新东方英语900句开口篇23

2301
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years.
我在大学街24号住了20年了。

Where do you live?
district municipality
24 University Street Chaoyang District Beijing municipality
China
He lives at 10 Downing Street.

2302
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Great changes have taken place in the neighborhood for the past decade.
过去十年里小区发生了巨大的变化。

decade 十年
century 百年
millennium¹ 千年
something take place in somewhere
A robbery took place in the corner of the street.
Ever since China adopted the reform and opening up policy great changes have taken place all around China.

2303
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
There used to be a mom-and-papa store on the corner.
过去街角有个夫妻小卖部。

2304
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Now it is replaced by a supermarket.
现在已经被一家超市取代了。

A replace B
He replaces his team member.
Now a supermarket replaced the mom-and-papa store.

2305
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
There are clinics, schools and other services in this community.
这个社区里有诊所、学校和其他服务设施。

services = facility
neighborhood community 社区
neighboring country 邻邦 China town
clinics dentist's
school primary school middle school
community college kindergarten
movie theater church
community garden convenient store
around the clock store laundry bakery

2306
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Lots of evergreen² trees have been planted along the roads.
街道两边种了很多常青树。

pine 松树
cypress³ 柏树
holly⁴ 冬青
deciduous⁵ trees 落叶树
larch⁶ 落叶松
poplar tree 杨树
Chinese scholar tree 槐树
gingko 银杏树
birch 白桦树
oak 橡树
linden 椴木
willow⁷ 柳树

2307
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
They are setting up a 20-story tower building up the street.
他们正在街边建起一栋20层的塔楼。

Kuala Lumpur 吉隆坡
Petronas Twins Tower
Chicago 芝加哥
The Sears Tower
slab-type building 板楼
high-rise building 高层
skyscraper⁸ 摩天大楼
low-rise building
set up a building

2308
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Mr. Wyatt is my neighbor. We live on the same street.
Wyatt先生是我的邻居。我们住在一条街上。

live on the Downing Street
live at 10 Downing Street
We live on the same block.
We live in the same building.
We live on the same floor.

2309
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
The apartment next door has been vacant for a long time.
我隔壁的公寓已经空了好久了。

house = building + yard
town house
apartment 公寓
condominium 公寓
vacant adj.
vacancy⁹ n.
There is a vacancy in this company.
vacuum cleaner 真空吸尘器
next door neighbor
He is my next boor¹⁰ neighbor.

2310
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
My neighbors would drop in on me from time to time.
邻居们经常到我家串串门。

drop in on sb = visit sb

2311
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Kevin has a green thumb. His garden is a sea of flowers.
Kevin擅长园艺。他的花园鲜花怒放。

He has a green thumb.

2312
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Mrs. Cooper is very hospitable¹¹ and always keeps her house open.
Cooper太太非常热情好客。

keep one‘s door open
He‘s pleasant to be around.
My neighbors are very congenial.

2313
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
My neighbors would take care of our house if we take a vacation out.
我们出去度假时邻居们帮我们照看房子。

2314
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
The kids in the neighborhood always jump across the fence into his garden.
邻居家的孩子经常跳过篱笆到他家花园来。

pick up flowers = pluck flowers

2315
Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里
Jackie is a hi-fi junkie and always keeps his stereo on as loud as possible.
Jackie是个发烧友，总是把音响调到最大。

You are a TV junkie.
You are a coke junkie.
You are a computer junkie.
community
the intellectual community
the business community
the international community
Better a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
远亲不如近邻。

1 millennium   

n.一千年，千禧年；太平盛世

参考例句：

• The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
• We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。

2 evergreen   

n.常青树；adj.四季常青的

参考例句：

• Some trees are evergreen;they are called evergreen.有的树是常青的，被叫做常青树。
• There is a small evergreen shrub on the hillside.山腰上有一小块常绿灌木丛。

3 cypress   

n.柏树

参考例句：

• The towering pine and cypress trees defy frost and snow.松柏参天傲霜雪。
• The pine and the cypress remain green all the year round.苍松翠柏，常绿不凋。

4 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

5 deciduous   

adj.非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；落叶的

参考例句：

• Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。
• Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。

6 larch   

n.落叶松

参考例句：

• This pine is called the larch.这棵松树是落叶松。
• I shall be under those larch trees.我将在那些落叶松下面。

7 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

8 skyscraper   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。

9 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

10 boor   

n.举止粗野的人；乡下佬

参考例句：

• I'm a bit of a boor,so I hope you won't mind if I speak bluntly.我是一个粗人，说话直来直去，你可别见怪。
• If he fears the intellectual,he despises the boor.他对知识分子有戒心，但是更瞧不起乡下人。

11 hospitable   

adj.好客的；宽容的；有利的，适宜的

参考例句：

• The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事，他都盛情接待。
• The locals are hospitable and welcoming.当地人热情好客。