The life of a kid living in a big city is utterly distant from that of a kid living in a small village.

住在大城市的孩子的生活和住在小村庄的孩子的生活是完全不同的。

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The downside of living in a city is the high living expense.

城市生活的缺点就是生活成本很高。

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The poor living conditions in such a large city have resulted from the unplanned real estate development, which is rarely seen in small cities.

由于没有进行房地产开发规划，这么大的城市却有着如此糟糕的生活条件，这种现象在小城市中极为少见。

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Another problem is access. Connecting informal communities to the city's water pipeline is a challenge because many are living on the land illegally.

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Living there absolutely changed my life. The city is so alive,

居住在纽约确实改变了我的生活。这座城市真是充满活力，

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The result is that the city perversely disincentivizes living in the downtown-proximate neighborhoods.

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Poor people deserve safe housing as much as anybody else, and it takes more than a little chutzpah to sue the city for racial discrimination when it is trying to improve the living conditions of minority residents.

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The share of regional population living in Orleans Parish, where the city of New Orleans is located, has slipped to 29% compared with 37% in 2000.

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