SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[原文呈现][读文清障]Dickens'LondonDickens'cast①ofcharacterslivedinLondon,thelargestandrichestcityintheworld
Butitswealthwasdistributed②unfairly③amongthepopulation
Everychapter④ofhisnovelsdescribesthesights,sounds,andsmellsofthecity,andprovidesasocialcommentaryofLondonlife
Inthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Londonwasafilthy⑤cityforrichandpoorpeoplealike⑥
Althoughoncleardaystheairwasfilledwith⑦sparrows⑧andseagulls⑨flyinghighabove⑩,moreoftenthesmokingchimneypipes⑪createdsmog⑫whichwassostrongthatitchoked⑬theinhabitants⑭
TheRiverThameswaspolluted,causingdiseaseanddeatheverywhere⑮,andifyoufellin,itwasdangeroustoswallow⑯thewater
①cast/kɑst/ːn
演员阵容,全体演员②distribute/dI'strIbjut/ːv
分发,分配,分送distribute
among/between在……之间分配,给某人发某物③unfairlyadv
不公平地④chapter/'tæpt/ʃən