lhqlyw

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyard in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Era conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against Cairo’s skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people. Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5 million. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day here. It’s a basic existence, not sanitary or electricity.

 

When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig a way for the funeral to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the city of the dead, I'll go and do that.

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egypt pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I can get a regular work outside,we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here. But the life outside the cemetery is beautiful and better.

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they will be able to move out of the city of the dead.

monicacui

下次发稿注意字体大小,Verdana 3号，谢谢配合——fiona

The city of the dead is one of the largest grave yards in Egypt. Homes to Thousands of tomb stones dating back is earliest 14^th centry. It was traditionally a burial old ground for // and their relatives. From a distance, set against to Carol skyline, it looks like a shaddy town, but this is a burial groud with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people. Carol’s estimated population ranges every where from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many , free accomandation. No one knows for sure how many live in this / city, estimates are between  31,000 and 5 million. Some / manage to make a living by garding the tombs for few dollars a day. It is a basic exisadance, no / or electricity.

When we wake up, if there is body to bury, we dig a way for a funeral to start. Then we bury the forms. And Whenever I get work outside of the city of the dead, I’m going to dead. It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyption pounds a day barely enough to feed his family. Life is more difficult here than the outside. But you get regular work outside, you won’t have a normal life. We are only a living here, the life outside of / beautiful and better.

And soon the grave / /by , not knowing wether they will ever be able to move out of the city of dead.

[ 本帖最后由 fionainnicemood 于 2008-6-5 22:51 编辑 ]

AMountain

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt. Home to thousands of tombstones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for era conqueror and their relatives.

 

From the distance, set against the Cairo's skyline, it looks like a shanty town. But this is a burial groud with a diffrence. The city of the dead is full of gravestones, tombs and living people.

 

Cairo's estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5 million.

 

Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for few dollars a day. It's a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

"We may wake up if there’s a body to bury. We dig away for the funeral to start and we would bury the corpse. Whenever I get work outside the city of dead, I’ll go and do that."

 

It's just as well he doesn't pay rent here. He only earns a few Egypt pounds, barely enough to feed his family.

 

"Life is more difficult here than the outside. If I could get regular work outside, we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but life outside the cemetery is beautiful and better."

 

And so the grave dwellers scraved by, not knowing wether they'll ever be able to move out of the city of the dead.

笨鸟追日

on lhqlyw

 

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyard in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against Cairo’s skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5 million. Some dwellers manage to make a living by garding the tombs for a few dollars a day here. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig a way for the funeral to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the city of the dead, I'll go and do that.

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egypt pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

Life is more difficult here than on the outside If I can get a regular work outside,we would have a normal life.we are earning a living here. But the life outside the cemetery is beautiful and better.

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they will be able to move out of the city of the dead.

lxwsdrz9999

——不明白你为什么要把conquerors标红…笨鸟追日写的也是conquerors，还有如果只是标点问题，只需标红标点，你把for many even free accommodation都标红，就有点夸张了，后面一处也是~

 标红谨慎，欢迎常来，谢谢配合。——fiona

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt. Home to thousands of tombstones dating back as early as the 14th century, it was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against the Cairo's skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of gravestones, tombs and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated a population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap and for many even free accommodations， no one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between thirty thousand and five million. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

“When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig a way for the funeral to start then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside of the city of the dead, I’m going do that.”

 

It's just as well he doesn't pay rent here, he only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

"Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I could get regular work outside, I would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but life outside the cemetery is beautiful and better. "

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by not knowing whether they’ll ever be able to move out of the city of the dead.（去掉逗号正好。）

 

[ 本帖最后由 fionainnicemood 于 2008-6-6 12:58 编辑 ]

jami_2001

HomeWork:

 

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the fourteenth century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives.

 

From a distance set against the Cairo skyline, it looks like a shantytown, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

 

Cairo's estimated population ranges anywhere from fourteen to eighteen million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in this makeshift cities, estimates are between thirty thousand and five million. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It's a basic existance, no sanitation or electricity.

 

"When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig a way for the funeral to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work out the city of the dead, I will go and do that." It's just as well he doesn't pay rent here, he only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

"Life is more difficult here than on the outside, but it can get regular work outside, we will have a normal life. We are earning a living here, and life outside is sanitary, beautiful and better."

 

And so the grave dewellers scrape by, not knowing whether they will ever be able to move out of the city of the dead.

 

Vocabulary:

1. shantytown: a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties

2. makeshift: done or made using whatever is available(adj.); something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency(n.)

