1.对……了解多少？How well do you know …….?
2.我非常了解这个地方。
I know the place very well .
3.自从那时起since then
4.在……的南部be in the southern part of ……
be in the south of …….
be south of…….
5.结婚get married
6.改变许多change a lot
7.这些年来over the years
8.把……变成……. change ……into…..
turn ……… into
9.在周末at weekends
10.打扑克play cards
11.下中国象棋play Chinese chess
12.在某地曾经有……. There once was / were ……
13.水污染water pollution
14.过去常常做某事used to do sth
15.把……倒进….. dump …… into…..
16.减少污染reduce the pollution
17.在某些方面in some ways
18.有开阔的空地have open space
19.感到有点孤独feel a bit lonely
20.不时地，偶尔from time to time
Vocabulary -------Grammar
1.做一个和……的采访have an interview with sb
/ interview sb
2.在上一世纪期间over the past century
3.学到许多关于北京的过去和现在
learn a lot about Beijing’s past and present
4.我这次不会错过.
I won’t miss it this time .
5.听说hear about / hear of
6.享受阳光和海滩enjoy the sun and the beach
7.顺便说一下by the way
8.事实上in fact
9.借给我一本书lend me a book / lend a book to me
10.非常自然、美丽be very natural and beatiful
11.过去常常做某事used to do sth
12.使用be in use / be in service
13.这个地方有许多变化。
The area has changed over the years .
14.独自on one’s own / by oneself / alone
15.我也有同感。
I have the same feeling too.
16.绿山环绕green hills around
17.新鲜的空气fresh air
18.一个怡人的环境 a good environment
19.不发达less development
20.它过去是一个安静的地方。
It used to be a quiet place .
21.这个地区这些年已经改变了。
The area has changed over the years .
22.事情已经改变了许多。
Things have changed a lot .
23.自从2003年，一个新的火车站投入使用。
A new railway station has been in use since 2003.
24.到那里既快捷又方便。
It is faster and easier to get there .
25.……的改变the change to
26.带来许多优势bring many advantages
27.环境不如以前好。
The environment is not as good as before .
28.大多数年轻人感到高兴，因为这种变化给他们带来现代化的生活。
Most young people feel happy because the changes have brought them a modern life .
29.我想去火车站，但是找不到。
I want to go the railway station , but I can’t find it.
30.钟塔clock tower
31.一个新的游览胜地 a new tourist attraction
32.让我告诉你怎么达到火车站。
Let me show you how to get to the railway station . 33.想起think of。
