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🔑 com·mu·nity AW BrE /kəˈmjuːnəti/NAmE /kəˈmjuːnəti/ noun (com·mu·nities) 🔑 [sing.] all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group 社区；社会◆The local community was shocked by the murders. 当地社会对这些谋杀案感到震惊。◆health workers based in the community (= working with people in a local area) 以社区为基地的保健工作人员◆the international community (= the countries of the world as a group) 国际社会◆good community relations with the police 社区与警方之间的良好关系◆(NAmE) community parks/libraries (= paid for by the local town/city) 社区公园/图书馆🔑 [C + sing./pl. v.] a group of people who share the same religion, race, job, etc. 团体；社团；界◆the Polish community in London 在伦敦的波兰侨民团体◆ethnic communities 种族团体◆the farming community 农业界🔑 [U] the feeling of sharing things and belonging to a group in the place where you live 共享；共有◆There is a strong sense of community in this town. 这个镇上有一种强烈的社区意识。◆community spirit 团体精神Town and country 城镇与乡村Town 城镇- live in a city/a town/an urban environment/ (informal) a concrete jungle/the suburbs/shanty towns/slums 住在城里/镇上/城区/混凝土丛林/郊区/棚户区/贫民窟
- live (
especially NAmE) downtown/in the downtown area/ (BrE) in the city centre 住在市中心 - enjoy/like the hectic pace of life/the hustle and bustle of city life 喜欢忙碌的生活节奏/城市生活的热闹
- cope with the stress/pressure of urban life 应对城市生活的压力
- get caught up in the rat race 卷入大城市里为财富、权力等的疯狂追逐中
- prefer/seek the anonymity of life in a big city 更喜欢/追求大城市里人与人互不相识的生活
- be drawn by/resist the lure of the big city 被大城市的诱惑所吸引；抵御大城市的诱惑
- head for the bright lights (of the big city/New York) 奔向（大城市/纽约）五光十色的生活
- enjoy/love the vibrant/lively nightlife 享受/喜爱充满生机的夜生活
- have/be close to all the amenities 拥有/紧靠各种便利设施
- be surrounded by towering skyscrapers/a soulless urban sprawl 被高耸入云的摩天大楼/毫无生气的城市拓展区所包围
- use/travel by/rely on (BrE) public transport/ (NAmE) public transportation 使用/出行乘坐/依赖公共交通
- put up with/get stuck in/sit in massive/huge/heavy/endless/constant traffic jams 忍受/陷入大面积/严重的/没完没了的/持续的交通堵塞
- tackle/ease/reduce/relieve/alleviate the heavy/severe traffic congestion 处理/缓解严重的交通堵塞
- be affected/choked/damaged by pollution 受到污染的影响；被污染呛得透不过气；受到污染的伤害
Country 乡村- live in a village/the countryside/an isolated area/a rural backwater/ (informal) the sticks 住在村里/乡村/偏僻的地区/落后的乡村/偏远的乡村地区
- enjoy/like the relaxed/slower pace of life 享受/喜欢悠闲/缓慢的生活节奏
- enjoy/love/explore the great outdoors 享受/喜欢/探索蓝天碧野
- look for/find/get/enjoy a little peace and quiet 寻找/找到/得到/享受一点宁静与安宁
- need/want to get back/closer to nature 需要/想要回去/接近大自然
- be surrounded by open/unspoilt/picturesque countryside 四周被空旷的/未被污染的/风景如画的乡村环绕
- escape/quit/get out of/leave the rat race 逃离/退出城市中你死我活的竞争
- seek/achieve a better/healthy work-life balance 寻求/达到工作与生活更好的/健康的平衡
- downshift to a less stressful life 选择压力较小的生活
- seek/start a new life in the country 在乡村寻求/开始一种新的生活
- (BrE, informal) up sticks/ NAmE, informal pull up stakes and move to/head for… 突然迁居到…
- create/build/foster a strong sense of community 树立/培养强烈的社群意识
- depend on/be employed in/work in agriculture 依赖/从事农业
- live off/farm/work the land 靠土地为生；耕种土地
- tackle/address the problem of rural unemployment 解决农村失业问题
[C] (biology 生物) a group of plants and animals growing or living in the same place or environment （动植物的）群落 |