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Since the beginning of the opening up policy, life in China has been developing at a faster and faster rate. The lives of young Chinese hardly resemble those of their parents, much less their grandparents. This change has brought with it consumptive habit changes. People now have more money to spend and more things to spend it on. This has also led to the entrance of popular culture into China. People now spend more time on luxuries, including entertainment and food. For example, in some places in China people are more likely to spend their time during the New Year in Karaoke singing rather than celebrate in traditional ways. People had done this in the past, but it is steadily increasing. This does not mean that people have stopped appreciating traditional Chinese culture. The new infusion of wealth means that people are now just as likely to be culture consumers as well. They may buy antique furniture or even old buildings for their appeal. This aspect of the new lifestyle is echoed by an increasing desire to see more of the beautiful country of China. Tourism consumption has increased for the new middle class of China trying to retouch their roots. This has increased the comfort of life for those able to enjoy it.

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自改革開放以來，中國人的生活便以越來越快的速度變化發展著。中國年輕一代的生活不同于他們的父母，更不同于他們的祖輩。這種變化還帶來了消費習慣的變化。現在人們有更多的錢可以支配，也有更多的事物可以消費。這還使流行文化進入中國。現在人們花費更多的錢在奢侈品上，包括娛樂和食物。例如，在中國的某些地方，人們在新年期間更愿意花時間去唱卡拉OK，而不再愿意以傳統的方式慶祝。過去也有人這樣慶祝，但現在這種慶祝方式穩步增多。這并不意味著人們已經不再欣賞傳統的中國文化。財富的增長使得人們現在也想成為文化消費者。他們可能會出于喜好而購買古董家具，甚至是老房子。新生活方式的這一方面與人們不斷增強的、想要看到中國美麗鄉村的愿望相呼應。中國新一代的中產階級想要尋根也使得旅游消費有所增長。這使那些能享受生活的人們生活得更加舒適。

Grammar 語法小結

過去完成時

過去完成時的基本結構為had + 過去分詞，表示在過去某一時間或動作之前已經發生或完成了的動作，它表示句子中描述的動作發生在“過去的過去”。過去完成時的基本用法有：

1.表示在過去某一時刻或動作以前完成了的動作，即“過去的過去”，可以用by, before等介詞短語或時間狀語從句來表示，也可以用一個表示過去的動作來表示，還可以通過上下文來表示

By nine o’clock last night, we had got 200 letters.

到昨晚9點鐘，我們已經收到了200封信。

She found the key that she had lost. 她丟失的鑰匙找到了。

2.表示由過去的某一時刻開始，一直延續到過去另一時間的動作或狀態，常和for, since引導的時間狀語連用

I had been at the bus stop for 20 minutes when a bus came.

車來的時候，我在車站已經等了20分鐘。

He said he had worked in that factory since 1949.

他說自從1949年以來他就在那家工廠工作。

3.過去完成時可用在hardly…when…, no sooner…than…, It was the first (second…) time (that)…等固定句型中

No sooner had he arrived than he went away again. 他剛到就又走了。

It was the third time that he had been out of work that year.

這是他那一年第三次失業。

Do it together 家庭總動員

兩人一組，一方朗誦下面的中文句子，另一方說出相對應的英語句子。

1.昨天我們到的時候，電影已經開始了。

2.消防隊趕到的時候，房子已經燒毀了。

3.警察趕到的時候，殺人犯已經逃跑了。

4.到去年，他們已經結婚20年了。

5.他昨天回家的時候，家人都已經吃完晚餐了。

1.The family had finished supper when he got back home yesterday.

2.The movie had already begun when we arrived last night.

3.The house had burnt down when the firemen arrived.

4.The murderer had run away when the policemen got there.

5.By last year, they had been married for 20 years.