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1、旅游英语(English for Tourism)论文Title: Tour Commentary of West LakeClass:7 Name: Student number: 201205140718待添加的隐藏文字内容2Tour Commentary of West Lake Hello everyone! I am Alma from Storyking Travel Agency. It is my honor to be your tour guide and guide you to visit the most beautiful place in the world. I
2、 hope I can be a part of your happy journey. You can ask me for help whatever and whenever you need, do not hesitate to ask me question you need to know. I am very easygoing in daily life so you do not need to worry too much about your journey, I promise I will try my best to make a happy journey fo
3、r you, I hope you can trust me and enjoy your vacation. We are going to visit one of the most beautiful attractions in ChinaWest Lake. West Lake is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhe Jiang province in eastern China. It is divided into five sections by three causeways. There are numero
4、us temples, pagodas, gardens, and artificial islands within the lake. West Lake has influenced poets and painters throughout Chinas history for its natural beauty and historic relics, and it has also been among the most important sources of inspiration for Chinese garden designers. It was made a UNE
5、SCO World Heritage Site in 2011, described as having influenced garden design in the rest of China as well as Japan and Korea over the centuries” and reflecting an idealized fusion between humans and nature. Recent years, more and more visitors come to West Lake; it is one of the most popular sites
6、in China. During the next journey, I will guide you to visit the most beautiful sites of West Lake, I Hope you can follow my steps and listen to me carefully. There are many medicines, so if you fell dizzy or not so good, please let me know. Now lets enjoy the journey. Firstly, we are going to Sudi
7、Causeway in Spring Dawn, the first sites in West Lake, it is a dyke which is filled with beautiful trees and flows, South from the foothills of Nan Ping, north to Qi Xia Hill, nearly three kilometers in length, width 36 meters on average. There are many kinds of trees and flowers such as weeping wil
8、low, flowering peach, Chinese flowering crabapple, Confederate rose Chinese wistaria and so on beside the dyke. When spring comes, willow trees swing slightly in the breeze. Peach trees are full of blooms, giving out intoxicating fragrance, when you walk on the dyke in spring, you will feel like ent
9、ering the paradise. Sudi Causeway in Spring Dawn became a tourist attraction as early as 1090. That year, Su Dongpo, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty and the governor of Hangzhou, had the lake dredged. The silt and debris were piled up and formed into a causeway. In order to honor the poet governor
10、, local people named the Causeway after him. Todays causeway is the result of many refurbishing projects over centuries. Romanticized as Spring Dawn by Sudi Causeway, the scenery has stayed on the top of the best ten resorts around the West Lake since the Southern Song Dynasty. At dawn, At dawn, the
11、 lake is so serene that only chirps of birds can be heard. The lake surface mirrors the sky and bridge reflections. Peach blossoms resemble smiling faces. Walking on the causeway, one can look at the lake and the surrounding hills, absorbing all the visual and aural pleasures created by the breathta
12、king panorama. Ok, you must know something about Sudi Causeway in Spring Dawn, if you have any question please ask me. Lets go to the next destination, please follow my steep, the friends at the rear please hurry up. After visiting the first site in West Lake, lets visit the most popular bridge in W
13、est Lake. Now, we are coming to Melting Snow on the Broken Bridge. First of all, let me tell you a romantic story. According to the legend of White Snake, the beautiful girl who was actually a white snake met Xu Xian on the bridge in the rain and they fell in love with each other at the first sight,
14、 the umbrella they used became the symbol of their love. Thanks to the immortal love story, the broken bridge attracts numerous visitors. Its legendary reputation spread far and wide all over China. Many people believe the bridge is the number one place for people in love, you have to value the time
15、 you visit the bridge, because you may find you true love on the broken bridge. After the story, I will tell you something about its romantic name, it is also a legend of China, A poor couple inhabited next to a broken bridge, one day they met an old man who is very hungry, the couple treated him th
16、e fish they have angled from West Lake and the wine the woman made, the old man give the couple a good medicine to make wine as honorarium. Tanks to the medicine, the poor couple became rich, when the old man came again they wanted to give him a lot of money to thank him, but they old man hint the c
17、ouple that he is immortal and ask them to renew the broken bridge. So the bridge was called broken bridge, poems in Tang Dynasty also mentioned the broken bridge. The bridge is not only filled with romance, but also has very beautiful scenery. Rain or shine, you can enjoy the lake views from the bri
18、dge in all seasons. The seasonal scenery changes at the bridge itself are equally breathtaking, especially when the snow begins melting in sunshine in the winter. Although the snowy beauty of the scenery is a little bit chilly and lonely, many people regard it better than noisy greens and reds in ot
19、her seasons and they believe the Broken Bridge fully deserves the top position. It has enjoyed for hundreds of years as the best one of the Ten Westlake Scenic Spots. Sorry, it is time to the next destination, please stop to the new site, you can enjoy more beautiful site if you hurry up. Please hur
20、ry up, do not fall behind. When I mention Afternoon View of Lei Feng Tower ,you may think about the famous Chinese legend White Snake, but in fact, the tower is not used to lock up the main character of the legend, it was built by the king of Wu Yue to celebrate the concubine gave birth to a prince,
21、 and pray for peace and prosperity. Because the Lei Feng Tower is located in the west of the city, people also called the West Tower. Owing to the tower locates in a hill named Lei Feng, the modern people renamed the tower as Lei Feng Tower. When the sun was setting, the pagoda bathed in the evening
22、 glow looked radiantly beautiful. It was therefore named as “Afternoon View of Lei Feng Tower”. In Lu xuns article, Lei Feng tower is regarded as the symbol of feudal forces. In Ming Dynasty, the pagoda was fired by the Japanese bandits. To make things worse, due to the local people thought the bric
23、ks of the Lei Feng tower can be a talisman, they brought the bricks. Finally Lei Feng tower collapsed on September 25th 1924. Fortunately, according to the citizens request, the government of Hang Zhou rebuilt the Lei Feng Tower. Everybody, it is time to say goodbye. I feel very sorry to leave you g
24、uys, you are my friends, I have no words to express my reluctance. I spent a very happy time with you; I do hope you enjoyed this tour. Thank you very much for your kind cooperation and understanding during the journey. In todays journey, we have visited the most beautiful sites of West Lake, your e
25、nthusiasm impressed me very much; I hope my service can bring you a happy memory. I am not the best tour guide, but you are the best customer I have met, everybody tour for happiness; and I as a tour guide, the harvest is the friendship and experience. It will be very hard to meet you again, but I h
26、ope when you describe your pleasant journey with your families and friends, do not forget to add a sentence: there is a tour guide Alma from Storyking Travel Agency here, she is my friend. If you have any chance to come here again, do not forget to meet your friend Alma. Thank you very much. Wish you all wishes come true. God bless you.
