According to a Chinese saying, he who doesn't reach the Great Wall of China is never a great man.
Growing up in Beijing I1 its historical sites and natural attractions perfectly well. However, I'd 2 climbed the Great Wall before until recently. I, along with my friends3for the top. We soon discovered that the hike was much more 4 than we had imagined. But we didn't 5.It took us about two hours to finally6 where we had wanted to get to.
As I 7 at the top of the Great Wall, I looked back at the waves of8 walking to the top. At that moment, I saw an amazing 9 that would forever change my opinion on humans' limits. I saw young couples carrying their children, walking10 but surely towards the top. They would stop once in a while to take a11 under the hot sun.
As I stood there, I began to 12 words that can describe us humans. If one would like to describe Giraffes (长颈鹿), he/she would use words such as 13 and long-necked -But what about us? I took another look down below and my 14began to gather, persevering (坚持不懈的), determined, and 15As these words came into my mind, I 16 that it was not appearance or physical characteristics that should define (定义) us humans, but the 17 that we share.
I don't know if I became a 18 man after returning from this 19 according to the Chinese saying20 I surely returned as a more thoughtful person.
If you want to travel from Xi'an to Chengdu by train, it will take about 16 hours. But starting this month, the new Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours.
The 643-kilometer line is China's first high-speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains, which form a natural boundary (分界线) between China's north and south. With a speed of 250 km per hour, it's also the first mountain-heavy train line to provide a 4G network. Along the way, the train passes through two areas for rare (稀有) wild animals — one for pandas and the other for crested ibises (朱鹮).
To reduce the railway's influence on the animals, workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly. There were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains. China currently has 1,864 wild pandas in total, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
To avoid disturbing the pandas, the railway was designed to run through tunnels (隧道) within the area. Protective shields (防护屏) are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in.
To protect the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway, protective nets have been set up to make sure the birds will not fly into a train.
The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high. Experts tested different shapes and materials for building the nets before making their final choice.
My teenager son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher, “I want to talk to you about Karl's absences (缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up (硬咽), and said sadly, “I love my son. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “Thank you for your time.”
Karl's next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting. I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I'd play a joke but I heard you said. It really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud.”
As we all know, there are plenty of different parks to visit in the UK. All theme parks in Britain have cafes, restaurants, picnic areas and gift shops, so you'll still have plenty to see and do when you and the kids have been on enough rides. There are usually smaller “funfair” rides and games as well, so younger children won't get bored. Several theme parks also have other attractions next to them, e.g. water parks often open all year round, unlike the theme parks.
Whenever you are in Britain, there's likely to be a theme park within one or two hours'drive, bus ride or train journey. Several theme parks even have accommodation (膳宿) so you can stay for a day for two if you want to make a trip into a short holiday.
Prices for UK theme parks vary considerably; some have an entrance price which allows you to go on all the rides, while in others you have to pay for every ride individually. It can also make a difference whether you go during peak time or not. For example, tickets always cost more during school holidays and weekends than they do during the weekdays.
Theme parks always get very busy during the summer months, so if you don't like crowds it's usually a good idea to go earlier or later in the year!
If you're thinking of visiting a UK theme park, it's worth having a look for special offers on tickets. Products such as chocolate bars and cereals sometimes have “buy one get one free” offers on theme park tickets, so keep a look out in shops and supermarkets.
Travel blogging (博客) is a journal that the whole world can read and it is the main reason behind me for setting up my own travel blog Nowadays everyone is writing about their travels. Here are seven reasons why you should join the army and get writing.
Remember your trip. The biggest advantage of having a travel blog is providing you with a great way to remember your trip But writing online means you can type it up, including photos and you can keep your memories forever.
If you keep it basic, having a travel blog won't cost you anything. However, if you want to develop your blog, it may cost you more such as paying for hosting. There are a lot of free blog hosting platforms out there including Wordpress and Blogger that are worth trying and they won't cost you a dollar.
It can often take a lot of effort to stay in touch with those hundreds of people you met backpacking (徒步旅行) on your travels. But with all the social media platforms around these days it is certainly a lot easier. Alongside this, if you have your own travel blog, it means you are regularly updating (更新) your adventures online with all your friends.
Inspire others Along the way you will get to meet so many people who will thank you for inspiring them to take that first trip away from home or you may have encouraged a recent graduate to save enough money to backpack through Asia.
A. It doesn't cost you anything.
B. Earn some money through blogging.
C. Many people want to be inspired by others.
D. Keep in touch with those you met on the road.
E. I set up Sophie's Suitcase for both my friends and family to read.
F. The biggest enjoyment for many bloggers is inspiring other people.
G. Much like a travel journal, it enables you to record the best memories of your travels.
1） 交通状况：（1）有些路段太窄，容易造成交通阻塞；（2）有一些交通标志遭到破坏：（3）车辆乱停（disodered parking）现象严重。
2） 你的建议.
要求：1）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2）词数100左右（开头与结尾已给出，不计词数)。
Dear Mr.Smith,
I'm writing to tell you something about the traffic in your city.
I'm looking forward to visiting your city again someday.
Yours,
LiHua
