北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 25(2)-2

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[00:00.00]Beijing's streets provide a fascinating mix
[00:03.85]of the past and the present.
[00:06.10]In beautiful parks, old couples in colourful
[00:08.63]clothing dance to music from a radio
[00:11.70]while youngsters in the latest fashions stroll
[00:14.24]by listening to rock music on their headsets.
[00:17.77]In tea houses, groups of old men play chess
[00:21.15]while the MacDonald's next door is filled
[00:23.55]with laughing teenagers sipping¹ milkshakes.
[00:26.80]Walking through the broad streets lined
[00:28.96]with designer stores
[00:30.29]and multi-storey skyscrapers²,
[00:32.65]you can take a turn and suddenly find yourself
[00:35.54]in a century's old lane where a fruit seller
[00:38.57]chats happily to an old woman sitting
[00:40.79]in the sun, stroking her cat.
[00:43.57]But then a voice will call and the old woman
[00:46.10]will move inside to watch the latest episode
[00:49.01]of her favourite program on TV.
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