北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 24 Lesson3-3

[00:01.53]C By connecting people's homes,
[00:04.83]the hutongs in fact connected people's lives,
[00:07.81]whether the lives of the rich or the lives
[00:09.94]of the ordinary citizens.
[00:12.01]Because the houses were built facing each other
[00:14.36]around courtyards,
[00:15.80]the families who lived there
[00:16.94]were an integral¹ part of each other's lives.
[00:19.16]They supported each other
[00:20.43]when help was needed and shared the joys
[00:22.78]and heartaches of everyday life.
[00:25.10]The children played together
[00:26.64]in the courtyards and because of the hutongs,
[00:29.33]courtyards were joined together for miles
[00:31.49]around creating a network of people working,
[00:34.80]playing and living together-a real community.

[00:40.89]D Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty,
[00:44.84]China's economy suffered due to political
[00:47.42]instability and the conditions
[00:49.50]in Beijing's hutongs deteriorated².
[00:52.32]Many new hutongs were hastily³ built to
[00:54.58]accommodate the increasing population
[00:57.32]but these were poorly made.
[00:59.65]After the establishment of the People's
[01:01.38]Republic of China,
[01:02.96]conditions improved a great deal
[01:05.41]and many of the original hutongs
[01:06.94]were renovated⁴ and preserved.
[01:07.98]

1 integral   

adj.必不可少的，构成整体所必需的

参考例句：

• She is our best player,who is integral to our team.她是我们最好的球员，我们队离不开她。
• That's an integral part of the country.那是构成国家所必需的一部分。

2 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

3 hastily   

ad.过于匆忙地，急急忙忙地

参考例句：

• I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily. 我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
• Nothing must be done hastily but killing of fleas. 除非要捉跳蚤，做事不可匆忙。

4 renovated   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
• The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。