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Big cities are home to millionsmillion (noun)Very large numbers, each equal to a thousand thousand (1,000,000).≈ Synonym: a huge number🇺🇿UZ: millionlab🇷🇺RU: миллионы of people around the world. From New York to Tokyo, from London to Mumbai, large cities offer many opportunitiesopportunity (noun)Chances to do something good or beneficial.≈ Synonym: chances🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyatlar🇷🇺RU: возможности but also presentpresent (verb)To show or cause something, such as a problem, to exist.≈ Synonym: create🇺🇿UZ: keltirib chiqarmoq, taqdim etmoq🇷🇺RU: представлять (проблему) some challengeschallenge (noun)Difficult situations that test a person's ability.≈ Synonym: difficulties🇺🇿UZ: qiyinchiliklar🇷🇺RU: трудности. Life in a big city is very different from life in a small town or villagevillage (noun)A small community or settlement, smaller than a town.≈ Synonym: hamlet🇺🇿UZ: qishloq🇷🇺RU: деревня.
One of the biggest advantagesadvantage (noun)Things that give a benefit or make a situation better.≈ Synonym: benefits🇺🇿UZ: afzalliklar🇷🇺RU: преимущества of living in a big city is the varietyvariety (noun)A number of different types of something.≈ Synonym: range🇺🇿UZ: xilma-xillik🇷🇺RU: разнообразие of jobs. Cities usually have many businessesbusiness (noun)Companies or organizations that buy and sell goods or services.≈ Synonym: companies🇺🇿UZ: korxonalar, bizneslar🇷🇺RU: предприятия, factories, shops, and offices. This means people have more chanceschance (noun)Opportunities or possibilities to do something.≈ Synonym: opportunities🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyatlar🇷🇺RU: шансы to find work. Many companies also pay higher salariessalary (noun)Fixed amounts of money paid regularly to workers for their job.≈ Synonym: wages🇺🇿UZ: maoshlar🇷🇺RU: зарплаты in cities because the cost of livingcost of living (noun)The amount of money needed to pay for basic things like food, housing, and clothes.≈ Synonym: living expenses🇺🇿UZ: yashash tannarxi🇷🇺RU: стоимость жизни is higher. In addition toin addition to (prep)As well as; also.≈ Synonym: besides🇺🇿UZ: ...dan tashqari🇷🇺RU: в дополнение к, кроме jobs, cities often have better schools, universities, and hospitals, giving people accessaccess (noun)The chance or right to use or get something.≈ Synonym: availability🇺🇿UZ: kirish imkoniyati, foydalanish huquqi🇷🇺RU: доступ to educationeducation (noun)The process of teaching and learning, especially in schools.≈ Synonym: schooling🇺🇿UZ: ta'lim🇷🇺RU: образование and health serviceshealth service (noun)Organizations and systems, such as hospitals, that help people stay healthy.≈ Synonym: healthcare🇺🇿UZ: sog'liqni saqlash xizmatlari🇷🇺RU: услуги здравоохранения that may not be availableavailable (adj)Able to be used, found, or obtained.≈ Synonym: obtainable🇺🇿UZ: mavjud🇷🇺RU: доступный in smaller places.
