28.High School English Reading Listening

People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
　　They are in close contact (接触) with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. owns can dogs. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.
　　This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near---sightedness is almost unknown to country people.
　　Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.
　　People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, Are they get them at lower prices than in the city.
　　Country life is economical (节俭的) in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.
　　Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity (诚意). They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous (荒谬的) manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
译文：
生活在乡村的人享有一些生活在城市的人无法享受的优势。
　　他们与大自然亲密接触。他们与树木和石头交朋友。 他们可以养狗。他们呼吸新鲜空气。他们与强风搏斗。他们听着鸟儿的歌声。
　　这种与大自然的接触对健康有益。有许多疾病在城市里很常见，但在乡村却找不到，例如，近视对乡村人来说几乎是未知的。
　　由于没有汽车，人们在乡村可以比在城市更自由地行走，没有道路规则或交通标志需要遵守。
　　住在乡下的人可以很容易地得到新鲜蔬菜、新鲜水果和鲜奶，而且价格比城市低。
　　乡村生活在其他方面也很经济。基本上没有浪费金钱的诱惑。
　　乡下人大多是诚实的。他们有话直说，真诚地做出并履行承诺。他们不装腔作势。他们不会假装有那些可笑的礼仪，这些礼仪在我们所谓的礼貌社会中是必要的。
重点词汇：
in the country 在乡下
make friends with 交朋友;建立友谊
contact with 与…有交往
For example 例如 ; 比如
unknown to 未被…知晓的
country people 乡下人