主题:自然生态——城市生态 语篇类型:科普类短文
Nature in Cities
Cities can be lovely homes for plants and animals. People around the world want to make their cities more livable(宜居的) for animals and plants. Let's see how they do that!
Forests in Milan
In Milan, Italy, there are two special tall buildings. Green plants cover them. They look like forests in the air. The " forests" have about 800 trees, 15,000 small plants and 5,000 shrubs(灌木). People plant them on balconies (阳台).
Wuhan, the" sponge(海绵) city"
Wuhan in Hubei is rich in water. But it is often troubled by floods (洪水). In 2015, Wuhan started to build itself as a" sponge city". It built many gardens, ponds (池塘) and wetlands (湿地) around the city. When it rains, they can take in water like a sponge.
Cities can be lovely homes for and .