City and countryside: HSK 5 城市与乡村：HSK 五级

亚洲有许多乡村。

Yàzhōu yǒu xǔduō xiāngcūn.

Asia has many rural villages.

我爷爷喜欢乡村的生活。

Wǒ yéye xǐhuan xiāngcūn de shēnghuó.

My grandfather likes life in the countryside.

农民在田地里干活。

Nóngmín zài tiándì lǐ gànhuó.

The farmers are working in the fields.

农民总是抱怨天气。

Nóngmín zǒngshì bàoyuàn tiānqì.

Farmers always complain about the weather.

城市建设为什么要以人为本？

Chéngshì jiànshè wèishénme yào yǐrénwéiběn?

Why should urban development be people-oriented?

批评的目的是建设而不是破坏。

Pīpíng de mùdì shì jiànshè ér bú shì pòhuài.

The purpose of criticism is to construct, not to destroy.

人口正在增长。

Rénkǒu zhèngzài zēngzhǎng.

The population is growing.

东京有多少人口？

Dōngjīng yǒu duōshǎo rénkǒu?

How large is the population of Tokyo?

居民走后，房子就空了。

Jūmín zǒu hòu, fángzi jiù kōng le.

After the residents leave, the house is empty.

巴西的居民快数到2亿。

Bāxī de jūmín kuài shù dào liǎng yì.

Brazil has almost 200 million inhabitants.

西安的钟楼在市中心。

Xī'ān de zhōnglóu zài shìzhōngxīn.

Xi'an's Bell Tower is in the city center.

市中心的房子比郊区贵。

Shìzhōngxīn de fángzi bǐ jiāoqū guì.

Houses in the city centre are more expensive than in the suburbs.

老板打算明年扩大产能。

Lǎobǎn dǎsuàn míngnián kuòdà chǎnnéng.

The boss plans to expand production capacity next year.

请把这张照片扩大一倍。

Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhàopiān kuòdà yíbèi.

Please enlarge this photo to twice its size.

两队的差距正在缩小。

Liǎng duì de chājù zhèngzài suōxiǎo.

The gap between the two teams is narrowing.

我和他的差距还很大。

Wǒ hé tā de chājù hái hěn dà.

The gap between him and me is still big.

去城区的车在哪儿坐？

Qù chéngqū de chē zài nǎr zuò?

Where can I catch the bus to the city district?

住在城区，上班很方便。

Zhù zài chéngqū, shàngbān hěn fāngbiàn.

Living in the urban area makes getting to work convenient.

农业是第一产业。

Nóngyè shì dìyīchǎnyè.

Agriculture is part of the primary industry.

这片地不适合发展农业。

Zhè piàn de bú shìhé fāzhǎn nóngyè.

This land is not suitable for agriculture.

他十八岁就进城打工了。

Tā shíbā suì jiù jìnchéng dǎgōngle.

He moved to the city to work when he was eighteen.

我爷爷每周都进城买药。

Wǒ yéye měizhōu dōu jìnchéng mǎi yào.

My grandfather goes into town every week to buy medicine.

床占了很多空间。

Chuáng zhànle hěn duō kōngjiān.

The bed took up a lot of space.

我需要更多空间。

Wǒ xūyào gèng duō kōngjiān.

I need more room.

城和乡的生活很不一样。

Chéng hé xiāng de shēnghuó hěn bù yíyàng.

Life in the city and life in the countryside are very different.

城和乡的生活有什么不同？

Chéng hé xiāng de shēnghuó yǒu shénme bùtóng?

How does life in the city differ from life in the countryside?

很多市民坐地铁上班。

Hěn duō shìmín zuò dìtiě shàngbān.

Many city residents take the subway to work.

市民们为什么都排着队？

Shìmínmen wèishénme dōu páizhe duì?

Why are all the townspeople standing in line?

我家住在一条老胡同里。

Wǒjiā zhù zài yìtiáo lǎo hútòng lǐ.

My family lives in an old alley.

这条胡同太窄，车进不去。

Zhè tiáo hútòng tài zhǎi, chē jìn bú qù.

This lane is too narrow for cars to get in.