第二十一期 3-1(3/6)-英语听力

[00:00.94]Many of my international friends, who come to the United States, [00:05.28]tell me that they hesitate to walk through areas between houses [00:09.36]because they believe that property owners will shoot them [00:12.94]or at least object to their walking across private lawns and between houses. [00:17.87]Actually, this is a rather unfortunate misconception. [00:22.05]In the U.S,homes are built on land which is privately owned, but unless a property is fenced off, [00:29.20]such as a garden, or signs are posted saying "No Passing" or "No Hunting", etc. [00:35.16]Any person has a right to walk on private property between houses, small stores, etc. [00:41.20]In fact, residential building permits require [00:45.21]that there be at least 15 feet between any buildings, stores, etc.