[by:可可英语～www.utensil-race.com]
[00:00.22]25. Cities or Countryside 
城市与乡村
[00:12.02]When asked whether they would prefer to live in a city or the countryside, people tend to have different ideas. 
当问及愿意住在城市还是乡村时，人们通常观点各异。
[00:23.49]People who are in favor of city life may think it is too isolated and rather backward to live in the countryside;
愿意住在城市的人通常会认为乡村生活过于闭塞和落后；
[00:31.26]while advocates for country life argue that the cities are rather crowded and dirty.
而倾向于乡村生活的人则认为城市生活太过拥挤和肮脏。
[00:38.26]In fact, each way of living has its advantages as well as disadvantages. 
实际上，这两种观点都有其优缺点。
[00:44.56]People living in the city can enjoy quick and convenient services, yet never will they have the fresh air breathed by the countrymen. 
住在城市里的人可以享受到快速便捷的服务，然而却永远也无法分享到乡村人所能呼吸到的新鲜空气；
[00:54.54]On the other hand, though people living in the country will be close to nature, 
与此同理，住在乡村的人的确和自然很近，
[00:59.56]sometimes they will feel that they have been forgotten by modern society.
他们有时也会觉得被现代社会所遗忘。
[01:04.42]In my eyes, people should have the freedom to decide where to live. 
在我看来，人们应该自主地选择自己的居住地，
[01:11.30]They can make their own decisions according to their own situation.
他们可以根据个人情况来决定他们的选择。