A: What about visiting the Great Wall this weekend? The weather is great tomorrow.
A: 這個周末去登長城怎么樣?
B: That's a good idea.
B: 好主意。
C: Great.
C: 太好了。
B: Could you introduce it for us?
B: 你可以先給我們介紹一下嗎?
A: OK! The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world. And nowadays it acts as not a defense1 against the offensive, but the precious historical relic2 which welcomes tourists from all over the world. And we'll know more about it through the guide's introduction.
A: 好的。長城是世界奇觀之一,現在它并不像古代一樣是軍事防御,而是作為一個歷史古跡歡迎全世界的游客。我們明天會通過導游的介紹知道更多。
B: When will we get out tomorrow?
B: 明天我們什么時候出發?
A: How about 7 o'clock?
A: 7點怎么樣?
C: That's OK.
C: 好的。
重點講解:
Defense n. 防御
Precious adj. 珍貴的
相關詞匯:
infrequent; precious; rare; valuable; dear例如:
An infrequent visitor 一位稀客
Precious words 珍貴的話
Rare animals 奇異的動物;rare birds 珍禽
Valuable perfume 高貴的香料
Dear How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. 指明它的來處純潔而珍貴。
Relic n. 估計
Historical adj. 歷史的
小貼士:我們跟外國人介紹景點時,需要加一句類似“The weather is wonderful.”之類的話,另外,還要贊美一下所去景點的美麗或歷史。