Cities also offer many things to do in free timefree time (noun)Time when you are not working or studying.≈ Synonym: leisure🇺🇿UZ: bo'sh vaqt🇷🇺RU: свободное время. People can visit museumsmuseum (noun)A building where you can see old or interesting objects.≈ Synonym: gallery🇺🇿UZ: muzey🇷🇺RU: музей, cinemascinema (noun)A place where you go to watch films.≈ Synonym: movie theatre🇺🇿UZ: kinoteatr🇷🇺RU: кинотеатр, theatrestheatre (noun)Buildings where plays and performances are shown to an audience.≈ Synonym: playhouses🇺🇿UZ: teatrlar🇷🇺RU: театры, or sports stadiumsstadium (noun)A large place where people watch sports.≈ Synonym: arena🇺🇿UZ: stadion🇷🇺RU: стадион. There are often parks, restaurants, shopping centresshopping centre (noun)Large buildings or areas containing many different shops.≈ Synonym: malls🇺🇿UZ: savdo markazlari🇷🇺RU: торговые центры, and clubs where people can meet friends and enjoy themselves. Public transportpublic transport (noun)Buses, trains, and other vehicles that anyone can use to travel, usually for a fee.≈ Synonym: mass transit🇺🇿UZ: jamoat transporti🇷🇺RU: общественный транспорт like buses, trains, and undergroundunderground (noun)A railway system that runs mostly below the surface of a city.≈ Synonym: subway🇺🇿UZ: metro🇷🇺RU: метро systems makes it easy to move aroundmove around (phrase)To travel from one place to another within an area.≈ Synonym: travel about🇺🇿UZ: harakatlanmoq, aylanib yurmoq🇷🇺RU: передвигаться without a car.
However, life in a big city can also be difficult. One of the main problems is the high cost of living. Rentrent (noun)Money paid regularly to live in or use a place that belongs to someone else.≈ Synonym: lease payment🇺🇿UZ: ijara haqi🇷🇺RU: арендная плата, food, and other everyday itemseveryday item (noun)Ordinary things that people use or buy regularly.≈ Synonym: daily necessities🇺🇿UZ: kundalik buyumlar🇷🇺RU: повседневные товары are often more expensiveexpensive (adj)Costing a lot of money.≈ Synonym: costly🇺🇿UZ: qimmat🇷🇺RU: дорогой than in smaller towns. Traffictraffic (noun)The cars and other vehicles on a road.🇺🇿UZ: transport harakati, tirbandlik🇷🇺RU: дорожное движение, пробки is another common issueissue (noun)A problem or topic that needs to be discussed or dealt with.≈ Synonym: problem🇺🇿UZ: muammo, masala🇷🇺RU: проблема. Many cities have crowdedcrowded (adj)Full of people or things, often uncomfortably so.≈ Synonym: packed🇺🇿UZ: gavjum🇷🇺RU: переполненный streets, and getting from one place to another can take a long time.
Pollution is also a serious concernconcern (noun)A feeling of worry about something important.≈ Synonym: worry🇺🇿UZ: tashvish, muammo🇷🇺RU: беспокойство, проблема. Big cities often have more cars and factories, which means more air and noisenoise (noun)A sound, often loud and unpleasant.≈ Synonym: sound🇺🇿UZ: shovqin🇷🇺RU: шум pollution. This can affectaffect (verb)To have an influence on someone or something, often causing change.≈ Synonym: influence🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir qilmoq🇷🇺RU: влиять people’s health. In addition, cities can feel crowded, and some people may find it stressfulstressful (adj)Causing worry, pressure, or mental tension.≈ Synonym: tense🇺🇿UZ: asabiylashtiruvchi, stressli🇷🇺RU: стрессовый to live amongamong (prep)In the middle of a group of people or things.≈ Synonym: amid🇺🇿UZ: orasida🇷🇺RU: среди so many others.
