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Where is your hometown?
My hometown is a tiny hamlet nestled in the foothills of northeastern Sichuan. It sits at about 700 metres above sea level, so winters get pretty cold there. Its really in the middle of nowhere, actually. When I was a kid, I used to climb to a higher vantage point near my house and look out, and all you could see was hills, hills and even more hills stretching all the way to the horizon.
* hamlet：小村庄、小村落（规模小于普通 village，多指偏僻的小型居民点）
1. nestled in：坐落于、掩映在
2. foothills：山脚丘陵带
3. sits at：位于、坐落在
4. above sea level：海拔
5. in the middle of nowhere：偏远之地
6. a higher vantage point：视野更佳的高处（vantage point 指视野开阔、便于观察的有利位置）
7. look out：放眼望去
8. all you could see was：目之所及尽是
9. stretching all the way to the horizon：一直延伸到天际、绵延至地平线
How long have you lived there?
I lived there for the first 16 years of my life, then I moved away to go to senior high school and university in other cities.
Did you like living there?
On the whole, I didn't mind living there at all because the natural scenery is beautiful. Growing up surrounded by nature taught me to appreciate the outdoors and made me pretty tough as a person. Also, life there was and still is really traditional and slow-paced. On market days, you can still pick up fresh vegetables grown by locals and lots of handmade crafts. So yeah, it's a nice place to be.
didn't mind living there at all：一点也不反感住在那儿
1. the natural scenery：自然风光
2. surrounded by nature：被大自然环抱
3. appreciate the outdoors：喜爱户外自然环境
4. made me pretty tough：十分坚韧
5. On market days：赶集的日子
6. fresh vegetables：新鲜蔬菜
7. handmade crafts：手工艺品
Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
No, I don't think so. I left that mountain town when I was 16. After that I only went back during school holidays, and once I started working, I only go back once or twice a year – one of those trips is always for Chinese New Year. In a way, time feels like it stands still there; the way of life is largely unchanged. But I can't see myself going back there for any substantial period of time. There's no real industry there, so decent jobs are really hard to come by. It kind of feels like you can already see exactly what the rest of your life would look like if you stayed, and that’s exactly why I left in the first place.
1. during school holidays：在寒暑假期间
2. go back once or twice a year：一年回去一两次
3. time feels like it stands still：时光仿佛静止了
4. largely unchanged：基本没什么变化
5. can't see myself：无法想象自己（做某事）
6. substantial period of time：很长一段时间
7. no real industry：没有成型的产业
8. decent jobs：不错的工作
9. hard to come by：不容易找到
10. the rest of your life：你的余生
11. in the first place：当初
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Where is your hometown?
My hometown is a tiny hamlet nestled in the foothills of northeastern Sichuan. It sits at about 700 metres above sea level, so winters get pretty cold there. Its really in the middle of nowhere, actually. When I was a kid, I used to climb to a higher vantage point near my house and look out, and all you could see was hills, hills and even more hills stretching all the way to the horizon.
* hamlet：小村庄、小村落（规模小于普通 village，多指偏僻的小型居民点）
1. nestled in：坐落于、掩映在
2. foothills：山脚丘陵带
3. sits at：位于、坐落在
4. above sea level：海拔
5. in the middle of nowhere：偏远之地
6. a higher vantage point：视野更佳的高处（vantage point 指视野开阔、便于观察的有利位置）
7. look out：放眼望去
8. all you could see was：目之所及尽是
9. stretching all the way to the horizon：一直延伸到天际、绵延至地平线
How long have you lived there?
I lived there for the first 16 years of my life, then I moved away to go to senior high school and university in other cities.
Did you like living there?
On the whole, I didn't mind living there at all because the natural scenery is beautiful. Growing up surrounded by nature taught me to appreciate the outdoors and made me pretty tough as a person. Also, life there was and still is really traditional and slow-paced. On market days, you can still pick up fresh vegetables grown by locals and lots of handmade crafts. So yeah, it's a nice place to be.
didn't mind living there at all：一点也不反感住在那儿
1. the natural scenery：自然风光
2. surrounded by nature：被大自然环抱
3. appreciate the outdoors：喜爱户外自然环境
4. made me pretty tough：十分坚韧
5. On market days：赶集的日子
6. fresh vegetables：新鲜蔬菜
7. handmade crafts：手工艺品
Do you think you will continue living there for a long time?
No, I don't think so. I left that mountain town when I was 16. After that I only went back during school holidays, and once I started working, I only go back once or twice a year – one of those trips is always for Chinese New Year. In a way, time feels like it stands still there; the way of life is largely unchanged. But I can't see myself going back there for any substantial period of time. There's no real industry there, so decent jobs are really hard to come by. It kind of feels like you can already see exactly what the rest of your life would look like if you stayed, and that’s exactly why I left in the first place.
1. during school holidays：在寒暑假期间
2. go back once or twice a year：一年回去一两次
3. time feels like it stands still：时光仿佛静止了
4. largely unchanged：基本没什么变化
5. can't see myself：无法想象自己（做某事）
6. substantial period of time：很长一段时间
7. no real industry：没有成型的产业
8. decent jobs：不错的工作
9. hard to come by：不容易找到
10. the rest of your life：你的余生
11. in the first place：当初
加拿大Mac老师的一对一雅思课
400 元/小时。包括：
* 课前测评
* 线上实时课程
* 配套资料
* 作业批改
* 录播内容
* 全程一对一答疑指导
* 知识星球1年会员（里面有Mac多年来整理的备考资料）
帮助大家少走弯路，更快、更稳拿到目标分数。
往期学生评价。
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