The centre of England (the “Midlands”) is also an important industrial area, especially near the huge cities of Coventry and Birmingham, the centre of the car industry. But everywhere, even in the heart of a modern city, there are buildings from an older Britain — cathedrals, castles, ...
(5) cities.考查名词的数。句意:但是所有其他 国家也有他们自己的小的首都城市。city为可数名 词,根据主语是复数和句意可知应用复数形式。故填cities. (6) died.考查动词时态。句意:但是那年英国 女王伊丽莎白一世去世了。描述过去发生的动作应 用一般过去时。故填died. (7)which.考查定语从句。句意:1999年,...
考查名词的数。句意:但是所有其他国家也有他们自己的小的首都城市。city为可数名词,根据主语是复数和句意可知应用复数形式。故填cities。 【6】 考查动词时态。句意:但是那年英国女王伊丽莎白一世去世了。描述过去发生的动作应用一般过去时。故填died。 【7】 ...
Santiago is also the capital of Chile, and the name of many other cities in Spanish-speaking nations. Sebastián. This is Spanish boy name for Sebastian and refers to a location, Sebaste, which is in present-day Turkey. In Greek, the name means “venerable. ” The name was widely used...
Once, London was a small Roman town on the north bank of the Thames, but slowly it grew into one of the world's major cities with more than nine million people. Fewer people live in the centre now, but the suburbs are still growing. ...
Some areas of Britain are very crowded.Around Manchester, in northwest England, and Glasgow, in Scotland, are large city areas of houses and factories.The southeast of England, too, has many towns and cities, including London, the giant capital.But quite near London there are still some quiet...
(large) part in the UK. There are four "countries" in the UK-England, Scotland, Wales 63. Northern Ireland. 64. (be) an independent country,the Republic of Ireland (or Eire) isn't part of the UK.London is the capital of the UK, as well as England, but all the other countries ...
“Burg” is a common suffix for a number of European cities — think Hamburg in Germany, or Johannesburg in South Africa. It means “castle” or “fortified town,” and both of the above “burg”s (and many more besides) are pronounced as they’re spelled. In the UK, of course, con...
Ideal Cities: Utopianism and the (Un)Built Environment This vast panorama spans more than two millennia of Western attempts to invent the perfect city, cradle of the ideal society. Embracing not only architecture and town planning but also art, literature, philosophy, and politics, the book .....
1️⃣Tourist taxes:Dozens of popular vacation destinationsare charging feesto deal with the influx of millions of visitors. It’s a controversial strategy for cities such as Venice and Barcelona, and it remains to be seen what the long-term impacts might be. Just something to keep...