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Do you know any of your neighbors?

Not really. There are two families living next door and we rarely greet each other.

One of the families has two loud primary school-going brats and their hollers can be heard when they come home from school every day. And their grandfather kills his time by playing cards downstairs with his card mates and they’re noisy as well. I guess that’s why I refrain from greeting them in the first place. I mean, I know nothing but their faces and a little bit of their personality.

The other family next door is quieter. They have a little boy and a dog, and I know the boy’s name and his dog’s name too, because the dog always sits at the door and barks whenever we leave or come home.

• rarely 很少
• greet each other 互相打招呼
• brats 顽童
• holler 大喊大叫
• kill his time 消磨时间
• refrain 避免

Do you like the area that you live in?

Yes, certainly. I like my street so much that I keep telling my friends about it. The most unique feature of this area is that it’s so green! Trees, some of them really tall and old, line both sides of the street. Flowers are planted on the side of the footbridge connecting our neighborhood and the mall across the road. They’ve done a great job on the landscaping of our garden as well. Besides, we have easy access to first-rate healthcare services and shopping malls. So, it’s a very livable area and I feel lucky to live there.

• unique feature 独特的点
• footbridge 人行天桥
• landscaping 绿化；景观
• first-rate 一流的
• healthcare services 医疗服务
• livable 宜居的
• feel lucky 感动幸运

What changes have been made to the area recently?

The biggest change is that more tall buildings have been and are being built. They come so fast that I seem to be able to spot a new high-rise every week. It wasn’t like this before. I remember a few years ago when I first moved to this street, it was so suburban! But now it’s on its way to becoming a small-scale CBD.

• spot 看到
• high-rise 高楼
• suburban 郊区的
• small-scale 小型的

Do you know any famous people in your area?

Not that I know of, however, in saying that, the neighborhood next door – on the hills, to be more specific – are all villas and that’s where people from an upper socio-economic bracket on this side of Guangzhou tend to reside. I guess there are a few famous people there, probably famed entrepreneurs.

• to be more specific 更确切地说
• people from an upper socio-economic bracket 有钱人
• famed 有名的
• entrepreneurs 企业家