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From Lesson: Maths is much harder than history| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地方 | dìfang | area; place; space; room; territory; CL:[[處|处<chù>]], [[個|个<gè>]], [[塊|块<kuài>]] |
| 中介 | zhōngjiè | to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate; inter-; agency; agent |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 环境 | huánjìng | environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:[[個|个<gè>]]; ambient |
| 附近 | fùjìn | (in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring; next to |
Text 4
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这两个地方的房子一样吗？ 不一样。您看，学校外边的房子比学校里边的大一些。 大小没关系，主要是环境，哪个更安静？ 学校里边的没有学校外边的那么安静。 哪个方便一些呢？ 学校里边比学校外边方便，附近有三四个车站。
zhè liǎng gè dìfāng de fángzi yíyàng ma? bù yíyàng.nín kàn,xuéxiào wàibian de fángzi bǐ xuéxiào lǐbian de dà yìxiē. Dàxiǎo méi guānxi, zhǔyào shì huánjìng, nǎge gèng ānjìng? Xuéxiào lǐbian de méiyǒu xuéxiào wàibian de nàme ānjìng. Nǎ ge fāngbiàn yìxiē ne? Xuéxiào lǐbian bǐ xuéxiào wàibian fāngbiàn, fùjìn yǒu sān sì gè chēzhàn.
Are the houses in these two places the same? Not the same. Look, the houses outside the school are a bit bigger than the ones inside. Size doesn't matter; the main thing is the environment. Which one is quieter? Inside the school is not as quiet as outside the school. Which is more convenient? Inside the school is more convenient than outside the school; there are three or four stations nearby.