1. But China's countryside, home to 900 million, has energy woes of its own—low

tech, but no less important to the nation's development.

2. The country, home to the World Trade Organization and the International

Committee of the Red Cross, has a reputation for trustworthiness stemming largely

from banking secrecy rules that date back to the 17th century, when Geneva banks

were the lenders of choice for French King Louis XIV.

這個(gè)國(guó)家，作為世界貿(mào)易組織和國(guó)際紅十字委員會(huì)所在地，素以良好的信譽(yù)著稱，

其可靠信譽(yù)主要源于可追溯到 17 世紀(jì)的銀行保密規(guī)定——當(dāng)時(shí)日內(nèi)瓦各家銀行是

法國(guó)國(guó)王路易十四優(yōu)先選擇的借貸機(jī)構(gòu)。

3. In Western Europe, the home of traditional US allies, the same trends have been

recorded.

在美國(guó)傳統(tǒng)盟友的老家西歐，也顯示了同樣的趨勢(shì)。

拓展學(xué)習(xí)：a）In 2004, Ireland became the first country to ban smoking in bars, a

move copied across Europe.

2004 年，愛爾蘭成為第一個(gè)禁止在酒吧吸煙的國(guó)家，這一做法隨之在整個(gè)歐洲推

廣開來。

b）The prohibition amplified a trend toward drinking at home, fueled in part by rising

bar prices.

這項(xiàng)禁令使人們?cè)诩液染频内厔?shì)加強(qiáng)了，而酒吧的漲價(jià)也是這一趨勢(shì)加劇的

部分原因。

4. Capturing Mumbai in a few sentences is a tall order. Add in its home state of

Maharashtra and the bordering state of Goa, and the order becomes taller still.

要用幾句話描述清楚孟買是一件很難的事，而如果加上它所在的馬哈拉斯特拉邦

及其鄰邦果阿，那就更難講清楚了。

5. In 1989, the Utah native had a job at North Carolina State University in Raleigh and

wanted to return to his home state.

在 1989 年，這個(gè)猶他州的本地人在羅利市的北卡羅來納州立大學(xué)謀得一個(gè)職位，

但他想回到他家鄉(xiāng)所在的州。

6. the artist's native city 畫家的出生地

7. It is home to industrial parks, resorts filled with weekend homes, and farms—some

of which make Italy the world's leading producer of Kiwis.

這里到處是工業(yè)園區(qū)，遍布周末別墅的旅游勝地和農(nóng)場(chǎng)——有些農(nóng)場(chǎng)使意大利成為

世界獼猴桃生產(chǎn)第一大國(guó)。

8. Kowloon is also the home to two of the world's most luxurious hotels.

九龍也是世界上最豪華的兩家酒店的所在地。

9. It's where the central government resides. 是中央政府所在地。

10. The St.Patrick Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of New York.

圣帕特里克大教堂是紐約大主教的住所。