【ChinatownisthenamegiventoanareainthemiddleofLondon.ItisjustbetweenLeicesterSquareandShaftsburyAvenue.GerrardStreetisatthecenterandisthemostimportantstreetinthearea.ThereisalargeChinesecommunity(社】
ChinatownisthenamegiventoanareainthemiddleofLondon.ItisjustbetweenLeicesterSquareandShaftsburyAvenue.GerrardStreetisatthecenterandisthemostimportantstreetinthearea.ThereisalargeChinesecommunity(社区)withalotofChineserestaurantsChinesesupermarketsandshopsinthisstreet.
Inthe1950sitwasapoorareaandeverythingwasverycheap.AtthesametimetheworldricemarketchangedandthousandsoffarmworkersinHongKonglosttheirjobs.TheybeganarrivinginLondontolookforwork.Theyfoundjobsintherestaurantsinthisarea.ManyBritish(英国的)peoplelikeChinesefoodandtherestaurantswerepopular.
Theserestaurantworkersoftenworked17hoursadayandhadnotimetolearnEnglish.AsmoreChinesearrivedmoreshopsandbusinessesgrewup.Wivescameandjoinedtheirhusbandsandchildrencameandjoinedtheirfathers.ThecommunitygrewandChinatownwasborn.
Inthe1970sand1980sBritish-bornChinesestartedtohaveabettereducationandthisbroughteconomic(经济的)successtothearea.ManyfamiliesmovedoutofChinatownandtherewasmorespaceforbusinesses.GerrardStreetbecameastreetonlyforvisitorsandwassoonapopularplacefortourists.
NoweveryoneknowsaboutLondon’sChinatown.DuringtheChineseNewYearthestreetsareseenwithnationalflagsandthousandsofChinesegointothestreets.FormostoftheyearthoughLondonersandtouristsgotheremainlyforthefoodintheChineserestaurants.ThebestrestaurantsaretheoneswheretheChineseeat.
1.IsthisChinatowninthemiddleofLondon?
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2.Howwastheareainthe1950s?
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3.WhydidtherestaurantworkershavenotimetolearnEnglish?
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4.WhendidBritish-bornChinesestarttohaveabettereducation?
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5.Whatisthetopicofthisarticle?
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