16 L2-Cities

Oxford Read and Discover level 2 Cities by Richard Northcott

理查德·诺斯科特的《牛津阅读和发现2级城市》

Introduction Do you like the countryside or do you like cities? In the countryside, there are trees and fields. In cities, there are buildings, streets, and lots of people. Do you live in a city? What can you see in a city? What can you do in a city? Discover! Now read and discover more about cities!

你喜欢农村还是城市? 在农村，有树木和田地。 在城市里，有建筑、街道和很多人。 你住在城市里吗?在城市里你能看到什么? 在城市里你能做什么? 发现!现在阅读和发现更多关于城市!

Chapter 1 What Is a City? It's seven o'clock in the morning. People are going to work. It's a new day in the city. What is a city? A city is streets and buildings. A city is cars, buses, and taxis. A city is people lots of people. Discover! In some very big cities, there are more than 15 million people! Now it's eleven o'clock. There are lots of people in the streets. People are going shopping. People are taking buses and taxis. Some of the people are tourists. Every day, new people come to the city.

第一章什么是城市?现在是早上7点。 人们要去工作了。这是城市新的一天。 什么是城市?城市就是街道和建筑物。 城市就是汽车、公共汽车和出租车。 城市就是人很多人。 发现!在一些非常大的城市，有超过1500万人!现在是十一点。 街上有很多人。 人们正在购物。 人们乘坐公共汽车和出租车。 有些人是游客。 每天都有新人来到这座城市。

Chapter 2 Buildings In a city, you can see lots of buildings. There are museums, schools, and stores. In some cities there are very tall buildings. Sometimes you can go to the top and look at the city. The streets are for everyone. You can walk with your family or friends. You can look in store windows. You can watch people, cars, and buses. A mall is a street with no cars. It's in a building, and you can find stores and restaurants there. There's a big, old mall in Milan in Italy. Tourists go to this mall and they take photos.

在城市里，你可以看到许多建筑物。 这里有博物馆、学校和商店。 在一些城市有非常高的建筑。 有时候你可以爬到山顶，看看这座城市。 街道是每个人的。 你可以和你的家人或朋友一起散步。 你可以看看商店的橱窗。 你可以看到人、汽车和公共汽车。 商场是一条没有汽车的街道。 它在一栋楼里，你可以在那里找到商店和餐馆。 在意大利的米兰有一个又大又老的商场。 游客去这个购物中心拍照。

Chapter 3 Water Many big cities are by an ocean. They have a harbor for ships. Ships bring materials for new buildings. Ships bring tourists, too. There's a big harbor in Sydney in Australia. There are nice apartments and restaurants by the harbor. Sydney is a big city, but it has lots of parks and trees. Ships can come to a city by river, too. Many cities are on big rivers. In these cities you can find great bridges. There are bridges for people, cars, and trains. Discover! Pittsburgh is a city in the USA. It has more than 400 bridges!

许多大城市都靠海。 他们有一个停泊船只的港口。 轮船为新建筑带来材料。 轮船也带来了游客。 在澳大利亚的悉尼有一个大港口。 港口附近有不错的公寓和餐馆。 悉尼是一个大城市，但它有很多公园和树木。 船只也可以通过河流到达城市。 许多城市都位于大河之上。 在这些城市里，你可以找到宏伟的桥梁。 有供人、汽车和火车使用的桥梁。 发现!匹兹堡是美国的一个城市。 它有400多座桥!