Where do you live? Do you live in a small town, a big city, or a remote village? What’s

你住在哪裡？你住在小城鎮、大城市還是偏遠的鄉村？什麼是

it like?

它像什麼？

In this lesson, you can learn how to describe your hometown in English.

在本課中，你可以學習如何用英語描述你的家鄉。

Let’s start with some basic English vocabulary you can use to talk about your hometown.

我們先從一些基本的英語詞彙開始，你可以用這些詞彙來談論你的家鄉。

Part one: introducing your hometown.

第一部分：介紹自己的家鄉。

Let’s start with a simple sentence.

我們先從簡單的一句話說起。

"I live in a ________."

"我住在一個_______."

What could you say? You could say something like:

你能說什麼？你可以說這樣的話：

"I live in a city"; "I live in a town"; "I live in a village."

"我住在城市裡""我住在城鎮裡""我住在村莊裡&quot。

That’s a good start, but it’s very basic. Let’s add a bit more detail.

這是一個好的開始，但這是非常基本的。讓我們增加一點細節。

What’s it called? How big is it?

它叫什麼名字？有多大？

"I live in Paris. It’s the capital city"; "I live in Shanghai. It’s a huge city";

"我住在巴黎。是首都"; "我住在上海。這是一個巨大的城市"。

"I live in a small town. It’s called Banbury"; "I live in Manarola, which is a tiny village

"我住在一個小鎮上。它叫班伯裡"; "我住在馬納羅拉，這是一個小村莊。

by the sea."

海邊的&quot。

Better! You should always try to add more details when you speak.

最好是這樣!你說話的時候一定要儘量多補充細節。

What about you? Where do you live? Can you make one or two sentences like this? Pause

你呢？你住在哪裡？你能做一兩句這樣的句子嗎？暫停一下

the video and practice!

錄像和練習!

Okay, let’s move on. We need to make our answers more detailed and interesting.

好了，我們繼續。我們需要讓我們的答案更加詳細和有趣。

Part two: adding background and details.

第二部分：增加背景和細節。

Think about these questions:

思考這些問題。

What’s your hometown famous for? Can you think of some words you could use to describe

你的家鄉有什麼出名的地方？你能想出一些詞語來形容你的家鄉嗎？

your hometown? How long have you lived there?

你的家鄉？你在那裡住了多久？

Add these ideas to your answer to make it longer and more detailed. For example:

在你的答案中加入這些想法，使其更長更詳細。例如：

"I live in Paris, the capital city. It’s famous for its landmarks such as the Eiffel

"我住在首都巴黎。它以埃菲爾等地標性建築而聞名。

Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral or the Louvre. It’s also well-known for its food, of course!"

塔，巴黎聖母院大教堂或盧浮宮。當然，它的食物也很有名！&quot。

"I live in Shanghai. It’s a huge, bustling, international city. People from all over the

"我住在上海。這是一個龐大、繁華、國際化的城市。來自世界各地的人們

world live and work there."

世界上生活和工作的地方.&quot。

"I live in a small town called Banbury. I’ve been living there for about five years, since

"我住在一個叫班伯裡的小鎮上。我已經在那裡住了五年了，自

I finished university. It’s a pretty sleepy place, to be honest."

我完成了大學。說實話，這是個很困的地方.&quot。

Let’s look at some useful vocabulary from these examples which you can use when you

讓我們看看這些例子中的一些有用的詞彙，你可以在你

speak.

說話。

We said:

我們說：

"Paris is famous for its landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower."

"巴黎以埃菲爾鐵塔等地標聞名於世&quot。

Landmarks are famous places or buildings, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Sydney

地標是指著名的地方或建築，如巴黎的埃菲爾鐵塔、雪梨的

Opera House or Christ the Redeemer in Rio.

歌劇院或里約的基督救世主。

Does your hometown have any famous landmarks? What are they called in English?

你的家鄉有什麼著名的地標嗎？它們的英文名稱是什麼？

Next, we said:

接下來，我們說。

"Shanghai is a bustling city."

"上海是一個繁華的城市.&quot。

Do you know what this means?

你知道這意味著什麼嗎？

It means there’s a lot of activity. There are lots of people, lots of traffic, lots

這意味著有很多活動。有很多的人，很多的交通，很多的。

of life and energy.

的生命和能量。

Is your city bustling or sleepy? If a town is sleepy there’s not much activity and

你的城市是繁華還是沉睡？如果一個城市昏昏欲睡，那就沒有什麼活動，也沒有什麼活動。

things are quiet.

