City and countryside: HSK 7-9 城市与乡村：HSK 七至九级

我家住在市中心最繁华的地方。

Wǒjiā zhù zài shìzhōngxīn zuì fánhuá de dìfāng.

My home is in the busiest part of the city center.

请问，附近最繁华的地方是哪里？

Qǐngwèn, fùjìn zuì fánhuá de dìfāng shì nǎlǐ?

Excuse me, where is the busiest area nearby?

火车穿过一片安静的田野。

Huǒchē chuānguò yípiàn ānjìng de tiányě.

The train passed through a stretch of quiet open country.

雨后的田野一片欣欣向荣。

Yǔ hòu de tiányě yípiàn xīnxīnxiàngróng.

After the rain, the fields are a scene of flourishing growth.

她住在乡下。

Tā zhù zài xiāngxia.

She lives in the country.

他住在乡下地区。

Tā zhù zài xiāngxia dìqū.

He dwells in the country.

城乡差距越来越小了。

Chéngxiāng chājù yuèláiyuè xiǎole.

The gap between urban and rural areas is getting smaller and smaller.

城乡居民的收入还有一些不同。

Chéngxiāng jūmín de shōurù háiyǒu yìxiē bùtóng.

There are still some differences in income between urban and rural residents.

城市化让农村人口变少了。

Chéngshìhuà ràng nóngcūn rénkǒu biàn shǎole.

Urbanisation has reduced the rural population.

城市化让很多农民搬进了城里。

Chéngshìhuà ràng hěn duō nóngmín bān jìnle chénglǐ.

Urbanisation has led many farmers to move into the city.

这个老小区明年就要拆迁了。

Zhège lǎo xiǎoqū míngnián jiùyào chāiqiānle.

This old neighborhood will be demolished next year.

拆迁以后，老人们搬到哪里住？

Chāiqiān yǐhòu, lǎo rénmen bān dào nǎlǐ zhù?

After the demolition, where will the elderly residents move to live?

他退休后想过一种田园生活。

Tā tuìxiū hòu xiǎngguo yìzhǒng tiányuán shēnghuó.

After retiring, he wants to live a rural life.

咱们到田园去放风筝怎么样？

Zánmen dào tiányuán qù fàng fēngzheng zěnmeyàng?

Let's go to the field and fly kites, what do you say?

公路和桥都是基础设施。

Gōnglù hé qiáo dōu shì jīchǔshèshī.

Roads and bridges are both infrastructure.

山区的基础设施还很差。

Shānqū de jīchǔshèshī hái hěn chà.

The infrastructure in the mountain areas is still very poor.

那里冬天太冷，不算宜居。

Nàli dōngtiān tài lěng, búsuàn yíjū.

Winters there are too cold, so it isn't really livable.

科学家正在寻找宜居的星球。

Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài xúnzhǎo yíjū de xīngqiú.

Scientists are searching for habitable planets.

我叔叔以前是农民工。

Wǒ shūshu yǐqián shì nóngmíngōng.

My uncle used to be a migrant worker.

他爸爸是农民工，在城里盖房子。

Tā bàba shì nóngmíngōng, zài chénglǐ gài fángzi.

His father is a migrant worker who builds houses in the city.

你家离开发区远吗？

Nǐ jiā lí kāifāqū yuǎn ma?

Is your home far from the development zone?

新开发区向全国招商。

Xīn kāifāqū xiàng quánguó zhāoshāng.

The new development zone is seeking investment from all over the country.

喷泉在那里。

Pēnquán zài nàli.

The fountain is over there.

广场中间有一个大喷泉。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān yǒu yí gè dà pēnquán.

There is a big fountain in the middle of the square.

小区中间有一大片绿地。

Xiǎoqū zhōngjiān yǒu yí dàpiàn lǜdì.

There is a large green area in the middle of the neighborhood.

这片小区的绿地面积有多少？

Zhè piàn xiǎoqū de lǜdì miànjī yǒu duōshǎo?

What is the size of this district's greenery area?

农村的人口密度一般比较低。

Nóngcūn de rénkǒumìdù yìbān bǐjiào dī.

Population density in the countryside is generally low.

请问，哪个地区的人口密度最大？

Qǐngwèn, nǎge dìqū de rénkǒumìdù zuì dà?

Excuse me, which region has the highest population density?