My city’s downtown looks depressed.
Picture it in your mind: abandoned buildings, paintless houses, broken
sidewalks, and drug addicts. A war movie can be filmed there without
significant changes.
But this decline in the quality of
life has occurred slowly. For example, families migrating to the suburbs,
mom-and-pop stores displaced by big retailers, high crime rates, and an indifferent mayor comprise some of the reasons for this ongoing deterioration.
Curiously, churches are the only ‘businesses’ that thrive in the downtown.
Living in the downtown is better
than in the suburbs because you have bakeries, five-and-ten stores, banks, and
recreational places within walking distance. Unfortunately, right now I am
living in the suburbs, so I can’t enjoy those amenities without driving a car.
Really good, Alex. Great vocabulary, very expressive. I have only one suggestion:
ReplyDeleteA war movie COULD be filmed there without significant changes.
Thanks for the comments.
DeleteI always confuse 'can' and 'could'.
I used 'can' because I was talking about something related to the present or future, "the movie".
I use 'could' to express something in the past.
In this case, "could" is the conditional tense, like "podría". What a ridiculous language that has the conditional and past tenses the same!
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