Three years ago, Ben came to live in China with his parents. Before then, he lived in England and life was very different.
三年前,本和他父母来到中国居住。在那之前,他居住在英国,生活非常不同。
When he was in England, Ben lived in a small village in the countryside. It had only two shops and most of the people worked on farms. Ben’s village school was very small too. There were only 150 pupils. His home was nearby so he walked to school every day.
当他在英国的时候,本居住在农村的一个小村庄里。它仅有两个商店,并且大多数人在农场里工作。本的村庄里的学校也非常小。学校仅有150个小学生。他的家在附近,所以他每天步行去上学。
But now, Ben lives in a big city. The city has many people, cars and tall buildings. In the city, Ben goes to a very big school. It has more than 1000 pupils. His home is far away, so every day he takes the bus. On the bus, he sees people going to work in modern office buildings and department stores.
但是现在,本居住在一个大城市里。这个城市有许多人、小汽车和高楼。在这个城市里,本去一个非常大的学校。它有超过1000个小学生。他的家离学校很远,所以他每天乘公共汽车。在公共汽车上,他看见人们去现代化的办公楼和百货公司工作。
Ben loves the city. There are many things to do and he has lots of friends. But sometimes he misses the quiet life of his English village.
本喜爱这个城市。有许多事情去做并且他有许多朋友。但是有时他想念他在英国村庄的安静的生活。