英语专业四级听力50篇 01：Town and Country Life in England

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There is a big difference¹ between town life³ and country life in England. In the country, everybody⁴ knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others⁵.

 In a large town like London, however⁶, It can sometimes happen that you have never seen⁷ your next door neighbor⁸ and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely⁹. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre¹¹ of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living¹² on their own² .They could¹³ die¹⁴ in their homes and would¹⁵ not be discovered¹⁶ for weeks or even¹⁰ months.