Module 2 Developing and Developed countries Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现]Town TwinningHow are Oxford in the UK and Grenoble in France similar? Well, they’re both mediumsized towns of between 100,000 and 200,000 inhabitants①. They both have universities and industries. Tourism is important to② both of them, and they are both close to③ some of the most beautiful countryside in the region. But they share something else: they have a town twinning agreement.Town twinning is not a new idea, but it has become more popular in recent years because it ’ s now easier to find out ④ about and visit other countries and towns. It’s an agreement between towns or cities of similar size and age⑤， and which have similar features⑥ such as tourism, industry, culture and entertainment⑦.[读文清障]①inhabitant/In'hæbIt nt/ən.居民②be important to 对……重要③be close to 靠近，接近to 为介词，其后接名词、代词或动名词。④it's now easier to find out ...中 it 作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语 to find out ...。⑤of similar size and age 具有相似面积大小和历史的⑥which have similar features 是 which 引导的定语从句，修饰 towns or cities, which 在从句中作主语。⑦entertainment/ ent 'teInm nt/ˌəən.娱乐姐妹城市[第 1～2 段译文]英国的牛津和法国的格雷诺布尔有什么相似之处？它们都是中等大小的城镇，人口在10 万到 20 万之间。它们都拥有大学和工业。旅游业对这两个城镇来说都很重要，而且它们都靠近该地区一些最漂亮的乡村。但是它们还有其他共同之处：它们之间有一个姐妹城市协议。姐妹城市不是一个新的想法，但是近几年它变得更受欢迎，因为现在更容易了解和参观其他的国家和城镇。它是那些规模和年代相似的城镇或城市之间的协议，它们有相似的特征，如旅游业、工业、文化和娱乐。Town twinning agreements encourage⑧ people from the two towns to visit each other. There are visits and exchanges⑨ between sc...
