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Lesson 33 1 Readandact
DoyouthinktheairinBeijingisbad?
Yes, it'softenquitedirty.
Butdon'tyouthinkit'sbetterthanitusedtobe?
Well,Ican'tsayforsure.I'veonlylivedhereforayear.
Metoo. Butmyuncleknows.
He'slivedhereallhislife.
Oh, really!Whatdoeshesay?
HesaysBeijing'sskyismuchclearerthanafewyearsago,
althoughpeoplestillcomplainalot.
Hmm ... Didhetellyouwhyit'sbetter?
Yes, hesaidthatfewerhomesareusingcoalforcookingandheating.
Also,mostofthefactoriesthatproducedpollution
havebeenclosedormovedoutofthecity.
That'strue.Andmanymoreparkswillappearbeforethe 2008 OlympicGames.
Yes, andthecityisplantingmoretreesneartheroads.
Myunclealsotoldmethatmorepublictransportationisplannedbythecity.
That'sreallygood.IthinkBeijinghastoomanycarsandtrucks.Iagree.
Ifmorepeopleleavetheircarsathomewhentheygotowork,thatwillhelpalot.
Lesson 34 2 ReadTHESKYOFLOSANGELES
WhenmostAmericansmentionLosAngeles,theythinkoflotsofsunandfun.
Theypicturetheplacewithpalmtrees,beaches,andHollywood,
wheresomanyfamousmovieshavebeenmade.
LosAngeles, orLA, isinsouthCalifornia.
Itisthelargestcityinthestate
andthesecondlargestcityintheUnitedStates.
ItswesternpartliesbythePacificOcean.
ToitseastaretheSantaMonicaMountains.
LosAngeles,meaning"cityofangels"inSpanish,isonly 200 kilometresfromMexico.
Itisacityofimmigrants,manyofwhosegrandparentscamefromMexico,
thePhilippines,China,andJapan.
MillionsofAmericansfromotherstateshavealsomovedtoLA.
YoumightimaginethatLAmustbeaverybeautifulcity.
Althoughitoftenis,italsohasdayswhentheskyisnotsoclear.
Onthesedays,youcannotseethemountains.
Somepeoplestayinsidesothattheydon'thavetobreathethebadair.
Alotofworkhasbeendonetoimprovetheairinthepastthirtyyears,
thoughmuchstillneedsdoing.
Asearlyas 1953,naturalgaswasusedinsteadofcoal.
Lateron,carsweremadetodrivewithcleanerpetrol.
Factoriesweretoldtocontroltheirsmoke,andthousandsofbuseswereprovided.
Mostimportantly,
peoplerealizedthattheymustlearntocarefortheirlivingenvironment.
Duringthe 1970s,manypeoplemovedtoLAfromotherplaces.
Thecitywasgrowingveryfast.
Atthattime,airpollutionwasaveryseriousproblem.
Carsjammedtheroadsinthemorningsandevenings.
Itwascalledrushhour
becauseeveryonewasinahurrytogettoworkorleavework.
Theairwasfilledwithsmogcomingfromhundredsoffactories
aswell