读短文，看看你的答案是否和短文中的一样。
1．Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?
每年为什么数以百万计的中国人离开农村？
2．How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?
你认为这些人多久探望一次他们的家乡？
3．What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages?
政府通常在城镇和村子里建造什么新的建筑物？
Using Previous Knowiedge
运用已有的知识
We can often guess what a text is about by using what we already know. Answering questions before we read can also help us do this.
我们经常可以运用我们已经知道的知识，来猜测课文的内容。在我们阅读前回答问题也能帮助我们做到这一点。
Hometown Feeling
故乡情
Some pepie still live in theri hometown.However,others may only see it once or twice a year.Nowadays,millions of chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.Among these is Zhong Wei,a 46-year-old husband and father.He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years.With a hard job in a crayon factory,he doesnt find much time to visit his hometown."I used to return home at least once a year,but I haven't been back for almost three years now.Its a shame,but I just don't haventhe time."he says.
有些人仍然住在他们的家乡。然而，另一些人可能一年仅看望家乡一两次。如今，数以百万计的中国人离开农村到城市去寻找工作。钟伟，一值46岁的丈夫和父亲，就是其中的一员。在过去的13年里，他住在温州。由于彩色铅笔厂里的艰辛工作，他抽不出很多时间回去看望他的家乡。“我过去一年至少回家一次，但是现在我几乎三年没有回去了。实在是遗憾，但我就是没有时间，”他说。
Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the
government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help.
许多像钟伟一样的人都以极大的兴趣关注着他们的家乡发生了怎样的变化。也许大医院和新道路出现了。在许多地方，政府还建了新学校，并且从城市派老师来支教。
"I noticed that's true of my hometown, "adds Zhong Wei. "Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since thernd 20th century.But now the buildings are really old. I hear they're going to build a new school there. "Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.
“我留意到在我的家乡这些改变确实在发生，”钟伟补充说。“从20世纪中期以来，孩子们都是在我上学时的古老的小学里学习阅读和数数。但是现在那些建筑物确实很旧了。我听说他们打算在那里建一所新学校。”钟伟认为这些发展很好，而且他也知道他的家乡不能总是一成不变。
According Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change."In my nometown.tnere was a mg oia tree ipposite the school.It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place.Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree, especially during the summer holidays.It was such a happy childhood,Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our hearts. "
然面，在钟伟看来，有些东西永远不会改变。“在我的家乡，在学校对面有一棵古老的大树。它仍在那里，并且完全成了那个地方的一个标志。在我那个时代的大多数孩子都喜欢在那棵大树底下一起玩，尤其在暑假期间。那是多么快乐的童年。我们的家乡在我们心中留下了许多温柔甜蜜的回忆。”
22b部分翻译
Find expressions in the passage that have the same mearungs as these words and phrases.
从短文中找出与这些单词和短语有着相同意思的表达。
1. look for____
寻找____
2.consider____
注视；仔细考虑____
3．across from____
在……对面____
4．in one's opinion____
依某人看____
5．go back____
回去____
6．changes____
变化____
7．area____
地区____
32c部分翻译
Complete the summary with words from the passage. You may need to change the forms of the words.
用短文中的单词完成下列概要。你可能需要改变单词的形式。
Many Clunese people these days leave their_____to work in the_____, They usually_____to their hometowns one or two times a_____.Zhong Wei hasn't been back in close tothree years. He has been working in a_____factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 years.People like Lum are_____in how their home-towns are changing. New buildings are often built'by the_____. Zhong Wei thinks these changesare_____because things need to change in order to become better. But he also thinks some things_____change,and his hometownis still the place that ,holds all his childhood_____.
近来，许多中国人离开他们的家乡去城市工作。他们通常一年回他们的家乡一两次。钟伟几乎三年没有回去了。在过去的13年里，他一直在温州的一家彩色铅笔厂工作。
像他一样的人们对他们的家乡发生了怎样的变化很感兴趣。新的建筑物经常由政府建起来。钟伟认为这些变化很好，因为为了变得更好，事物需要变化。但是他也认为有些事物永远不会改变，而且他的家乡仍然是那个拥有他所有童年记忆的地方。
42d部分翻译
Think of changes that are happening in your town or city today. Which changes are general good? Which changes could be seen as bad?
想出今天在你们镇上或市里正在发生的变化。一般来说哪些变化是好的？哪些变化可能被认为是不好的？
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