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　　Town Twinning

　　How are Oxford in the UK and Grenoble in France similar? Well, they're both medium­sized towns of between 100,000 and 200,000 inhabitants①. They both have universities and industries. Tourism is important to② both of them, and they are both close to③ some of the most beautiful countryside in the region. But they share something else: they have a town twinning agreement.

　　Town twinning is not a new idea, but it has become more popular in recent years because it's now easier to find out④ about and visit other countries and towns. It's an agreement between towns or cities of similar size and age⑤， and which have similar features⑥ such as tourism, industry, culture and entertainment⑦.

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　　①inhabitant/In'hæbItənt/n.居民

　　②be important to对......重要

　　③be close to 靠近，接近

　　to为介词，其后接名词、代词或动名词。

　　④it's now easier to find out ...中it作形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语to find out ...。

　　⑤of similar size and age具有相似面积大小和历史的

　　⑥which have similar features是which引导的定语从句，修饰towns or cities, which在从句中作主语。

　　⑦entertainment/ˌentə'teInmənt/n.娱乐

　　姐妹城市

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