事情是安靜的。

What about your hometown. Look at our questions again:

你的家鄉呢。再看看我們的問題。

What’s your hometown famous for? Can you think of some words you could use to describe

你的家鄉有什麼出名的地方？你能想出一些詞語來形容你的家鄉嗎？

your hometown? How long have you lived there?

你的家鄉？你在那裡住了多久？

What could you say about your hometown? Pause the video and try to make 2-3 sentences.

關於你的家鄉，你能說些什麼？暫停視頻，試著說2-3句話。

Okay? Let’s look at our next point.

好嗎？讓我們看看我們的下一點。

Part three: saying what you like about your hometown.

第三部分：說說自己喜歡的家鄉。

What’s good about your hometown? What do you like most about it?

你的家鄉好在哪裡？你最喜歡它的什麼？

Different people like different things in a city or town. Let’s look at some example

在一個城市或城市中，不同的人喜歡的東西是不一樣的。讓我們來看看一些例子

sentences which express positive feelings:

表達積極感情的句子。

"I love living in Paris. It’s got such a rich culture

"我喜歡住在巴黎。它有如此豐富的文化

and there’s always something interesting going on."

而且總有一些有趣的事情發生.&quot。

"Shanghai’s a great place to live. It’s a real 24-hour city and you can meet people

"上海是個很好的生活場所。這是一個真正的24小時城市，你可以遇到的人

from all over the world."

來自世界各地.&quot。

"Living in Banbury suits me. It’s a quiet place and it’s small enough that you can

"住在班伯裡適合我。這是一個安靜的地方，它是足夠小的，你可以。

get to know your neighbours and have a sense of community."

瞭解你的鄰居，並有一個社區意識.&quot。

What’s important for you? Do you want to live somewhere with a rich culture and a sense

什麼對你來說是重要的？你想生活在一個有豐富文化和感覺的地方嗎？

of history, or do you prefer more modern, international cities? Would you rather live

的歷史，還是你更喜歡更現代化、國際化的城市？您是願意生活在

somewhere larger and more energetic, or somewhere smaller and more peaceful?

某個更大、更有活力的地方，還是某個更小、更平靜的地方？

Think about these ideas. You’ll need them in a minute!

考慮一下這些想法。你馬上就會需要它們!

Let’s look at some useful language from our examples:

讓我們從我們的例子中看看一些有用的語言。

"I love living in _______"; "_______’s a great place to live"; "Living in _______ suits

"我喜歡住在______";"______是個很好的地方";"住在______適合。

me."

我.&quot。

Of course, you can change these to say what you want to:

當然，你可以把這些改成你想說的。

"I quite like living in _______"; "I really like living in ________";

"我挺喜歡住在______""我很喜歡住在______"。

"I suppose I don’t mind living in ________."

"我想我不介意住在_______.&quot。

We also saw some useful phrases in our examples:

我們在例子中也看到了一些有用的短語。

"It’s got such a rich culture"; "There’s always something interesting going on"; "It’s

"It's got such a rich culture"; "There's always something interesting going on"; "It's

a real 24-hour city"; "You can meet people from all over the world"; "It’s small enough

一個真正的24小時城市"; "你可以遇到來自世界各地的人"; "它足夠小。

that you can get to know your neighbours"; "You have a sense of community."

你可以認識你的鄰居";"你有一種社區感&quot。

What does that last phrase mean?

最後這句話是什麼意思？

If you have a sense of community, it means people know their neighbours and feel like

如果你有社區感，這意味著人們認識他們的鄰居，並感覺像

they belong to a wider community. Smaller towns and villages often have a better sense

他們屬於一個更廣泛的社區。較小的城鎮和村莊往往有較好的感覺。

of community, perhaps because people have more time to talk to each other and do things

也許是因為人們有更多的時間互相交流，做更多的事情。

together.

一起。

What about your hometown? Could you use any of these phrases to describe where you live?

那你的家鄉呢？你能用這些短語中的任何一個來形容你生活的地方嗎？

Next, what if you don’t like something about your hometown?

接下來，如果你不喜歡家鄉的某些東西怎麼辦？

Part four: saying what you dislike.

第四部分：說自己不喜歡的東西。

Let’s look at some examples which express negative feelings:

我們來看看一些表達負面情緒的例子。

"Paris is great, but the cost of living is really high. That can be quite stressful because

"巴黎很好，但生活成本真的很高。這可能是相當緊張的，因為

you’re always thinking about money and how to make ends meet."

