Changes in My Hometown

就读学校：湖南省邵阳市洞口县花古中学

指导教师：王莹

Dongkou is my hometown. It is in Hunan Province. It has changed a lot in the past few years.

Several years ago， there were many old houses. The river was very dirty andit smelled badly. It was inconvenient for people to go to work or school. Weusually go to work or school by bike or on foot. But now it has changed a lot.The old houses have disappeared. There are more tall buildings here than before.The river is so clean that people can swim in it. And there are more and morefish in the river. More and more people take buses to work or to school. Evenmore and more people drive their cars to work. The streets， the hospitals and thegovernment all have changed a lot. Of course the people have changed a lot， too.They become more civilized.

I am very happy to see that my hometown is becoming more and more beautiful.

家乡的变化

洞口是我的家乡，它位于湖南省。在过去的几年里它发生了很大的变化。

几年前，这里有许多老房子。河水很脏，气味也很难闻。人们上班或学习很不方便。我们通常骑自行车或步行出门上班或上学。但现在已经发生了很大的变化。老房子消失了，这里的高楼比以前多了。河水很干净，人们可以在里面游泳，河里的鱼也越来越多。越来越多的人乘公共汽车去上班或学习。甚至开车上班的人也越来越多。街道、医院和政府都发生了很大变化。当然，人们也改变了很多，他们变得更加文明。

我很高兴看到我的家乡变得越来越美丽。