许国璋英语听力第一册 Lesson 21

　　Lesson Twenty-Two
Words list
place
beside
wide
river
foot
at the foot of
low
hill
building
street
everywhere
sad
dirty
merchant
house
dark
unhealthy
hut
narrow
muddy
nearly
poor
change
since
lead
rid
to get rid of
mud
dirt
theatre
shop
flat
assembly¹ hall
along
build
office
hotel
tall
chimney²
spring
spring up
steamer³
busily
product
industry
province
too
healthy
go all out
socialism
Words to the dialogue
shopping
co-op
buy
envelope
bottle
ink
cent
run
run out of
Text
My Hometown
My hometown is beautiful place.It stands beside a wide river at the foot of low green hills.It has many fine buildings and wide streets.There are trees and flowers everywhere.
But it has not always been like that. In the old days it was a sad, dirty little down. Landlords⁴ and merchants lived in the few good houses.For the working people there were only dark, unhealthy rooms in old buildings and huts on narrow muddy streets. Nearly everyone was poor and many had no work.
Everything has changed since liberation⁵. The people,led by the Party, have got rid of the mud and dirt. They have put up schools,theatres,shops and flats.They have an assembly hall and a hospital. Along the river they have built offices, hotels and a big park. Factories with tall chimney have spring up. On the river steamers⁶ and boats come and go busily, day and night. They carry the products of our industries to all parts of the province.
I love my hometown, and I love its people. They too have changed. Healthy and happy, they are going all out to build socialism.
Dialogue
Shopping
-Hello,you two.Where have you been?
-We've just been to the co-op.
-What did you buy?
-I bought some envelope and a bottle of ink.
-How much is the ink?
-Twenty-three cents.
-I must go and get a bottle too. I've run out of ink.

1 assembly   

n.集会(不可数)；会议(可数)，装配(不可数)

参考例句：

• He took his seat in an unobserved corner of the assembly room.他在会议室一个不为人注意的犄角坐下来。
• It was very quiet in the assembly hall.会场里静悄悄的。

2 chimney   

n.烟囱，烟筒；玻璃罩

参考例句：

• The chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke.烟囱里喷出一团黑烟。
• His father is a chimney sweeper.他的父亲是一位扫烟囱的工人。

3 steamer   

n.汽船，汽艇，轮船

参考例句：

• The steamer arrived in harbor last night.汽船是昨晚进港的。
• When does your steamer sail?你们的轮船什么时候启航？

4 landlords   

房东； 房东，地主( landlord的名词复数 )； 店主

参考例句：

• Local landlords drove them off their plots. 当地的地主们把他们从小块土地上赶走。
• Think on this, you drunken rich, and scornful landlords. 想想这个问题吧，你们这些醉醺醺的富人，傲慢的地主。

5 liberation   

n.解放，解放运动（为获得平等权利和地位的行为）

参考例句：

• We should help those who are still struggling for liberation.我们应当帮助那些仍在为独立而斗争的人们。
• Many people died during famines every year before liberation.解放前每年有许多人在饥荒中死亡。

6 steamers   

abbr.steamed clams 汽船，蒸汽机n.汽船( steamer的名词复数 )；大轮船；汽锅；蒸锅

参考例句：

• The lower reaches of the river are navigable for steamers. 这河的下游能够行驶轮船。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• These steamers are used for conveying passengers on the rivers. 这些轮船是用来在江河上载客的。 来自辞典例句