旅游服务英语Chapter1 Unit 5 Natural Scenery

历史文化名城
C: Guilin has always been a famous 桂林山水甲天下 historic and cultural city in China, reputed as “the landscape in Guilin, the best under heaven”. The name of the city means the forest of sweet osmanthus in Chinese. It‟s a city with a history of over 2000 years. Can you guess the population here? T2: About 600,000? C: That might be many years ago. Now, it has a population of around 5 million. B: Oh, it‟s almost the population of Washington.
Dialogue 1 A Trip to Guilin
Key Words

sweet osmanthus [ɔz„mænθəs] n. 桂花
trunk [trʌŋk] n. 象鼻 Elephant Trunk Hill 象鼻山
Reed Flute Cave 芦笛岩

reed [ri:d] n. [作物] 芦苇


C: Yes. Covering an area of about 27,800 square kilometers, the city is rather compact when compared with other leading cities in “山清、水秀、洞奇、石美”。 the country. However, situated within this area one may find green mountains, crystal clear waters, unique caves and beautiful stones. Major attractions include Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Seven-Star Park, the Scenic Area of “Two Rivers and Four Lakes”. Believe that each of these 永久的回忆 places and many other attractions will leave you the lasting memories.
Wooden Dragon Lake 木龙湖
Banyan LaBaidu Nhomakorabeae 榕湖
banyan [„bænjən] n. 菩提树；榕树
Osmanthus Lake 桂湖
China Fir Lake杉湖
pleasure boat 游船 cruise [kru:z] n. /vt. 巡航，巡游；乘 船游览
Chapter I Service of a Local Guide and a National Guide
Unit 5 Natural Scenery Sightseeing
I. Warm-up



Task 1 Match the following scenic spots with their English translation. 1. _____ Stone Forest 2. _____ Wuzhizhou Island 3. _____ Tianya-Haijiao Scenic Area 4. _____ Lijiang River 5. _____ Elephant Trunk Hill 6. _____ Reed Flute Cave



flute [flu:t] n. 长笛
Seven-Star Park 七星公园
the Scenic Area of “Two Rivers and Four Lakes 两江四湖景区
Lijiang River 漓江
Peach Blossom River 桃花江

peach blossom 桃花
Match the following scenic spots with their English translation. 1. _____ Stone Forest 2. _____ Wuzhizhou Island 3. _____ Tianya-Haijiao Scenic Area 4. _____ Lijiang River 5. _____ Elephant Trunk Hill 6. _____ Reed Flute Cave
Task 3 Read the dialogue and try to translate the words in red.



C: Are we all here, Mr. Brown? B: Not yet. One lady hasn‟t come yet. I‟m calling her…oh, here she comes. T1: Sorry to keep you all waiting for me. B: All right. We can go now. C: Ok, let‟s go. Welcome to Guilin. I‟m Chen Li, your tour guide for this tour. This is a one-day tour covering major attractions of Guilin City. I‟ll give 一日 you brief introductions主要景点 as we go. Please sit back, 游 relax and enjoy the tour.