Module 4 A Social Survey-My NeighbourhoodSection Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module [原文呈现]In some countries in western Europe, such as① France, Spain and Britain, the countryside is changing.Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are disappearing②. There are a number of③ reasons for this. Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier④ and they often move to⑤ the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, as there are often very few jobs in the countryside⑥. Sometimes villages remain⑦ because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village, where they come and stay at weekends ⑧ . The price of homes goes up⑨ and people from the area can’t afford○ to buy a house there. Another problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from their farms ⑪ . So they sell their land and find another job.All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive⑫. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place without them ⑬ .[读文清障]①such as 像，例如②disappear vi.消失，不用于被动语态。③a number of 许多；大量，只修饰可数名词。④livelier 更具有活力的，是 lively 的比较级。⑤move to 搬到……⑥to find work 作目的状语；as 引导原因状语从句。⑦remain vi.遗留下来⑧at weekends 在周末where 引导非限制性定语从句。⑨go up 上升⑩afford /ə’fd/ɔːvt.买得起；有能力支付afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事⑪make money 挣钱；赚钱that 引导表语从句；it 为形式主语，真正的主语是 to make money。⑫survive/sə’vaIv/vi.死里逃生；大难不死⑬ 该句使用了虚拟语气，without them 表虚拟假设，相当于 if they disappeared。[课文译文]在西欧的一些国家，比如法国、西班牙和英国，农村正...
