Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of LondonIt is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury AvenueGarrard Street is at the center and is themost important street in the areaThere is a large Chinese community (社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurantsChinese supermarkets and shops in this street

In the 1950sit was a poor area and everything was very cheapAt the same timethe world rice market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobsThey began arriving in London to look for workThey found job in the restaurants in this area

Many British people liked Chinese foodand the restaurants were popular

These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn EnglishAs more Chinese arrivedmore shops and businesses grew upWives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathersThe community grewand China town was born

In the 1970s and 1980sBritish-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic (经济的)success to the areaMany families moved out of Chinatown and there was more space for businessesGerard Street became a street only for visitors and| was soon a popular place for tourists

Now everyone knows about London's ChinatownDuring the Chinese New Yearthe streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streetsFor most of the year thoughLondoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurantsThe best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat

1Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?

2Was "the area rich or poor in the 1950s?

3Why did the restaurant workers have no time to learn English?

4When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?

5What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?

  • 答案

1、1Yes

2It was poor

3Because they often worked l7 hours a day

4In the 1970s and 1980s

5Where it is and how it has developed

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