In conclusion, big cities offer many opportunities and exciting experiencesexperience (noun)Something that happens to you and affects you.🇺🇿UZ: tajriba, taassurot🇷🇺RU: опыт, впечатление, but they also have challenges that people need to think about. Whether city life is the right choicechoice (noun)A decision between two or more things.≈ Synonym: option🇺🇿UZ: tanlov🇷🇺RU: выбор depends ondepend on (phrase)Is decided or influenced by something else.≈ Synonym: relies on🇺🇿UZ: bog'liq bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: зависит от what a person wants and valuesvalue (verb)Considers something important or worthwhile.≈ Synonym: cares about🇺🇿UZ: qadrlamoq🇷🇺RU: ценить.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (70–100 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | millionnoun | millionlab | миллионы | About three million people live in Tashkent. |
| 2 | opportunitynoun | imkoniyatlar | возможности | Big cities offer more job opportunities for young people. |
| 3 | presentverb | keltirib chiqarmoq, taqdim etmoq | представлять (проблему) | Moving abroad can present many difficulties. |
| 4 | challengenoun | qiyinchiliklar | трудности | Learning to drive in the city was a real challenge. |
| 5 | villagenoun | qishloq | деревня | My grandparents live in a small village near Fergana. |
| 6 | advantagenoun | afzalliklar | преимущества | One advantage of living downtown is that everything is close. |
| 7 | varietynoun | xilma-xillik | разнообразие | The market sells a huge variety of fruit. |
| 8 | businessnoun | korxonalar, bizneslar | предприятия | Many new businesses have opened in our area. |
| 9 | chancenoun | imkoniyatlar | шансы | This is your chance to show what you can do. |
| 10 | salarynoun | maoshlar | зарплаты | He was offered a higher salary at the new company. |
| 11 | cost of livingnoun | yashash tannarxi | стоимость жизни | The cost of living in big cities keeps going up. |
| 12 | in addition topreposition | ...dan tashqari | в дополнение к, кроме | In addition to English, she speaks Russian and Korean. |
| 13 | accessnoun | kirish imkoniyati, foydalanish huquqi | доступ | Not every village has access to fast internet. |
| 14 | educationnoun | ta'lim | образование | My parents spent a lot on my education. |
| 15 | health servicenoun | sog'liqni saqlash xizmatlari | услуги здравоохранения | The town needs better health services for older people. |
| 16 | availableadjective | mavjud | доступный | Is this seat available? |
| 17 | free timenoun | bo'sh vaqt | свободное время | What do you do in your free time? |
| 18 | museumnoun | muzey | музей | There is a small museum about the history of our town. |
| 19 | cinemanoun | kinoteatr | кинотеатр | Let's go to the cinema on Saturday. |
| 20 | theatrenoun | teatrlar | театры | We went to the theatre to see a play by Shakespeare. |
| 21 | stadiumnoun | stadion | стадион | The new football stadium holds 30,000 people. |
| 22 | shopping centrenoun | savdo markazlari | торговые центры | The new shopping centre has over two hundred shops. |
| 23 | public transportnoun | jamoat transporti | общественный транспорт | Public transport in Tashkent is cheap and quick. |
| 24 | undergroundnoun | metro | метро | The underground is the fastest way to get across the city. |
| 25 | move aroundphrase | harakatlanmoq, aylanib yurmoq | передвигаться | It's easy to move around the city by metro. |
| 26 | rentnoun | ijara haqi | арендная плата | The rent for our flat went up again this year. |
| 27 | everyday itemnoun | kundalik buyumlar | повседневные товары | Prices of everyday items like bread and milk have risen. |
| 28 | expensiveadjective | qimmat | дорогой | Eating out every day is too expensive for students. |
| 29 | trafficnoun | transport harakati, tirbandlik | дорожное движение, пробки | There is always heavy traffic in the morning. |
| 30 | issuenoun | muammo, masala | проблема | Parking is a big issue in the city centre. |
| 31 | crowdedadjective | gavjum | переполненный | The bus was so crowded that I had to stand. |
| 32 | concernnoun | tashvish, muammo | беспокойство, проблема | Safety is our main concern. |
| 33 | noisenoun | shovqin | шум | The noise from the street kept me awake. |
| 34 | affectverb | ta'sir qilmoq | влиять | The noise from the road affects my sleep. |
| 35 | stressfuladjective | asabiylashtiruvchi, stressli | стрессовый | Moving house is one of the most stressful things in life. |
| 36 | amongpreposition | orasida | среди | She felt happy among her friends. |
| 37 | experiencenoun | tajriba, taassurot | опыт, впечатление | Living abroad was a great experience. |
| 38 | choicenoun | tanlov | выбор | You made the right choice. |
| 39 | depend onphrase | bog'liq bo'lmoq | зависит от | The price of the trip depends on the season. |
| 40 | valueverb | qadrlamoq | ценить | I value my friends more than money. |