高考英语 3500 词・语境速记【138】|城乡差距不只是钱的事 ——24 个高频词

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In almost every country, people are leaving the countryside. In China, the population has grown fast. Hundreds of millions have migrated from ruralvillages to urban cities over the past forty years. They come for jobs, better schools, and higher income. The migration has brought opportunity to millions. It has also changed the face of the country. Cities have grown tall. The countryside has grown quiet.

This movement has brought opportunity, but it has also created a gap. The rich live in modern apartments with lifts and heating. The poor may still share a kitchen with three families. Employment in the city is easy to find, but it is not always fair. A worker from a village may do the hardest job for the lowest pay. The development of a country should not divide its people into two worlds.

Some say the answer is to bridge the gap by bringing wealth back to the countryside. Build schools, connect villages to the internet, and give young people a reason to stay. A village with a good teacher is as important as a skyscraper in the city. A society that leaves its rural areas behind is not truly civilized.

Change takes time. But every year, more young people choose to return home. They start small businesses, teach in village schools, and help the countryside grow in its own way. The goal is not to make every village look like a city. It is to make sure that no child is born poor just because their home is in the countryside.

几乎每个国家都有人离开农村。在中国，人口快速增长。过去四十年，数亿人从乡村迁移到城市。他们为工作、更好的学校和更高的收入而来。这场迁移给数百万人带来了机会，也改变了国家的面貌。城市长高了，农村安静了。这场流动带来了机会，但也制造了差距。富人住在有电梯和暖气的现代公寓里。穷人可能还和三户人家共用一个厨房。城市里就业不难找到，但不总是公平。从村里来的工人可能干最苦的活拿最低的工资。一个国家的发展不应该把人民分成两个世界。有人说，答案是把财富带回农村来弥合差距。建学校，把村庄连上互联网，给年轻人留下的理由。一个有好老师的村庄和一座摩天大楼同样重要。一个把农村抛在身后的社会不是真正文明的社会。改变需要时间。但每年都有更多年轻人选择回家。他们创业、在村校教书、帮农村以自己的方式成长。目标不是让每个村庄看起来像城市，而是确保没有孩子仅仅因为家在农村而生下来就穷。