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第 11 课 - 2 情景会话

1.The Great Wall 长城

[David and Joanna arrive at the Great Wall.]

Joanna: Look, George, There's the Great Wall.

David: I see. It's on top of the hills.

Joanna: Yeah, it stretches over for thousands of miles.

David: I know. It's a major symbol of China.

Joanna: Where can we climb it?

David: Do we have any choices?

Joanna: Well, we could take the cable car.

David : Ah... let's just climb. It's more fun, I think.

Joanna: Okay. Let's go.

[George and Lily are standing on top of the Great Wall.]

David : Well, that was tough.

Joanna: But we made it.

David: This looks great. When was it built?

Joanna: It was first built about twenty-five hundred years ago.

David: That's remarkable.

Joanna: There are so many ancient relics in China.

2.Buying a Map 买地图

Joanna: Excuse me, do you have maps of the downtown area?

Information counter employee (E): Yes, we do. Here you are.

Joanna: Thank you.

(Joanna and Dave look at the map)

Dave: Can you show me where the Bay View Hotel is?

E: Yes... (Pointing on the map) It's right here.

Joanna: About how much does it cost to go there by taxi?

E: It's probably at least twenty-five dollars. I recommend you take a shuttle bus to the hotel. It's only seven dollars.

Mike: Where can we catch the bus?

E: It's just outside that door. Go to the bus stop marked Number 3. That bus will take you to the Bay View Hotel.

Joanna/Mike: Thank you very much.