《旅游英语900句》之游长城

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　　B：I see Bob and Mark are already on the wall.Let's quicken our steps.

　　A：Please watch your step.It's very steep here and the surface is a little slippery.

　　B：I now understand why you told us to wear no high heeledshoes.

　　A：Shall I give you a hand，Catherine？

　　C：No，no.I'm doing fine with the help of the banisters.

　　B：Hold on.A few more steps will bring us to the top.

　　A：Now，this is the furthest point we can go.Beyond here，the wall has not been restored yet.Why don't we sit down and rest for a while before we turn back？

　　C：This is such a lovely place！Green mountains roll over one another.Lush trees dot the slopes.A gentle breeze caresses us and the Great Wall winds its way like a giant serpent.

　　A：I also want to tell you a well-known legend.In 221 B.C.，in ShanXi Province there was a poor scholar.One day the soldiers came to his village and seized every man in sight，but the scholar managed to escape by hiding himself in agarden.He was discovered by a beautiful young girlnamed Meng Jiangnu who helped him.Soon they fell in love.But on their wedding day he was seized by the emperor's soldiers and taken to the Great Wall to work.For months and months，Meng Jiangnu waited for her husband to return but there was no news of him.Finally she decided to go to the Great Wall to look for him.After a long and hard journey，she arrived at the beginning of the wall，at Shanhaiguan by the sea.After searching for him for many weeks，she finally gave up her hope.In great despair she knelt by the wall and wept for three days and three nights.The wall，weakened by her tears，collaped around here and there，where great stones hadonce been，lay the dead body of her husband.Meng Jiangnu was heart-broken.She threw herself into the sea and drowned.If you get the chance to go to Shanhaiguan you'll see a temple dedicated to her memory over-looking the sea.

　　B：Well，Wang，you are not only knowlegeable about history，but also have the gift of the gab！

　　Words and Expressions

　　meander                                  v.迂回曲折地前进

　　territory                                    n.领土，领域

　　link up                                                        连结起来

　　subsequent                          a.随后的

　　slippery                                      a.滑的，狡猾的

　　banisters                                 n.楼梯栏杆

　　lush                                                a.葱翠的

　　dot                                                 v.点缀

　　caress                                        v.爱抚，抚摸

　　legend                                      n.传奇，传说

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