25. Cities or Countryside 城市與鄉(xiāng)村
When asked whether they would prefer to live in a city or the countryside, people tend to have different ideas. People who are in favor of city life may think it is too isolated and rather backward to live in the countryside; while advocates for country life argue that the cities are rather crowded and dirty.
當問及愿意住在城市還是鄉(xiāng)村時,人們通常觀點各異。愿意住在城市的人通常會認為鄉(xiāng)村生活過于閉塞和落后;而傾向于鄉(xiāng)村生活的人則認為城市生活太過擁擠和骯臟。
In fact, each way of living has its advantages as well as disadvantages. People living in the city can enjoy quick and convenient services, yet never will they have the fresh air breathed by the countrymen. On the other hand, though people living in the country will be close to nature, sometimes they will feel that they have been forgotten by modern society.
實際上,這兩種觀點都有其優(yōu)缺點。住在城市里的人可以享受到快速便捷的服務(wù),然而卻永遠也無法分享到鄉(xiāng)村人所能呼吸到的新鮮空氣;與此同理,住在鄉(xiāng)村的人的確和自然很近,他們有時也會覺得被現(xiàn)代社會所遺忘。
In my eyes, people should have the freedom to decide where to live. They can make their own decisions according to their own situation.
在我看來,人們應(yīng)該自主地選擇自己的居住地,他們可以根據(jù)個人情況來決定他們的選擇。