英语翻译
LifewasprettyterribleformostpeopleinLondon100yearsago.Theyhadtosufferfromnoise,smokeanddirt.Thenoisecamefromtherailway,andthesmokeanddirtcamefromthetrainandthousandsoffactoriesallaroundthem.Thesmokegottogetherwithfogandhungintheairfordays.Diseaseskilledthousandsofchildren.Familieswerelargebutoftenfiveoutofsevenchildrenwoulddiebeforetheywerefiveyearsold.Islifereallybetterthanitwas100yearsago?Itiscertainlytruethatpeoplelivelongerthantheyusedto,travelfasterthantheycouldandownmorethingsthantheydid.Buttheystillhavetosufferfromnoise,overcrowdingandbadairwhicharestillabasicpartofmodernlife.100yearsagotherewasacleardifferencebetweentownandcountry.Butthemotorcarhaschangedallthat.Onemotorwaycantakeupahugeamountofland.Carsarealsoabasicpartofmodernlife.Butindustryandmodernlifedonothavetobeenemiesofbeauty.Wecanhavebothbeautyandprogress.Infact,weneedcleanriversandopencountrysidejustasmuchaspeopledid100yearsago.Butnowadaystheproblemisthatit’sbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttohaveopenland,cleanwaterandfreshair.