你總是在想錢和如何維持生計的問題。

"Shanghai’s an exciting place, but it’s really crowded and it can be exhausting to

"上海是個令人興奮的地方，但它真的很擁擠，而且會讓人很累。

live there. Air quality can be an issue, particularly in the summer."

住在那裡。空氣質量可能是一個問題，特別是在夏天.&quot。

"Banbury’s nice, but sometimes I find it a bit boring. There’s not much nightlife

"班伯裡很好，但有時我發現它有點無聊。沒有太多的夜生活

and sometimes it feels a bit cut off from the wider world."

有時感覺有點與更廣闊的世界隔絕.&quot。

When talking about things you don’t like about your hometown, you can use adjectives

在談論你不喜歡家鄉的事情時，你可以用形容詞

like, 'stressful', 'crowded', 'boring'.

如，'壓力大&39;，'擁擠&39;，'無聊&39;。

You can make your answer more interesting by using phrases. We saw some useful ones

你可以通過使用短語使你的答案更有趣。我們看到一些有用的

in our examples:

在我們的例子中。

"The cost of living is really high"; "You’re always thinking about how to make ends meet."

"生活成本真的很高";"你總是在考慮如何維持生計&quot。

Meaning: you’re always thinking about how to pay for your basic living costs.

意思是：你總是在考慮如何支付你的基本生活費用。

"It can be exhausting to live there"; "Air quality can be an issue"; "There’s not much

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nightlife"; "It feels a bit cut off from the wider world." Meaning: you feel like you’re

夜生活";"感覺有點與更廣闊的世界隔絕."意思是：你覺得你是。

far away from people, culture and activity.

遠離人、文化和活動；

Could you use any of these phrases to describe your hometown?

你能用這些詞語中的任何一個來形容你的家鄉嗎？

Remember that you can also change the phrases to fit your ideas. For example:

記住，你也可以根據自己的想法改變短語。例如：

"Traffic can be an issue"; "There’s not much for young people to do"; "It can be very

"交通可能是一個問題";"沒有太多的年輕人做";"它可以是非常的。

stressful to live here."

住在這裡壓力很大.&quot。

Okay, what about you? Try to make 3-4 sentences. Say what you like and dislike about your hometown.

好，你呢？儘量說3-4句話。說說你喜歡和不喜歡家鄉的什麼。

Use the key words and phrases from parts 3 and 4.

使用第3和第4部分的關鍵詞和短語。

Go on, pause the video and practice!

去吧，暫停視頻，練習吧!

Okay? We have one more thing to do:

好嗎？我們還有一件事要做

Part five: describing how it’s changed over time.

第五部分：描述它在一段時間內的變化。

What was your hometown like ten, twenty or fifty years ago? How has it changed? How has

十年前、二十年前、五十年前，你的家鄉是什麼樣子？它發生了怎樣的變化？它是如何

it changed over time?

它隨著時間的推移而改變？

Some places change very fast; other places never seem to change at all!

有的地方變化很快，有的地方似乎從來沒有變化過！但有的地方卻沒有變化。

Talking about changes can add interesting and useful information to your description.

談論變化可以為你的描述增加有趣和有用的資訊。

Let’s look:

讓我們來看看。

"Paris has changed a lot in the last twenty years. It’s much more international and

"巴黎在過去的二十年裡發生了很大的變化。它的國際化程度更高，而且

much more expensive than it used to be. However, the soul of the city is still there. Paris

比以前貴多了。然而，這座城市的靈魂還在。巴黎

will always be Paris!"

將永遠是巴黎！&quot。

"Shanghai is almost unrecognisable compared to twenty or thirty years ago. The city has

"與二三十年前相比，上海幾乎已經無法辨認了。這個城市已經

expanded so much, both physically and economically. It’s amazing when you see old photos of

擴張了很多，無論是物理上還是經濟上。當你看到老照片的時候，你會覺得很驚訝

the city; things are so different now!"

城市；現在的情況是如此不同！&quot。

"Banbury hasn’t changed much as a place in the last twenty years, but the mix of people

班伯裡作為一個地方，在過去的二十年裡並沒有什麼變化，但人的組合卻讓人覺得很舒服。

is a bit different nowadays. The population used to be older and mostly English, whereas

現在的情況有些不同。過去人口年齡較大，且多為英國人，而

now there are more young people living here, including many people from other parts of

現在有更多的年輕人住在這裡，包括很多來自其他地方的人。

Europe."

歐洲.&quot。

Again, these examples contain a lot of useful language you can use to talk about your hometown.

