A Trip to the Yu Yuan Garden

逛豫園

　　Key Sentences（重點句子）

　　410.Where do you intend to take a trip today？

　　您想到什么地方去旅游呢？

　　411.I suppose we'd better go to famous Yu Yuan Garden which is located in the southern part of the city of Shanghai.

　　我想我們最好去有名的豫園，它坐落在上海老城的南端。

　　412.The car is waiting at the front door of our hotel，let's set off right now.

　　汽車已在旅館前門等候，讓我們馬上出發吧。

　　413.This garden is called the Yu Yuan Garden which is on ancient one dating back to 400 years ago.

　　這個花園名叫豫園，它是一座古老的花園，已有400年歷史。

　　414.Please allow me to inquire about the history of this famous garden，would you？

　　請允許我們打聽一下這個花園的歷史，好嗎？

　　415.The first thing I would like to tell you is that it was constructed and built up in the Ming Dynasty.

　　首先，我要告訴你們的是這座花園創建于明朝。

　　416.And it has been reconstructed and restored during the past hundred years.

　　往后花園經過近百年的重建和修復。

　　417.The garden has an area of only several hectares.

　　此花園面積僅幾公頃。

　　418.Vistors are struck by its ingenious architecture and exotic layout.

　　但是來訪者都被它獨創性的建筑風格和奇異的布局所吸引。

　　419.Here rare and precious cultural relics are kept.

　　這里保存著珍貴的文化遺跡。

　　420.We are deeply attracted by its interesting history.

　　我們都被它的有趣的歷史深深地吸引住了。

　　421.Shall we go to the top floor of the hall to have a bird's-eye view from there.

　　我們是否到它的頂樓上去俯視一下。

　　422.That sounds tempting.

　　聽起來很誘人。

　　423.The dragon's head is beautifully modeled and is rising proudly over there.

　　龍頭塑造得非常漂亮，它高傲地在那里仰望。

　　424.We've never seen such a wonderful rock yet.

　　我們從沒有看到過如此奇特的巖石。

　　425.Now，we come to another magnificent chamber in which you can see all kinds of ancient furniture.

　　現在，讓我們來到另一個宏偉大廳，在這里你可以看到各種古老的家具。

　　426.It's authentically worthwhile to appreciate it.

　　非常值得欣賞一番。

　　Dialogue A

　　A：Good morning，ladies and gentlemen.Today's a sunny day.Where do you intend to take a trip today？

　　B：Good morning，Mr.Wang.We'd like to put ourselves completely in your hand.Just lead the way，please.

　　A：I suppose we'd better go to the famous Yu Yuan Garden which is located in the southern part of the old city of Shanghai.The car is waiting at the front door of our hotel.Let's set off right now.

　　（After a while，they reach the destination）

　　A：Here we are.This garden is called the Yu Yuan Garden which is an ancient one dating back to 400 years ago.

　　B：Oh，I see.

　　C：Hello：Bob.I want to have a couple of photos taken at the garden's gate as a background，you can have some Pictures taken，too.

　　A：It seems quite ideal to take some photos here.

　　B： Mr.Wang，please allow me to inquire about the history of this famous garden，would you？

　　A：With pleasure.The first thing I would like to tell you is that it was constructed and built up in the Ming Dynasty.And it has been reconstructed and restored during the past hundred years.

　　B：In that case，it's quite ancient indeed.In the meantime，I guess it's a hard job to do the restoration.

　　A：Yes，it was.The garden has an area of only several hectares，Visitors are stuck by its ingenious architecture and exotic layout.There are more than 30 places of distinctive and fascinating scenes like ponds，chambers，pavilions and artificial rockeries.Here rare and precious cultural relics are kept.

　　B：Oh，we're deeply attracted by its interesting history.

　　A：Look，please.That is Overlooking Hall.It has three stories.Shall we go to the top floor of the hall to have a bird's eye view from there.

　　C：Oh，that sounds interesting.

　　A：In the past，from the top floor of the hall，we could seethe Huangpu River，but not now，because of the geological transformation in the course of history.That is the Yu Yuan Garden Bazaar and in the midst of it there is a popular tea room near the Nine Zigzag Bridge.If you are dreaming of having a cup of the distinguished Chinese green tea，we'll be going there later on.

　　B：That sounds tempting.We feel a bit thirsty.We're anxious to have a drink there.

　　A：Let's go and see other places，please.

　　B：All right，let's step ahead.What's that？

　　A：Let me see.Ah，it's the dragon wall.The dragon's head is beautifully modeled and is rising proudly over there.

　　C：Hello，Bob，please have a photo taken for me here！

　　B：OK.Ready！Cheese.You've got a good shot，Miss Jenny.

　　A：Here is a special rock，named Yu Ling Long which has four particularities so far as we know plenty of holes，absorptive capacity，genuine quality，and peculiar construction and what not.

　　B：Oh，how marvellous！We've never seen such a wonderful rock yet.

　　A：Now，we come to another magnificent chamber in which you can see all kinds of ancient furniture.They are made of old tree's roots and carved with exquisite craft.

　　C：They're really rare and precious.It's authentically worth- while to appreciate it.

　　A：It's time for us to take lunch now.

　　B：Let's go and have a rest.And we'll take a good meal here.

　　Words and Expressions

　　destination               n.目的地，終點；目標，目的

　　explanation             n.介紹，說明

　　remembrance           n.紀念；紀念品；回憶

　　construct                     v.建筑；構筑

　　restore                              v.（使）恢復，（使）修復；重建

　　hectare                           n.公頃（略作ha.）

　　ingenious                     a.機靈的；有獨創性的

　　architecture              n.建筑學；建筑風格；建筑式樣

　　exotic                             a.外來的；奇異的

　　layout                                n.布局；陳設；設計

　　fascinate                        v.（使）迷住；（使）吸引住

　　chamber                       n.房間，寢室

　　pavilion                         n.亭子；樓閣

　　rockery                           n.假山；有假山的園林

　　cultural                       a.文化上的；有教養的；文化的

　　relic                                   n.遺物；遺忘；紀念物

　　Overlooking Hall                                望海樓

　　stor（e）y n.［英］（層）樓（復）

　　storeys或stories

　　bird's－eye view                               鳥瞰圖；概觀

　　geological                a.地質的

　　transformation      n.變遷

　　bazaar                             n.市場，集市

　　midst                                 n.中間，中部；當中

　　zigzag                              n.六字形；鋸齒形；盤旋 彎曲

　　distinguished           a.以……著名的，卓越的，杰出的

　　shot                                    n.發射；拍攝；鏡頭

　　Particularity            n.特殊性［常用復］特征；個性

　　absorptive                    a.吸收性的

　　peculiar                         a.特有的，獨具的；特殊的；罕見的

　　exquisite                      a.優美的；精巧的；精致的

　　craft                                n.工藝；手藝

　　authentic                        a.可靠的，有根據的；真的，真正的

　　authentically                                      ad.真正地，可信地