雅思口语必备材料：City vs. Country
<p> <span word="Simplicity">Simplicity</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span></p><p> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Byron">Byron</span><span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Pulsifer">Pulsifer</span></p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="craze">craze</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boomers">boomers</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="endless">endless</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="life">life</span> - <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="simplicity">simplicity</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simplify">simplify</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="voluntarily">voluntarily</span> <span word="simplified">simplified</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span>:</p><p> - <span word="job">job</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span></p><p> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span></p><p> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driveway">driveway</span></p><p> - <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="week">week</span></p><p> - <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span></p><p> - <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="impulse">impulse</span></p><p> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conveniences">conveniences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="life">life</span></p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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