11.High School English Reading Listening

Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.
　　I see the city of the future in three zones(区域)---inner(内部), middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private(私人的) cars. Public transport(交通) will be free and there will only be ambulances(急救车), fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential(住宅的) and recreational(娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves----to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely.
　　Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.
　　The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don’t need every day.
　　All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the center to work, and back to the center in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside.
　　This is my ideal city of the future--- a very beautiful place! But I don’t really think things will ever be like that!
译文：
道格拉斯-格雷斯谈到了他理想中的未来城市。
　　我认为未来的城市有三个区域--内部、中间和外部。在内部区域，将没有私人的汽车。公共交通将是免费的，只有救护车、消防车、出租车和警车。这个内部区域将是城市的住宅和娱乐区。人们将住在那里，并外出享受----，去电影院和餐馆。那里将有公园和空地，树木和湖泊，学校和大学。这样，当人们在家里的时候，他们可以轻松安全地出去。
　　就在内区之外，将有供所有私家车使用的大型停车场。
　　银行和大多数商店和医院将在中间区域。这些都是人们每天都不需要的东西。
　　所有的工厂和办公室都将在外区。人们将离开中心区去工作，并在晚上回到中心区。内区将更干净，更适合居住，外区将有更多的空间用于工业。
　　这就是我理想中的未来城市---一个非常美丽的地方 但我真的不认为事情会是这样的！"。
重点词汇：
inner zone 内环
be free 免费的 ; 获释
急救车 breakdown van
fire engines 消防车 ; 救火车 ; fire engine的复数
at home 在家里 ; 像在家一样舒适自在;无拘束