3. dweller: a person who inhabits a particular place

4. corpse: the dead body of a human being

5. sanitary: free from filth and pathogens

6. scrape by: manage one's existence barely

7. sanitation: the state of being clean and conducive to health

[ 本帖最后由 jami_2001 于 2008-6-6 11:22 编辑 ]

aya8386

以后请注意分段，保持版面美感——fiona

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt home to thousands of tombstones dating back as early as the 14 century. It was traditional a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against the Cairo skyline, it looks like a shanty town. But this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of gravestones, tombs and living people. Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap and for many even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in those make-shift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5 million. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity. We may wake up, if there is a body to bury. We dig a way for the funeral to start. Then we bury the corps. Whenever I get a work outside the city of the dead, I am going to do that. It’s just as well, he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earn a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family. Life is more difficult here than the outside. If I can get regular work outside, I would have a normal life. We are earning a living here. The life outside the cemetery is beautiful and better. And so the grave dwellers screamed by not knowing whether they will ever able to move out of the city of the dead.

[ 本帖最后由 fionainnicemood 于 2008-6-6 19:56 编辑 ]

beibilj

HW

你应该在lxysdr9999的基础上修改，参看版内发帖规则，谢谢配合！

后面的筒子请在lxysdr9999的基础上修改！谢谢——fiona

whatever,欢迎来到自然百科

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tombstones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against the Cairo skyline, it looks like a shanty town. But this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of gravestones, tombs and living people.

 

Cairo s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap and for many even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in those make-shift cities. Estimates are between 30, 000 and 5 million. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

when we wake up, if there is a body to bury, We dig a way for the funeral for start and we bury the corpse. But whenever I get a work outside the city of the dead, I am going to do that.

 

It' s just as well, he doesn t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

 Life is more difficult here than the outside. If I can get regular work outside, who will have a normal life. We are earning a living here. The life outside the  cemetery is beautiful and better.

 

And so the grave dwellers screamed by not knowing whether they will ever able to move out the city of the dead.

[ 本帖最后由 beibilj 于 2008-6-7 09:24 编辑 ]

春山如笑

The city of the dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against Cairo’s skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5 million. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig a way for the funeral to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the city of the dead, I'll go and do that.

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I could get / regular work outside, we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but / life outside the cemetery (is) beautiful and better.

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they will be able to move out of the city of the dead.

 

fionainnicemood

准备收稿啦~大家快来改~

 

The City of the Dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against Cairo / skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5,000,000. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig and wait for the funeral to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the City of the Dead, I / go and do that.

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I could get regular work outside, we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but   life outside the cemetery (is) beautiful and better.

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they will be able to move out of the City of the Dead.

toyworld

    on  Fiona

 

 

 

 

The City of the Dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against   the Cairo / skyline, it looks like a shantytown, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities, estimates are between 30,000 and 5,000,000. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig and wait for the funeral to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the City of the Dead, I'll go and do that.

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I could get regular work outside, we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but   life outside the cemetery (is) beautiful and better.

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they'll ever be able to move out of the City of the Dead.

[ 本帖最后由 toyworld 于 2008-6-6 21:51 编辑 ]

jjmm

The City of the Dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against Cairo skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The City of the Dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5,000,000. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig and wait for the funeral to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the City of the Dead, I'll go and do that.

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I could get regular work outside, we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but   life outside the cemetery (is) beautiful and better.

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they'll be able to move out of the City of the Dead.

shanjason

on整理

 

The City of the Dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against Cairo skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5,000,000. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

"When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig and wait for the funeral up to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the City of the Dead, I go and do that."

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

"Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I can get regular work outside, we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but life outside the cemetery is beautiful and better."

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they will ever be able to move out of the City of the Dead.

fionainnicemood

The City of the Dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against Cairo skyline, it looks like a shanty town, but this is a burial ground with a difference. The city of the dead is full of grave stones, tombs, and living people.

 

Cairo’s estimated population ranges anywhere from 14 to 18 million. People are desperately searching for work. The city of the dead offers cheap, and for many, even free accommodation. No one knows for sure how many live in these makeshift cities. Estimates are between 30,000 and 5,000,000. Some dwellers manage to make a living by guarding the tombs for a few dollars a day. It’s a basic existence, no sanitation or electricity.

 

"When we wake up, if there is a body to bury, we dig and wait for the funeral / to start, then we bury the corpse. But whenever I get work outside the City of the Dead, I go and do that."

 

It’s just as well he doesn’t pay rent here. He only earns a few Egyptian pounds a day, barely enough to feed his family.

 

"Life is more difficult here than on the outside. If I could get regular work outside, we would have a normal life. We are earning a living here, but life outside the cemetery is beautiful and better."

 

And so the grave dwellers scrape by, not knowing whether they will ever be able to move out of the City of the Dead.