L41 Illusions of pastoral peace

新概念英语 A constrast of attitudes towards pastoral life

L41 Illusions of pastoral peace

• A constrast of attitudes towards pastoral life
  • as for me
    • the quiet life of the country has never appealed to me
    • city born and city bred, I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend
  • as for my friends
    • they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country
    • they extol the virtues of peaceful life
    • he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life
• friends′ impression of pastoral life
  • friendly people and the clean atmosphere
  • the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living
  • the first cockcrow and the twittering of birds at dawn
  • the sight of rising sun glinting on the trees and pasture
• my impression of pastoral life
  • the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV--virtually the only form of entertainment
  • the poor selection of goods in the shops
  • those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to work
  • why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me
  • there are many inconveniences and great expense in living in the country
• my impression of city life
  • as for the city dweller
    • you never have to travel miles to see your friends, and they invariably live nearby and are alway available for an informal chat or an evening's entertainment
    • the lastest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away
    • There are so much variety that you never have to make do with second best
    • There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisement on cold wet winter nights
  • as for the country people
    • you need to travel miles to see your friends
    • they in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat and they wonder whether they will ever catch the last train home
    • They run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry
• my opinion
  • It has been a mystery to me why city dwellers obstinatelypretend that they would prefer to live in the country and the country never appealed to me

L41 Illusions of pastoral peace

• A constrast of attitudes towards pastoral life
  • as for me
    • the quiet life of the country has never appealed to me
    • city born and city bred, I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend
  • as for my friends
    • they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country
    • they extol the virtues of peaceful life
    • he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life
• friends′ impression of pastoral life
  • friendly people and the clean atmosphere
  • the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living
  • the first cockcrow and the twittering of birds at dawn
  • the sight of rising sun glinting on the trees and pasture
• my impression of pastoral life
  • the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV--virtually the only form of entertainment
  • the poor selection of goods in the shops
  • those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to work
  • why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me
  • there are many inconveniences and great expense in living in the country
• my impression of city life
  • as for the city dweller
    • you never have to travel miles to see your friends, and they invariably live nearby and are alway available for an informal chat or an evening's entertainment
    • the lastest exhibitions, films, or plays are only a short bus ride away
    • There are so much variety that you never have to make do with second best
    • There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisement on cold wet winter nights
  • as for the country people
    • you need to travel miles to see your friends
    • they in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat and they wonder whether they will ever catch the last train home
    • They run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry
• my opinion
  • It has been a mystery to me why city dwellers obstinatelypretend that they would prefer to live in the country and the country never appealed to me