初中英語(yǔ)作文選讀：Changes in My Hometown

My hometown used to be a backward place, because it was deep in the mountains, where there were no nice buildings and the roads were so narrow and dirty. People lived a poor life.

我的家鄉(xiāng)過(guò)去是一個(gè)落后的地方，因?yàn)樗谏钌嚼锩?，那里沒(méi)有漂亮的建筑物，公路也是又小又臟的。人們的生活都很貧苦。

While in recent years, with the development of society, my hometown has been greatly changed. Now the roads are getting much wider. There are many different cars and buses running on the roads. Trees and flowers are planted on the two sides of the roads. They can provide us with oxygen and fight against the pollutants. So the sky becomes cleaner and brighter. What's more, you can see many modern and beautiful buildings everywhere, and the living conditions are improving. People are enjoying a comfortable life now.

近年來(lái)，隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展，我的家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生了很大的變化?，F(xiàn)在的路是越來(lái)越大了。有許多不同的汽車(chē)和公交車(chē)在道路上運(yùn)行。道路兩邊種滿(mǎn)了樹(shù)木和鮮花。他們可以為我們提供氧氣，與污染物抗?fàn)帯，F(xiàn)在天空變得更清潔、更明亮。更重要的是，你隨處可見(jiàn)到許多現(xiàn)代和美麗的建筑，人們的生活條件也得到了改善?，F(xiàn)在人們?cè)谙硎苁孢m的生活。