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Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet1. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks2 of ice. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles? That's what we looked like! Along the way children dressed in long wool3 coats stopped to look at us. In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze4. However, the lakes shone like glass in the setting5 sun and looked wonderful. Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She is very reliable6 and I knew I didn't need to encourage her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles. At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. Then we began going down the hills. It was great fun especially as it gradually7 became much warmer. In the valleys8 colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks9 and sheep eating green grass. At this point we had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we always stop to make camp. We put up our tent and then we eat. After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow10 and went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight11 the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so quiet. There was almost no wind - only the flames12 of our fire for company. As I lay beneath13 the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us. We can hardly wait to see them!
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n.西藏 | |
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n.赛跑者起跑时脚底所撑的木块;阻挡( block的名词复数 );(吗啡)块(一立方吗啡的量度,每盎司吗啡约有125块);(印度的行政单位)区;[美国英语] 街区(4条街道当中的区域)v.堵塞( block的第三人称单数 );阻碍;设计(电视录像的摄像镜头布局);[球类](合法)阻挡(对手) | |
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n.毛线,毛织品,羊毛 | |
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v.(使)结冰( freeze的过去式 );冷冻贮藏,冷藏;冻结(资金、银行账户等);(使)冻住 | |
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adv.逐渐地 | |
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8 valleys | |
n.山谷( valley的名词复数 );流域;溪谷 | |
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9 yaks | |
牦牛( yak的名词复数 ); 笑话 | |
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10 pillow | |
n.枕头;枕垫;vt.作…的枕头;垫;枕于;vi.靠在枕上 | |
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n.午夜 | |
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n.火焰( flame的名词复数 );闪光;鲜红色;恋人v.(如感情)迸发( flame的第三人称单数 );燃烧;变亮;面红 | |
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