Grade 9 Unit 1 Topic 2 Section D

Hello, everyone! My name is Sue. I live in Canada. Canada is a large country with a population of about 36 million. 1 live in a small mountain town called Fairmont. I have lived here since I was three. Fewer than 600 people live here. The small town is surrounded ^[1]surround: US: [səˈraʊnd]  UK: [sə’raʊnd]   v. 环绕；包围；围绕；围住   is surrounded 的基本形式是“be + 动词的过去分词”表示”被包围/环绕 by trees. The air is clean and fresh. People live close to nature and try to protect it. They are careful with ^[2]be careful with: 对…小心；小心对待 garbage ^[3]garbage: US: [ˈɡɑrbɪdʒ]   UK: [ˈɡɑː(r)bɪdʒ]  n. 垃圾桶；废物；垃圾箱；废话 and discourage ^[4]discourage: US: [dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ]  UK: [dɪs’kʌrɪdʒ]  v. 阻止；劝阻；阻拦；使灰心 cutting trees. The town is really like one big family. The local ^[5]local: US: [ˈloʊk(ə)l]   UK: [ˈləʊk(ə)l] adj. 地方的；当地的；本地的；（身体）局部的 people often help each other and have fun together. But sometimes it is hard to see friends because they live so far away.

Hi, I’m Li Ming. I live in Beijing, the capital ^[6]capital:  US: [ˈkæpɪt(ə)l]   UK: [‘kæpɪt(ə)l]   n. 资本；资金；首都；大写字母 of China. My city has a long history and many places of interest ^[7]places of interest: 名胜古迹；风景名胜；旅游景点. We have big shopping centers and huge ^[8]huge: US: [hjudʒ]   UK: [hjuːdʒ]   adj. 巨大的；极多的；程度高的；非常成功的 markets ^[9]market: US: [ˈmɑrkət]  UK: [ˈmɑː(r)kɪt]   n. 市场；商场；集市；交易. Our public transportation ^[10]transportation: 英 [ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃ(ə)n]美 [ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃ(ə)n] n. 运输，运送；交通运输系统；运输工具，交通方式； is excellent ^[11]excellent: US: [ˈeksələnt]   UK: [‘eksələnt]   adj. 优秀的；杰出的；极好的；（用以表示愉快或赞同）好极了, too. Buses, taxis, and subways can take my friends and me to any part of the city. We can play sports, see Beijing operas, go to movie theaters, and eat delicious food. There are many fine places such as Beihai Park and Tian’anmen Square where we can meet with friends to dance or listen to music. I love my city of Beijing because I have so many friends here and we have so many interesting places to visit together. But now the large population in Beijing has caused some problems.