SimonWakefield’sYunnanDiaryApril20thSimonWakefieldtraveledroundYunnanafterleavinguniversity.Belowareextractsfromthediarythathekept.I’vebeeninYunnanfortwomonthsnowandI’mstillastonishedbyhowvariedthelandscapeis.thevariedlandscapeinYunnanApril20thI’vebeeninYunnanfortwomonthsnowandI’mstillastonishedbyhowvariedthelandscapeis.Downinthesouth,inXishuangbanna,it’sverytropical.YulongXueshanMountainXianggelilaTigerLeapinggorgeFirstbendofYangtzeRiverXishuangbanna这座500多米长的悬空木栈道,是世界最高、中国最长的绿色“空中走廊”。“月色摇晃树影穿梭在热带雨林”,这一块潘多拉的土地,带着那原始而纯粹的神秘感,等着我们去探险野象谷中还建有一些大树旅馆和观象台,旅客如有耐心,可看见野象到河边饮水、洗澡曼景兰是民俗风味一条街,地道的傣族集市,在这里可以吃到正宗的傣族风味,也是了解民俗的好地方。Water-splashingfestival泼水节是傣族人最盛大的节日,如果你有幸赶上这个盛会,就尽情感受傣族人的热情与祝福吧。Position:innorth-westYunnan.Theoldtownisonthesideofamountainandoppositeitisthe5,500metreYulongXueshanMountain,itspeakcoveredwithsnow.Feature:Lijiangishalfnewtownandhalfoldtown.feeling:TheskyisclearblueandIdon’tthinkI’veeverseenanythingelsesobeautifulinmylife.LijiangYulongXueshanMountainYulongXueshanMountainhight:_______meterTheoldtownofLijiangTheoldtownofLijiangEarlythismorningIwalkeduptoabeautifulparkontheslopesofthemountain,andsatandwatchedasthetownslowlywokeuptotheday.Seenfromabove,theoldtownisamazeofcanals,littlebridgesandtinycobbledstreetsthattouristsgetlostin.TheoldtownofLijiangTheoldtownisamazeofcanals,littlebridgesandtinycobbledstreetsThreeriversrunthroughthecityandwhereveryougo,youhearthesoundofrushingwater.Carsarenotallowedintheoldtown.Asyouwalkpasttheancientwoodenandstonehouses,youfeelyouarewalkingbackintothepast.youcanhearthesoundofrushingwater.theancientwoodenandstonehousesApril23rdThisregioniswheretheNaxiethnicgroupliveTheircultureisfascinating:Socialposition:itisthewomenwhorunNaxisociety,anduntilrecently,Naxiwomeninheritedallproperty.Baby:Theysitinsmallcirclesinthesquare,withtheirbabiesontheirbacks,completelyuninterestedinthetourists!Thecustomofplayingcards:Theyhavethecustomofplayingcardsoncardtablesinthemiddleofthestreet.Clothes:TheNaxistillweartraditionalcostume----thewomenwearblueblousesandtrouserscoveredbyablueorblackapron.TheclothesofNaxiPeople丽江纳西族民族服饰根据地域分布也分好几种的,通常我们看到的是大研古城的“披星戴月”丽江纳西族的大襟女袄多为布袍,基本结构是大袖、无领、夹层,前短后长。穿时将袖口卷齐肘部,上加坎肩、百褶围腰,背披“羊披”。由于丽江地区的海拔、气温、水草山林等条件宜于发展畜牧业,牛羊皮毛也就成为纳西族服饰的重要组成部分。4ThisafternoonIwasluckyenoughtomeetaNaximanfromtheoldtown.Hewasbetween80and90yearsold,butwasfullofenergy.HespokesomeEnglishandshowedmesometranslationsofNaxipoems.Itwasfascinatingtoreadthem!TheNaxilanguagePosition:theonlyhieroglyphiclanguagestillinusehistory:over1,000yearsold.TheNaxilanguageThefaithofNaxipeopleTheNaxibelievethattheycamefromacreaturecalledTabu,whohelpedthemhatchfrommagiceggs.Thisstoryisshowninpicturesinbooksputtogetherinthe10thcentury,andtherearestillafewcopiesoftheseancientbooksinLijiang.April25thLijiangisacityofpaintersandwriters,butNaxicultureisparticularlyfamousforitsmusic.Passedfromfathertoson,themusichasnotchangedforeightcenturies,andamongthericherNaxipeople,knowledgeofthismusicshowedthatyouwerearealgentleman.TheNaxiOrchestraTheNaxiOrchestraTheNaxiOrchestraplace--inanoldwoodenhallperformers--Naximen,someofwhomlookedasiftheywerewellover100yearsold!songs--ancientsongs,songswithnamessuchasThewaterDragonIssinging,WindfromtheRiverandTheSheepontheHill.feelings--Sometimestheinstrumentssoundedlikewomencrying,ortreesbendingundersnow.audiences--bothtouristsandlocalpeople.Everyonelistenedasifsomeonehadputaspellonthem.April29th6IhaveonlyonedayleftbeforetravelingtoKunmingandthenflyingbackhome.MystayherehasbeenunforgettableandIreallydon’twanttoleave.I’velearntsomuchabouttheNaxiculture,andInowunderstandthatalthoughpeoplemayseemverydifferentfromyou,wealllaugh,cry,andneedloveandfriendship.Howeverdifferentwemayappeartobeatfirst,weareallthesame,allequal.SimonWakefield’sYunnanDiary1.FastreadingActivity1:Readthepassage.Matchthephotoswiththeparagraphs.Activity2:readthepasagesagainandanswerthequestionsparagraph1paragraph2aparagraph3paragraph4paragraph5paragraph6cbefd2.IntensivereadingActivity3:Choosethebestanswers.1.TheoldtownLijiangis______.a.onthesideofYulongXueshanMountainb.oppositeYulongXueshanMountaic.coveredwithsnow2.Naxiwomen______.a.usedtoinheritallproperty.b.inheritallproperty.c.havealwaysinheritedproperty.Activity3:Choosethebestanswers.3.TheoldmanwhoSimonmet______.a.hadmadetranslationsofNaxipoemsb.readNaxipoemstoSimonc.wasverylively4.TheNaxilanguage_____a.isstillspokentoday.b.isnotspokenanymore.c.isalmost1,000yearsold.IntensivereadingActivity3:Choosethebestanswers.5.TheNaximenwhoplayedintheorchestra______.a.wereallveryold.b.playedinstrumentsthatsoundedsad.c.playedmusicthathadnotchangedforcenturies.6.Simonnowrealisesthat_______a.peopleareequal.b.weareallverydifferent.c.loveandfriendshipareveryimportant.3.languagepoints1.inheritv.inheritsthfromsb(1)继承(2)经遗传而获得(品质、特征)1.Afterhegrowsuphewillinheritthemoney.2.Wehaveinheritedallthefinetraditions.3.最终汤姆从他爷爷那里继承了10000美元。Finally,Tominherited10000dollarsfromhisgrandfather.4.她遗传了她母亲的全部美貌。Sheinheritedallhermother’sbeauty.2.inuse在使用中Seriouslydamaged,theb