都市

metropolis

city

都市[dūshì]

在热闹的都市里骑自行车往往比坐汽车方便得多。
A bicycle's often far more convenient than a car in busy cities.

现代化的都市里遍地是高楼大厦。
In modern cities there are high-rise buildings everywhere.

日本的确是个美丽的国家，但最近日本的大都市已被污染。
It is true that Japan is a beautiful country, but its big cities are lately polluted.

他说他喜欢乡下生活，而不喜欢都市生活。
He said he preferred country life to city life.

那是需要每个人的努力来防止都市噪音的增加。
It will take everybody's efforts to keep city noises from increasing.

大都市外面的生活步调往往是缓慢得多，这在其他国家也是真的那样。
Often life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries as well.

北京是中国的大都市。
Beijing is a metropolis in China.