9.2 用名词“home”或“seat”表示

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.

这个国家，作为世界贸易组织和国际红十字委员会所在地，素以良好的信誉著称，

其可靠信誉主要源于可追溯到 17 世纪的银行保密规定——当时日内瓦各家银行是

法国国王路易十四优先选择的借贷机构。

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

recorded.

在美国传统盟友的老家西欧，也显示了同样的趋势。

拓展学习：a）In 2004, Ireland became the first country to ban smoking in bars, a

move copied across Europe.

2004 年，爱尔兰成为第一个禁止在酒吧吸烟的国家，这一做法随之在整个欧洲推

广开来。

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

bar prices.

这项禁令使人们在家喝酒的趋势加强了，而酒吧的涨价也是这一趋势加剧的

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.

要用几句话描述清楚孟买是一件很难的事，而如果加上它所在的马哈拉斯特拉邦

及其邻邦果阿，那就更难讲清楚了。

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，这个犹他州的本地人在罗利市的北卡罗来纳州立大学谋得一个职位，

但他想回到他家乡所在的州。

6. the artist's native city 画家的出生地

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.

这里到处是工业园区，遍布周末别墅的旅游胜地和农场——有些农场使意大利成为

世界猕猴桃生产第一大国。

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

九龙也是世界上最豪华的两家酒店的所在地。

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纽约大主教的住所。