InyourspokenEnglishclass,yourteachershowsyouthefollowingpicture.Youareaskedtodescribethepictureandexplainhowyouunderstandit.
Inthepicture,therestandsatreefulloffruitononesideofthestream.Acrossthestream,amanistryingtoreachoutontheedgeofthebandforthefruitwithanetattachedtoapole.Notfarawaythereisabridgethatcanleadhimtothetreeformorefruit.
Themessageconveyedinthepictureisclear.Inpursuingadream,wemightfocusononlyonesayofmakingitcometrue,forgettingthattheremaybealternatives.Asindicatedinthepicture,ifthemaniswillingtolookforotherpossibilities,hecanfindabetterandmorerewardingwaytoachievehisgoal.Allhehastodoistoturnaround,crossthebridgeandwalktothetree.
ThissummerholidayIhavebeentoEnglandandhadagreattime.NowIwouldliketosharesomethinginteresingwithyou.InEngland,Ialwaysfindpeoplelikeeatingfreshmeatandvegetablesandtheytoldmethatthat'swhytheykeephealthy.Speakingofcars,inEngland,carsallrunningontheleftsidewhichisdifferentfromChina.Ifyouexceedthespeedlimit,youwillbefinedseriously.What'smore,itisveryimpolitetoaskpeopleabouttheirsalaryandageinthiscountry.Besides,whenyouareliningup,youcan'tjumpthequeue.Thisistheruleinthesocietyandpeopleallfollowit.Atlast,whenyouareshopping,youcan'tbargainwithothers.ThisisEngland.Itreallymademeimpressive.IhopeIcangothereonemoretime.
TheGreatWallistheplaceIlongedforforalongtime.Duringthesummervacation,IfinallyhadacommonunderstandingoftheancienttheGreatWallsceneryoftheChinesenation.ButitseemsthatIaminalotofmoodtogototheGreatWall.
BadalingstandsinthewesternsuburbsofBeijing,undulatingmountainsafar,closetothemountainsteep,andthegreenalloverthemountainsandplains.Lightgreen,green,darkgreen,darkgreen,folds,spreadtothehorizon.Inthegreenocean,theGreatWallisparticularlyprominent.Itislikeabrightyellowdragon,aroundthepeaks,justtoodesolate,lifeless,toomournful.
TheGreatWallisstillheretoday,butnotwhentheemperor.
Whowillremember,oncebyfour,theflamesofwar,YinMa,Changfengspiritselegy.Howmanyguardsitswarriorsburiedinthisgrave,accompaniedbyallthepast.Theyearshavetakenawaycountlesssighsofpain,leavingonlyit,witnessingthepastofbloodandtears,smokeandfire,andthefuturethatnooneknows.
Whowillremember,thispieceoflandandburiedmanybonesofthedead,bloodsoakedtheruins.AsthePyramidofEgypt,theColosseuminancientRome.Theyarethecivilizationsoftheworldandthemisfortuneofthepeople.Withthelifeofabrilliantfortification,tooextravagant,noonedarenotprofane.
Now,thescrollofhistoryhasbeenturnedover,andthetheGreatWallisnolongerasacredmission.Quietcreepingintheearth'scorner,icecreamwasexposedtowindandrain,silent,silentforever.Dayafterday,thousandsoftouristsinthebodyhadclearfootstepswilllastesteemitsdestruction.Itturnsoutthatthevalueofitnowisonlyforpeopletowatch.
IstoodonthetheGreatWall,asfarasthelooktothedistantplace.Seethatyear,SuWushepherd,ladyZhaojun,GenGiKhanfromthenorthoftheconquestoftheEurasiancontinent.ThereisnodoubtthattheGreatWall'shistoryandrichyearsrelicofthesituation,itistheessenceofpride,itissad.XiaoXiao,whoiscryinginalowvoice,andwhoiscrying.ThesadatmosphereintheGreatWallalsospreadaround,quietlysigh.Everythingislikeadream,afteradream,orapersontofaceitalone.
TheGreatWall,myworldelegyforyou.。.。.。
InyourspokenEnglishclass,yourteachershowsyouthefollowingpicture.Youareaskedtodescribethepictureandexplainhowyouunderstandit.
Whataninterestingpicture!Awesternyoungman,sittingatatable,isreadytoeatabowlofnoodles.HeisholdingtwoforksthesamewayasweChineseholdchopsticks.Heistryingsohardtopickupthenoodlesthatheissweatingalot.Atfirstglance,Ithinkit’sabitfunny,forweChinesetakeforgrantedthatchopsticksarethetoolsforeatingnoodles.Themaninthepictureistryingtocopyus.Obviouslyheisdoingitthehardway.
Maybeusingoneforkwilldoabetterjob,Inmyopinion,wedon’tneedtocopyothers’waysofthinking.Sometimesasimplerwayofdoingthingsmaybeabetterway.
Beijingisanancientcitywithalonghistory.Backin3000yearsagoinZhoudynasty,Beijing,whichwascalledJiatthemoment,hadbeennamedcapitalofYan.Thereafter,Liao,Jin,Yuan,MingandQingdynastyallmadeBeijingtheircapital.Therefore,Beijingwasfamousfor"Capitalofathousandyears"。
ThelonghistoryleavesBeijingpreciousculturaltreasure.WindingforseveralkilometersinBeijingarea,theGreatWallistheonlyman-madestructurethatcouldbeenseeninthespace.TheSummerPalaceisaclassiccompositionofancientroyalgardens,andtheForbiddenCityisthelargestroyalpalacesintheworld.Tiantaniswheretheemperorusedtofetetheirancestors,andalsothesoulofChineseancientconstructions.ThefoursitesabovehasbeenconfirmedworldculturalheritagebyUNESCO.However,thebestrepresentativesforBeijingarethevanishingHutongsandsquarecourtyards.Throughhundredsofyears,theyhavebecomesymbolofBeijing'slife.Tian'anmensquarebeingstillbrillianttodaywithcloverleafjunctionsandskyscraperseverywhere,theold-timeysceneandmodernculturearecombinedtopresentabrandnewvisageofBeijing.
AsBeijinghasbeenconfirmedhomecityofOlympics2008,thespiritof"greenOlympics,scientificOlympicsandhumanizedOlympic"willsurelybringmoreandmorechangestoBeijing,promotethedevelopmentofsportsandOlympicsinChinaaswellasintheworld,andstrengthenthefriendlycommunicationsbetweenChineseandforeignpeople.