旅游英语Unit-6

Unit6NorthChina旅游英语顾艳蕾2Lesson10:BeijingPartI:Translation---HutongsinBeijingA：瞧，这就是我跟你说过的地方。B：这里的胡同(hutongs)可真多，我们从哪儿开始啊？A：俗话说，这北京啊，是有名的胡同三千六，无名的胡同赛牛毛。B：比牛毛还多啊？A：那当然！往这儿走。看，这些都是四合院(courtyards)。B：咱们走近点儿看看。哎，这是门墩儿(stoneblocks)吗？A：对，而且不同的门墩儿也有不同的意思，你从门墩儿就可以知道这家人是做什么工作的。B：哦，原来是这样的。那一个四合院里可以住四家人吗？A：不一定。以前，有钱的人是一家人住一个或者好几个四合院，没钱的呢，就很多家人合住一个四合院。B：那这儿的四合院还和以前一样吗？A：不，已经有很大的不同，大部分四合院的格局(setup)已经改变了。但无论怎么变，四合院都是北京生活最重要的代表。3PartII:ShanxiandInnerMongolia2.1ReadingComprehension1.WhydidZhaojunvolunteertomarrythechiefofXiongnu?2.WhowerethefourbeautiesofancientChina?3.WhatwastheresultofWangZhaojun’smarriagetotheXiongnuChanyu?4.WhywastheresultofWangZhaojunalsocalled“Qingzhong”?5.WhatisthemainreasonforvisitorstocometoInnerMongolia?6.Whatarethetraditionalactibitiesvisitorscanenjoyonthegrasslands?4PartII:ShanxiandInnerMongolia2.2Translation:TaiyuanTaiyuanisthecapitalofShanxiProvince.IdeallysituatedintheTaiyuanBasininthecentralpartoftheprovince,itisborderedbytheTaihangMountainsintheeastandtheLuliangMountainsinthewest.TheFenheRiverflowsthroughthecity.Taiyuanhasgrownintoaboomingindustrialcityinthepastfewdecades.Itsnetworkofrailwaylinesprovidesalinktoallpartsofthecountry,anditscoalandsteelindustriesoccupyanimportantpositioninChina'sindustriessystem.5PartII:ShanxiandInnerMongolia2.2Translation:TaiyuanTheturbulenthistoryofTaiyuancanbetracedbacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriodmorethattwothousandyearsago.ButitwasnotuntiltheTangDynasty,aboutonethousandyearsago,thatTaiyuanreallybecameKnownasametropolisofCathay.ThefirstempressinChinesehistory,WuZetian(624-705),wasbornhere.Whenshecametopower,sheappointedMinisterCuiShenqingasgovernorofBingzhou(Taiyuan).HewasinstructedtohaveabridgebuiltovertheFenheRivertoconnectthetownsofXicheng(WestCity)andDongcheng(Eastcity),makingTaiyuanatruemetropolis.6PartII:ShanxiandInnerMongolia2.2Translation:TaiyuanWithitsmountainsanditsriver,Taiyuanwasanimportantmilitarytownforwhichwarstrategistsofvariousdynastiescontested.Formorethanathousandyears,manybattleswerefoughthere.InA.D.975ZhaoGuanyioftheSongDynastydispatched400,000troopstoconquerTaiyuan.Inviewofthefactthatlocalforcesofvariousdynastiesoftensetupseparatistregimesbyforceofarms,hehadthetownburneddowncompletelybecauseofwhathebelievedwereundulygreatambitionstorulehere.Sevenyearslater(A.D.982),generalLiMeioftheSongDynastybeganthereconstructionofthetown,establishingthecityofTaiyuanasweknowittoday.7PartII:ShanxiandInnerMongolia2.3Discussion:WhatistheCultureofShanxiMerchants?ShanxiMerchants晋商8PartIII:InnerMongolia9PartIII:InnerMongoliaVocabulary：1.ScenicSpot2.therollinggrass3.Mongoliantraditionalyurt4.Lowbeds5.Aobao6.NadamFestival10PartIII:InnerMongoliaTopicsfordiscussion:1.InordertobuildBeijingintoamoderninternationalcity,manycourtyardsandhutongsinBeijinghavebeenremovedordestroyed.Commentonthis.2.ManyarfcheologistsarestilllookingfortherealtombofGenghisKhan(成吉思汗),andmanyimperialtombssuchasQinShiHuang’stombhavebeenfoundandexcavated.Doyouthinkitbettertokeepthetombsuntouchedoropenthemupforstudiesandtourism?Why?