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Crisis -- (pl. crises) 危机；（疾病、生命、历史等的）决定性时刻 Smog--[U] mixture of smoke and fog 雾和烟的混合物；烟雾 Subway--[US] underground railway in a city 市区地下铁道 exodus --departure of many people at one time（大批人同时之）离去 overpopulation—人口过剩 nightmare—frightening dream 噩梦；梦魇 Commute--持月票乘车往来 Predict—say in advance (sth) will happen; forecast 预言（某事物）将发生；预报；预告 Survive—continue to live or exist 继续生存或存在；幸存 survive from sth E.g. Many strange customs have survived from earlier times. survive on sth E.g. I can’t survive on 30 dollars a week. Worsen—(cause sth to) become worse Urban—(通常作定语) of, situated in or living in a city or town 市镇的；位于市镇的；住在市镇的 urban areas 市区 Unique—being the only one of its type 独一无二的；仅有的；无双的 Rural—(尤作定语) of, in or suggesting the countryside 乡村的；在乡村的；有乡村特点的 Enormous—very large; immense 巨大的；极大的 E.g. an enormous house overcrowding—with too many people (in a place); crowded too much 过度拥挤的 provide for—向某人提供某事物；供给；供应 E.g. The government will provide food and clothes for the poor. a busy urban area 繁华的市区 One goal of many Americans and Canadians is to move out of a busy urban area. 很多美国人和加拿大人的目标之一就是搬出繁华的市区。 Immigrants head for the countryside Immigrants from Eastern Europe have spread across rural England to make up as much as one in eight of the workforce, research shows. The findings give the clearest picture yet of "hotspots" where the largest numbers of migrants choose to live and work. The research was conducted for town hall chiefs, who are preparing to launch a campaign for millions in extra funds to help them cope with the influx. Almost 700,000 eastern Europeans, two-thirds from Poland, have moved to the United Kingdom since their countries joined the European Union in 2004, equivalent to 1.8 per cent of the UK working-age population. However, in some areas their concentration is much higher. Unlike previous generations of immigrants, many have avoided big cities and industrial regions in favor of country towns. Los Angeles 洛山矶（美国西部城市） Toronto 多伦多（加拿大城市） escape from pollution 躲避污染 They’re tired of 他们厌烦…… the mass-transit systems 大众公共交通系统 the suburbs 郊区 take various forms 呈现不同的形式 in much of the world there is an exodus from the countryside to the cities 在世界的大部分地区，大量人口从农村向城市迁移。 developing countries 发展中国家 statistics 统计数字 Delhi （印度）德里市 out-of-date 过时的 Nairobi, Kenya 肯尼亚的内罗毕市 Housing 住房 Sewers 排水管道 Sao Paulo, Brazil 巴西的圣保罗市 increase to four times its present size 增加到现在规模的4倍 Cairo, New Delhi 开罗、新德里
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