At the Summer palace in Beijing

在北京颐和园

　　Key sentences（重点句子）

　　356.Shall we take a tour to the Summer Palace，Mrs.White？

　　我们去颐和园游览好吗？

　　357.I'll put myself completely in your hand.

　　我一切听从你的安排。

　　358.Could you give me some information about it，Miss Li？

　　李小姐，你能给我们介绍一下吗？

　　359.The summer Palace is the largest and the best pre-

　　served of the imperial gardens in China.

　　颐和园是中国最大也是保存得最好的皇家花园。

　　360.It covers an area of 290 hectares，and has halls，pavilions，corridors and bridges almost everywhere.

　　它占地290公顷，亭台楼阁和回廊小桥比比皆是。

　　361.That's marvellous！

　　太好了！

　　362.But I'm afraid one day is not enough to see all the intetesting places.

　　可是要看遍所有景观恐怕一天时间是不够的。

　　363.We can go up to the Longevity Hill and have a broad view of all the fascinating scenes from there.

　　我们可以上万寿山，在那儿所有的迷人景色都能一览无遗。

　　364.That's a very good idea.

　　真是个好主意。

　　365.Now，we come to the top of the Longevity Hill.

　　现在我们到了万寿山的山顶。

　　366.Look，that is Kunming Lake.

　　瞧，那就是昆明湖。

　　367.What a lovely view！

　　多美的景色！

　　368.The lake is a picture itself.

　　这片湖泊风景如画。

　　369.Would you feel like having a rest in that pavilion？

　　您想到那个亭子里去休息一下吗？

　　Dialogue A

　　Li Ming：Good morning，Mrs.White.

　　Mrs.White：Good morning，Miss Li.It's a fine day，isn't it？

　　Li Ming：Yes，it is.Shall we take a tour to the Summer Palace，Mrs.White？

　　Mrs.White：All right.I'll put myself completely in your hand.

　　Li Ming：Thanks.Let's start off now.

　　Mrs.White：（At the Summer Palace）Oh，what a wonderful place！Could you give me some information about it，Miss Li？

　　Li Ming：Sure.The Summer Palace is the largest and the best preserved of the imperial gardens in China.It covers an area of 290 hectares，and has halls，pavilions， corridors and bridges almost every-where.

　　Mrs.White：Oh，that's marvellous！But I'm afraid one dayis not enough to see all the interesting places.

　　Li Ming：It doesn't matter.We can go up to the Longevity Hill and have a broad view of all the fascinating scenes from there.

　　Mrs.White：That's very good idea.

　　Li Ming：Now，we come to the top of the Longevity Hill.Look，that is Kunming Lake.It is man-made and takes up three-fourths of this palace garden.

　　Mrs.White：What a lovely view！The lake is a picture itself.

　　Li Ming：So it is Mrs.White， would you feel like having arest in that pavilion？

　　Mrs.White：Good.

　　Words and Expressions

　　preserve                              vt.①保存，保藏

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　②保护；防护；维护

　　pavilion                             n.（公园等中）小巧玲珑的建筑；亭子；楼阁

　　corridor                             n.走廊，回廊；通路

　　marvellous                       a.①奇异的，奇迹；惊人的；

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ②［口］了不起的；妙极的

　　fascinating                      a.迷人的，销魂夺魄的

　　scene                             n.景色；景象