同樣，這些例子中包含了很多有用的語言，你可以用來談論你的家鄉。

For example:

例如：

"________ has changed a lot in the last twenty years"; "________ is almost unrecognisable

"_______在過去的二十年裡發生了很大的變化";"_______幾乎無法辨認。

compared to twenty years ago"; ________ hasn’t changed much as a place in the last twenty

與二十年前相比"; ________在過去的二十多年裡，作為一個地方並沒有太大的變化。

years."

年.&quot。

Which of these sentences is true for your hometown? Can you add details to explain why?

對於你的家鄉來說，這些句子哪一句是正確的？你能補充細節說明原因嗎？

For example:

例如：

"It’s much more ________ than it used to be"; "The city has ________ so much"; "The

"它比以前更_______了";"這個城市已經_______了很多";"。

________ is a bit different nowadays."

現在的_______有點不一樣了.&quot。

Now, you’ve seen a lot of useful language you can use to talk about your hometown. Let’s

現在，你已經看到了很多有用的語言，你可以用來談論你的家鄉。讓我們

put everything together and practice making a longer answer.

把所有的東西放在一起，練習做一個較長的答案。

Part six: review.

第六部分：回顧。

Do you remember all the points we talked about? We covered:

你還記得我們談過的所有要點嗎？我們涵蓋了。

Introducing your hometown, adding background and details, talking about what you like or

介紹自己的家鄉，補充背景和細節，談談自己喜歡的東西或

dislike about it, talking about how it’s changed over time.

不喜歡它，說說它的變化，隨著時間的推移。

Follow these points and you can make a long, detailed answer to describe your hometown.

遵循這幾點，你可以做出一個長長的、詳細的答案來描述你的家鄉。

For example:

例如：

"I live in St Petersburg. It’s the second largest city in Russia, and it’s a beautiful

"我住在聖彼得堡。它是俄羅斯第二大城市，它是一個美麗的。

place to live. I’ve lived here all my life and I can’t imagine living anywhere else!

住的地方。我在這裡住了一輩子，我無法想象住在其他地方!

It has such a rich culture, I think partly because the city’s history is a mix of European

它有如此豐富的文化，我想部分原因是這個城市的歷史是歐洲人的混合體。

and Russian influences. I think that’s why I like it here—it’s a unique place. Traffic

和俄羅斯的影響。我想這就是我喜歡這裡的原因--這是一個獨特的地方。交通

can be an issue in the city centre, but public transport is very good. The city hasn’t

在市中心可能是個問題，但公共交通非常好。這個城市還沒有

changed much in the last twenty years, although there are certainly more and more tourists

在過去的20年裡，雖然有越來越多的遊客，但變化很大。

these days!"

這些天！&quot。

Could you make an answer like this? Let’s do one more example first. I’ll tell you

你能不能做出這樣的答案？我們先再做一個例子。我告訴你

about my hometown:

關於我的家鄉。

"I’m from Denver, the capital of Colorado. It’s near the Rocky Mountains, so the surrounding

"我來自科羅拉多州的首府丹佛。它靠近洛基山脈，所以周圍的。

area is quite beautiful. I’ve been living here for about three years. I really like

地區是相當美麗的。我已經在這裡住了三年了。我很喜歡

Denver because it’s a young city with lots of energy, but if you need a break it’s

丹佛，因為它是一個年輕的城市，有很多的能量，但如果你需要休息，它是。

easy to drive to the mountains and find a quiet place to relax. The only real disadvantage

方便開車上山，找一個安靜的地方休息。唯一真正的缺點是

is that winter can be seriously cold! Denver’s changed quite a lot in the last twenty years—many

冬天是非常寒冷的!丹佛在過去的二十年裡發生了很大的變化--很多人都是如此。

people are moving here to work. Unfortunately, the cost of living has also gone up quite

人們都搬到這裡來工作。不幸的是，生活成本也上升了不少。

a lot."

很多.&quot。

Okay, now it’s definitely your turn! Talk about your hometown. Make a longer answer

好了，現在肯定是輪到你了!說說你的家鄉。答得長一點

like these ones.

像這些人。

If you want, you can post your answer in the video comments. We’ll give you feedback

如果你願意，你可以在視頻評論中發佈你的答案。我們會給你反饋

on your English.

在你的英語上。

That’s the end of the lesson. I hope you learned something useful!

這節課就到此結束了。希望你能學到有用的東西!

If you want to see more of our free English lessons, check out our website: Oxford Online

如果您想了解更多的免費英語課程，請查看我們的網站。牛津在線

English dot com.

英語點com。

Thanks for watching, and see you next time!

感謝您的觀看，我們下期再見!