新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第105课:如何形容景色优美

 　　Lesson 90 Reminding

　　第90课 提醒

　　A:Look! The water of the Lijiang River is so clear and pure.

　　A：看！漓江的水多么清澈、纯净啊！

　　B:Yes. The reflections of the hills in the water look so real. and the farmlands spread out like green carpets.

　　B：是啊，群山在水中的倒影看起来那么逼真，那些遍布的农田多像绿色的地毯。

　　A:Fantastic! I feel as if we're in a wonderland.

　　A：美极了！我觉得像是置身仙境中了。

　　B:The landscape in Guilin is characterized by its green hills,clear water'pretty rocks and grotesque¹ caves.

　　B：桂林风景的特点是山青、水秀、石美、洞奇。

　　A:I hear it's a fascinating experience to visit the caves.

　　A：听说参观那些山洞是非常奇妙的经历。

　　B:As planned, we will visit some famous caves right?

　　B：按计划，我们明天要去参观一些有名的山洞，对吗？

　　A:Yes.

　　A：对。

　　B:In the caves you'll see splendid stalactites, stalagmites,stone curtains and flowers. They form various fascinating scenes.

　　B：在那些洞里。你会看到壮观的钟乳石、石笋、石帘和石花。它们构成的景色真是迷人。

　　A:There! The hill looks like an elephant. I remember seeing it somewhere.

　　A：看！那山看起来像头大象。我记得在什么地方见到过。

　　B:It is the Elephant Trunk Hill. It looks like an elephant drinking water with its long trunk.

　　B：那是象鼻山，看起来像一头正用鼻子吸水的大象。

　　A:What a beautiful sculpture of nature! Look at those bamboo rafts over there with men and big birds. The birds are busy catching² fish.

　　A：多美的天然雕刻啊！看那边的那些竹筏，上面有人和大鸟。鸟在忙着捉鱼呢。

　　B:The birds are trained cormorants³.

　　B：那些鸟是受过训练的鸬鹚。

　　A:The boat is going faster now.

　　A：我们的船现在快些了。

　　B:Yes. Pretty soon we'll see the Huashan Hill.

　　B：是的。我们很快就会看到画山了，

　　A:What's special about it?

　　A：画山有什么特别之处吗？

　　B:It's another wonder along the Lijiang River. Seen from some distance away, the different shades in color on the cliff appear like a herd⁴ of horses.

　　B：画山是漓江的又一胜景。从远处看，岩石上不同的花纹像是一群马。

　　A:Please call my attention when we are there.

　　A：我们到了那里的时候，请提醒我一下。

　　B:You can count on it.

　　B：行，我会提醒你的。

新概念英语默写本点击购买

1 grotesque   

adj.怪诞的，丑陋的；n.怪诞的图案，怪人（物）

参考例句：

• His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。
• Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。

2 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

3 cormorants   

鸬鹚，贪婪的人( cormorant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The birds are trained cormorants. 那些鸟是受过训练的鸬鹚。
• The cormorants swim down and catch the fish, and bring them back the raft. 鸬鹚又下去捉住鱼，再返回竹筏。

4 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。