英语翻译

Youmayhaveheardofthefamoussaying,"EastorWest,homeisthebest."Whatdoestheword"home"meantoyou?HowdoyousaythewordinFrench?InChinese?Orinyourlanguage?Althoughpeopleusuallyknowwhatthewordmeans,itsometimeshasnorighttranslation(翻译).It'snotsurprising,becausetheideaofhomeisdifferentfromcountrytocountry,andfrompersontoperson.Ahomeiscooking,eating,talking,playingandsleepingthatgooninside.Andathomeyouusuallyfeelsafeandrelaxed.

Homeslookdifferentindifferentcountries.Theyalsohavedifferentthingsinside.Forexample,incoldnorthernEurope(欧洲),there'safireinthelivingroomorkitchenandallthechairsfaceit.Inthesouth,wherethesunshinesalotandit'smoreimportanttokeeptheheat(热)out,therearesmallwindowsandcoolstonefloors.

Weaskedsomepeopleabouttheirhomes.

Howoftendopeoplemovehouseinyourcountry?

"Inmycountrymanypeopledon'tstayinoneplaceforaverylonglime.Theyoftenmoveeverytenyears."—Chery,Boston,USA.

Whatarefeatures(特征)ofhomesinyourcountry?

"InBritain,there'salwaysagarden.Wehavebedroomsandlivingrooms.Butwedon'toftenhavebalconies.Theweatherisn'twarmenough!"—Pat.Exeter,England

47.Accordingtothepassage,athome,youcandoeverythingexcept▲.

A.makingfriendsB.cookingandeating

CplayingandtalkingD.sleepingandrelaxing

48.WhyisitimportanttokeeptheheatoutofthehousesinsouthernEurope?

A.Becausetheylikefreshairoutside.

B.Becausethere'safireinthelivingroom.

C.Becausetheywearheavyclothesalldaylong.

D.Becausethesunthereshinesalot.

49.Fromthesecondparagraph,whatkindofhomespeoplewanttohavedependson(依赖于)

▲.

A.whether(是否)theyarerichornot

B.theclimate(气候)theyhave

C.howoldtheyare

D.whethertheyliveinthecityorcountryside

50.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.PeopleinBritainseldomhavebalconiesbecauseit'ssohotoutside.

B.SomeAmericansmovehouseseveraltimesintheirlife.

C.Homeslookthesameindifferentcountries.