The difference between life in one country and another is quite often not so great as the difference between city life and village life in the same country. In an English village everybody knows everybody else; they know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you usually have for dinner. If you want any help you will always get it and be glad to help anyone else in return. In a large city like London, there are many things to see and many places to go to. However, people often do not know each other well. It sometimes happens that you have never seen your next door neighbour, don’t know his name or anything about him. People living in London are often very lonely, particularly after work. This is because the people they are with all day are scattered over large areas in the evenings and weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on a Sunday, it is almost like an empty town. One is sorry for old people who do not live with their children and have no work to go to during the day.
国与国之间的生活差异往往不如同一个国家内城乡生活的差别大。在英国乡村，彼此互相了解；他们知道你什么时候起床，什么时候睡觉，晚餐吃什么。如果你需要任何帮助，你就会获得帮助，并乐于帮助其他人作为回报。在伦敦这样的大城市里，有很多东西可以看，也有很多地方可以去。然而，人们往往彼此互不了解。有时，你从未见过你的邻居，不知道他的名字或任何关于他的事情。住在伦敦的人通常很孤独，尤其是在下班后。这是因为白天和他们在一起的人晚上和周末会分散在大片地区。如果你在星期天走在伦敦市中心的街道上，它几乎就像一座空城。为那些没有和孩子住在一起，白天没有工作可做的老人感到难过。
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