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Unit3Traveljournal[话题导读]你想体验精彩的外部世界吗？你想开阔视野、增长知识吗？那么去旅行吧！TravellingTravellingisofcourseoneofthemostexcitingexperiencesapersoncanhaveintheirlifetime.Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards，moreandmorepeopletendtotraveltorelaxandenjoytheirlife.Theytraveltoseeothercountriesandcontinents，moderncitiesandsomeancienttowns.Itisalwaysinterestingtodiscovernewthingsandnewwaysoflife，tomeetdifferentpeople，totrydifferentfood，andtolistentodifferenttypesofmusic.Whenyoutravelathighspeeds，thepresentmeansnothing：youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplaces.Butactualarrival，whenitisachieved，ismeaningless.Ifweliketravelling，wewillseeandlearnalotofthingsthatwecanneverseeorlearnathome，thoughwemayreadabouttheminbooksandnewspapers，andseepicturesofthemonTV.Wecangetideasoftheconditionsandcustomsofotherpeople.Inaword，travelwillnotonlyhelpustogainknowledgeofgeographyandhistoryandotherknowledge，butalsowillhelpuswidenoureyesandkeephealthy，makinguslessnarrowminded.Travelwithyourbodyaswellasyourheart，andyouwillgainalotSectionⅠWarmingUp&Pre-reading&Reading—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]JOURNEYDOWNTHEMEKONGPART1THEDREAMANDTHEPLANMynameisWangKun.Eversince①middleschool,mysisterWangWeiandIhavedreamedabout②takingagreatbiketrip.Twoyearsagosheboughtanexpensivemountainbikeandthenshepersuaded③metobuyone.Lastyear,shevisitedourcousins,DaoWeiandYuHangattheircollegeinKunming.TheyareDaiandgrewupinwesternYunnanProvinceneartheLancangRiver,theChinesepartoftheriverthatiscalledtheMekongRiverinothercountries④.WangWeisoongottheminterestedin⑤cycling⑥too.Aftergraduating⑦fromcollege,wefinally⑧gotthechancetotakeabiketrip.Iaskedmysister,“Wherearewegoing？”ItwasmysisterwhofirsthadtheideatocyclealongtheentireMekongRiverfromwhereitbeginstowhereitends⑨.Nowsheisplanningourschedule⑩forthetrip.Iamfondof⑪mysisterbutshehasoneseriousshortcoming⑫.Shecan⑬bereallystubborn⑭.Althoughshedidn'tknowthebestwayofgettingtoplaces,sheinsistedthatsheorganize⑮thetripproperly⑯.NowIknowthattheproperwayisalwaysherway.Ikeptasking⑰her,“Whenareweleavingandwhenarewecomingback？⑱”Iaskedherwhethershehadlookedatamapyet.Ofcourseshehadn't;mysisterdoesn'tcareabout⑲details⑳.SoItoldherthatthesource○21oftheMekongisinQinghaiProvince.Shegavemeadetermined○22look—thekindthatsaid○23shewouldnotchangehermind○24.WhenItoldherthatourjourney○25wouldbeginatanaltitude○26ofmorethan5,000metres,sheseemedtobeexcitedaboutit.WhenItoldhertheairwouldbehardtobreatheanditwouldbeverycold,shesaiditwouldbeaninterestingexperience.Iknowmysisterwell.Onceshehasmadeuphermind○27，nothingcanchangeit.Finally,Ihadtogivein○28.Severalmonthsbeforeourtrip,WangWeiandIwenttothelibrary.Wefoundalargeatlas○29withgoodmapsthatshoweddetailsofworldgeography○30.FromtheatlaswecouldseethattheMekongRiverbeginsinaglacier○31onamountaininQinghaiProvince.Atfirsttheriverissmallandthewaterisclearandcold.Thenitbeginstomovequickly.Itbecomesrapids○32asitpassesthroughdeepvalleys○33，travellingacrosswesternYunnanProvince○34.Sometimestheriverbecomesawaterfall○35andenterswidevalleys.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalfoftheriverisinChina.AfteritleavesChinaandhighaltitude,theMekongbecomeswide,brownandwarm.AsitentersSoutheastAsia,itspace○36slows.Itmakeswidebends○37ormeanders○38throughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows○39.Atlast,theriverdelta○40enterstheSouthChinaSea.[再记住]①eversince自从；自……以后②dreamabout/ofdoingsth.梦想做某事③persuade[pə'sweΙd]vt.说服；劝说persuadesb.(not)todosth.说服某人(不)做某事④that...是that引导的定语从句，修饰theriver。⑤getsb.interestedinsth.使某人对某事物产生兴趣⑥cycle['saΙkl]vi.骑自行车⑦graduate['grædʒʊeΙt]vi.毕业['grædʒʊət]n．大学毕业生graduatefrom毕业于……⑧finally['faΙnəlΙ]adv.最后；终于⑨本句是强调句型“Itwas...who...”，其中who可换为that。from...to...“从……到……”，from和to后均是由where引导的宾语从句。⑩schedule['ʃedjuːl；'skedʒʊl]n.时间表；进度表vt.为某事安排时间⑪befond[fɒnd]of喜爱；喜欢⑫shortcoming['ʃɔːtˌkʌmΙŋ]n．缺点⑬can表示客观的可能性，意为“可能；有时会”。⑭stubborn['stʌbən]adj.顽固的；固执的⑮organize['ɔːgənaΙz]vt.组织；成立⑯insist表示“坚持；主张；坚决要求”时，后接的宾语从句用虚拟语气，即谓语动词用“(should＋)动词原形”。⑰keepdoingsth.一直做某事；不断地做某事⑱进行时areleaving,arecomingback表示将来。⑲careabout关心；忧虑；惦念⑳detail['diːteΙl；dΙ'teΙl]n．细节；详情○21source[sɔːs]n．来源；水源○22determined[dΙ'tɜːmΙnd]adj.坚决的；有决心的determine[dΙ'tɜːmΙn]vt.决定；确定；下定决心○23thatsaid...是that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词thekind,that在从句中作主语。○24changeone'smind改变主意○25journey['dʒɜːnΙ]n．旅行；旅程○26altitude['æltΙtjuːd]n．海拔高度；高处atanaltitudeof在……的高度○27makeupone'smind下决心；决定○28givein投降；屈服；让步○29atlas['ætləs]n．地图；地图集○30that...是that引导的定语从句，修饰maps。○31glacier['ɡlæsΙə；'ɡleΙʃə]n．冰河；冰川○32rapids['ræpΙdz]n．急流○33valley['vælΙ]n．(山)谷；流域○34asit...是as引导的时间状语从句。○35waterfall['wɔːtəfɔːl]n．瀑布○36pace[peΙs]vi.缓慢而行；踱步n．一步；速度；步调○37bend[bend]n．弯；拐角vi.使弯曲vt.弯身；弯腰○38meander[mΙ'ændə]n．(指河流等)蜿蜒缓慢流动○39wherericegrows是where引导的定语从句，修饰theplains。○40delta['deltə]n．三角洲[再翻译]沿湄公河而下的旅程第一部分梦想与计划我叫王坤。从中学起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想有一次伟大的自行车旅行。两年前，她买了一辆昂贵的山地自行车，然后她说服我也买了一辆。去年她去看望了我们的表兄弟——在昆明读大学的刀卫和宇航。他们是傣族人，在云南省西部靠近澜沧江的地方长大，湄公河在中国境内的这一段叫澜沧江，在其他国家(境内)叫湄公河。很快，王薇使表兄弟也对骑车产生了兴趣。大学毕业以后，我们终于有了机会骑自行车旅行。我问我姐姐：“我们要去哪儿？”首先想到要沿整条湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅行的是我的姐姐。现在她正在为我们的旅行制订日程表。我很喜欢我姐姐，但是她有一个严重的缺点。她有时会很固执。虽然她对去某些地方的最佳路线并不清楚，她却坚持要把这次旅行安排得尽善尽美。现在我