The city of the future 城市的未来
<p>随身英语<span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> 城市的未来 </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span>未来城市的发展会是什么样的，我们还会喜欢在未来城市中居住吗？人们移居城市，追求更好的工作和生活。随着人口增长，越来越多的普通城市在逐渐转变成人口超过一千万的大城市。本期《随身英语》讨论城市发展随之带来的机遇和挑战。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="urbanisation">urbanisation</span> 词汇：城市化</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="sprawling">sprawling</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="centres">centres</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congestion">congestion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, 54 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 70 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="migrate">migrate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="unoccupied">unoccupied</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="shanty">shanty</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> - <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="corrugated">corrugated</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="sheeting">sheeting</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>.</p>
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