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Workbook P78.Reading and Writing Dear Sis:
How have you been? I'm having a good time on my holiday. Do you remember how it was our dream to find Shangri-la some day? You know that place in James Hilton's Lost Horizon. Well, now I can safely say that I've been there!
你最近好吗?我假期过得很开心。你还记得我们梦想有一天能找到香格里拉吗？你是知道詹姆斯·希尔顿的《消失的地平线》里的那个地方的，现在我可以有把握地说，我到过那里！
Before you get too excited. I must admit that this Shangri-la is the name of a city in Yunnan, China, and not the place in the book! I decided to come here because I wanted to experience the real Shangri-la for myself, even if it's different from the paradise we read about. So far, I really like it here.
免得你太兴奋，我必须得先说明，香格里拉只是中国云南一个城市的名字，而不是书中的地方！我决定来这里是因为我想亲自体验真正的香格里拉，即使它与我们在书中读到的天堂不同。到目前为止，我真的很喜欢这里。
On Monday, I left Lhasa at noon, and after changing flights once, I reached Shangri-la—also called “Zhongdian”—at eight in the evening. The airport is not far from the city, so my taxi ride to the hotel was very short. That night，I was so exhausted that I had a quick bite to eat and then crashed.
星期一中午,我离开拉萨，换了一次飞机，晚上八点到达香格里拉——也叫“中甸”。机场离市区不远，所以我乘出租车去酒店的时间很短。那天晚上，我实在是太累了，我很快吃了点东西，然后就熟睡过去。
Yesterday, I went to the Potatso National Park. The park covers such a wide area that the admission ticket for the park includes a bus tour, as it is the only way to see all the major sites in one day.Just to give you an idea of how large the place is, imagine a park that spans across vast forests, wetlands, lakes, meadows, and several villages! On the bus made friends with the passengers around me, and they said that I had definitely picked the right season to visit the park. The autumn scenery, they said, would be absolutely picture-perfect.
昨天，我去了波塔索国家公园。公园占地面积如此之大，以至于公园的门票包括了一个巴士之旅，因为这是在一天内游览所有主要景点的唯一途径。为了让你知道这个地方有多大，想象一下一个横跨广阔森林、湿地、湖泊、草地和几个村庄的公园！我在公交车上和周围的乘客交了朋友，他们说我绝对选对了季节去逛公园。他们说，秋天的景色绝对是完美的。
On top of its beautiful scenery，the park is also famous for its rich biological diversity. Did you know that Potatso makes up less than one percent of Chinas total land area. but it contains more than 20 percent of the countrys plant and animal species? The black-necked cranes were my favourites. I saw two of them at the picturesque Bita Lake！
除了它美丽的风景。该公园还以其丰富的生物多样性而闻名。你知道波达措只占中国国土面积的不到百分之一。但是它包含了这个国家20%以上的植物和动物种类吗？黑颈鹤是我的最爱。我在风景如画的碧塔湖看到了两个！
At Shudu Lake, the first stop on the bus tour, we saw horses, cows, and yaks enjoying the sunlight and eating grass contentedly As a nature lover like me, I'm sure you can imagine how delighted I was by this sight.
在巴士之旅的第一站蜀都湖，我们看到了马、牛、牦牛在享受阳光，心满意足地吃着草。作为一个热爱自然的人，我相信你可以想象我看到这一幕是多么高兴。
Bita Lake, however, is absolutely my favourite place in Potatso. Just imagine, a beautiful lake. blue skies, majestic mountains, and golden trees all around me. In such tranquil surroundings, I could easily believe myself to be standing in James Hilton's Shangri-La. For those who live in cities like we do, spending time in nature can be an incredibly rejuvenating experience.
而碧塔湖绝对是我最喜欢的地方。想象一下，一个美丽的湖。蔚蓝的天空，雄伟的山脉，金色的树木环绕着我。在这样宁静的环境中，我很容易相信自己是站在詹姆斯希尔顿的香格里拉。对于像我们这样生活在城市里的人来说，花时间在大自然中是一种令人难以置信的恢复活力的体验。
Tomorrow, I am going hiking at the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Fingers crossed that there will be good weather! Anyway. I need to get some sleep now since tomorrows going to be a long day, but I'll tell you all about it when I get back.
明天，我要去虎跳峡徒步旅行。祈祷会有好天气！不管怎样明天会是漫长的一天，我现在需要睡一会儿，等我回来再告诉你。
Love Chris 爱你的 克里斯 |
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