The 15?minute city (excerpt)15分钟城市（节选）

Carlos Moreno

你听说过15分钟城市吗？在这里，人们在步行或者骑车15分钟的距离内，就可以充分体验到城市生活的各种便利。

1 I would like to offer a concept of cities that goes against modern urbanism. I call it the 15?minute city. Such cities should be designed or redesigned within the distance of a 15?minute walk or bike ride.

2 What do we need to create 15?minute cities？ First， we should start asking questions that we have forgotten. We need to look hard at how to use our square meters. For instance， what is that space for？ Whos using it and how？ We should understand what resources we have and how they are used. Then we need to ask what services are available in the vicinity—not only in the city center， but in every vicinity. We also have to ask ourselves： How do we work？ Why is the place I live in here， and work is far away？

3 We need to rethink cities around the four guiding principles. First， ecology—for a green and sustainable city. Second， proximity—to live with reduced kilometers to other activities. Third， solidarity—to create links between people. Finally， participation should actively involve citizens in the transformation of their neighborhood.

4 How do we get this done？ The first city to adopt the 15?minute city idea is Paris. Mayor（市长） Anne Hidalgo has suggested a big bang of proximity， which includes， for instance， a massive decentralization， developing new services for each of the districts—a reduction of traffic by increasing bike lanes into spaces of leisure; new economic models to encourage local shops; building more green spaces; transforming existing infrastructure. Thats actually a golden rule of the 15?minute city： every square meter thats already built should be used for different things.

5 The 15?minute city should have three key features. First， the rhythm of the city should follow humans， not cars. Second， each square meter should serve different purposes. Finally， neighborhoods should be designed so that we can live， work and thrive in them without having to constantly commute elsewhere.

6 Its funny if you think of it： the way many modern cities are designed for saving time， and yet so much time is lost to commuting， sitting in traffic jams， driving to a mall. The 15?minute city idea answers the question of saving time by turning it on its head， by suggesting a different pace of life—a 15?minute pace.

7 Thank you.

[Reading][Check]

Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text

Genre    1. What is the type of this text？

A. A letter. B. A lecture. C. A narration. D. A description.

Vocabulary 2. What does the underlined word “proximity” mean in paragraph 3？

A. Wide space. B. Narrow space.

C. Long distance. D. Short distance.

Detail     3. What plays a key role in the idea of the 15?minute city according to the text？

A. Urban lifestyle. B. Active participation.

C. New services. D. Saving time.

Ⅱ. Fill in each blank with only one word according to the text

[Language][Study]

Memorize some text?centered chunks

be designed for 为……而设计 be lost to sth 被……夺去