英语四级听力 087 Manchester.pdfVIP

087 Manchester Manchester city is part of a large metropolitan county called Greater Manchester. Located west of the Pennine Hills, Manchester in England is the industrial hub of the country. The city of Manchester has been home to a powerful industrial spirit and culture aided by favorable natural resource, Climate and geographical location. It is little wonder that the Manchester area of England continues to provide more than half of Britain’s manufactured goods and consumable articles. Manchester city provides work opportunities to millions of people living in the radius of the city and is also a tourist attraction in its own right. Manchester in the UK has the distinction of being connected by the most extensive motorway network in the county. On account of its central location within the UK, Manchester is a tourist base for those seeking to take in the English countryside. The seaside towns of Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Southport and Fleetwood are just an hour’s drive from the city of Manchester. You can visit a few of the National Parks situated in the vicinity. Manchester city is synonymous with football—Manchester United FC and Manchester City being the major football clubs. Football and other sports are intrinsic to the culture of Manchester. Manchester can boast of the highest concentration of football clubs per capita as compared to anywhere in the world. Words: consumable[kənˈsju:məbl]可消费的 metropolitan[ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən] distinction[dɪˈstɪŋkʃn]特征，差别 大城市的，首都的 favorable[feɪvərəbl]有利的，赞成的 motorway [məʊtəweɪ]汽车高速公路 geographical [ˌdʒi:əɡræfɪkl]地理学的 radius [reɪdɪəs]范围，半径 地理的 siuated [ˈsɪtʃueɪtɪd]位于 hub [hʌb]中心