情景英语：中级美语对话(第75讲)

75. The Amish p.1

　　In the heart of America， in the states of Pennsylvania， Ohio and Indiana， live some people who are not

　　your typical Americans. In order to lead simple lives， they don't use cars. Instead， they drive horse-drawn

　　buggies. They don't use electric lights， either， not to mention telephones. They make their own clothing，

　　which looks ancient. And， to make matters worse， they don't speak English but German among themselves.

　　These people are the Amish. They settled¹ in America almost 300 years ago. Most of them are farmers who

　　stay away from the temptations² of the city. As modern life becomes more and more complicated³， the Amish way

　　of life seems to make more and more sense.

　　By the door stood a boy who was a Peter.   In the room is a girl， who……

　　lead a rich life = live a complicated life

　　Instead，…… = On the contrary，……

　　wagon⁴ 马车

　　I can't afford a Ford⁵， not to mention a Benz.

　　clothing 单数   clothes 复数

　　To make matters worse，…… = What's worse，…… 更糟的是     What's better，……

　　stay away from = keep away from  避开

　　make （no， a lot of） sense 有意义    make sense of = understand 了解