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Unit1Dialogue1AttheAirportA:Excuseme,butareyouMr.SmithfromBoston?B:正是。A:I’mFrankDinfromHyattRegencyHotel.I’vecometomeetyou.B:你好，Frank，谢谢你到机场来接我。A:Howareyou,Mr.Smith?Letmehelpyouwithyourluggage.B:谢谢。A:Howwasyourflight,Mr.Smith?B:好极了！食品不错，服务周到，而且飞机还准点。A:Anyhow,it’salongwaytoChina,isn’tit?B:噢，是的，确实很长，加上等待和转机的时间超过20小时了。A:Now,Mr.Smith,ifallisready,we’dbetterstartforthehotel.B:好的，走吧。A:Thisway,please.OurcarisinParkingLot6.IsthisyourfirstvisittoShanghai,Mr.Smith?B:不，是第二次，上次来是三年前。这次机场看起来有些不一样，而且非常的高效！A:Inthepastcoupleofyears,thegovernmenthasdonealottomeettheneedsoftheShanghaiWorldExpo.B:噢，是的，世博会！难怪飞机这么满，我想有许多人都是冲着世博来的。所以你们增大了机场的容量。A:Yes.Theairportterminalshavebeenfullydevelopedtoreceivethousandsoftouristsandbusinesstravelerseveryday.Butit’smorethanthat.Theairportisnotonlyanefficienttransporthub,butalsofeaturesawiderangeoffacilitiessuchasshopping,leisureandconventions.B:对。我已经注意到了。A:You’llseemorechangeselsewhere.It’snowveryconvenienttotravelfromtheairporttothedowntownarea.Thevisitorscantakeashuttlebusaswellasthesubway.TheycaneventaketheShanghaimagneticlevitationtrain,whichtravelsatastunningspeed.ThereisevenashuttlebusespeciallyforExpovisitors.Itleaveseveryhalfanhour.B:Frank，你知道，上次我来上海，完全忙于公务，不过这次可能有些空闲时间。如果我想四处逛一逛的话，你有什么可推荐的吗？A:Well,there’salottoseeinShanghaithesedays.TheWorldExpoisamust-seesiteandit’sconvenienttogothere.SubwayLines6,7,8and10allgototheExposite.Youmayalsobookacarinourhotelifyoulike,ordial96822fortheExpotaxisystemtorequestataxi.B:世博园肯定是很好的去处，不过我听说那儿的人特别多，许多国家馆都要排几个小时的长队，我想我没那么多时间。A:That’strue.ThenwhatabouttheformerFrenchtown?Thearchitecturethereiscool.TheOrientalPearlTowerisalsoafrequentlyvisitedplace.TheShanghaiBundmaybeagoodchoiceintheevening.B:听上去很有趣。A:Doyoulikemuseums,Mr.Smith?B:当然了，非常喜欢。A:TheShanghaiMuseumhasafantasticcollectionofancientChineseart.B:太棒了！我至少可能会在那里呆半天。你推荐哪里去购物呢？A:Ifyouwanttogoshopping,youcangototheshoppingareasinXujiahui,Wujiaochang,EastNanjingRoad,WestNanjingRoad,HuaihaiRoad,NorthSichuanRoad,theMunicipalCommercialCenter,andZhongshanPark.Thereareseverallargedepartmentstoresineachlocation.Ifyouwanttobuysomelocalspecialties,youmaygotoChenghuangMiao,i.e.theCityGodTemple,whereyouwillfindmanyShanghaiesespecialtiesandsnacks.B:你知道哪儿可以买到世博会的纪念品吗？既然我不打算去世博园，我最好能给孩子们买些东西回去。A:IfyouwanttobuytheExpo’slicensedproducts,youmaylogontotheirofficialwebsite:’llwritethewebsiteandphonenumberforyouoncewearriveatthehotel.B:太好了。吃的方面你有什么好介绍的吗？A:Doyoulikespicyfood?B:我很喜欢吃辣的！A:YoushouldtrytheHunancuisineatDishuidong.B:听起来真不错！滴水洞在哪里呢？A:It’sat56MaomingRoad.I’llwritetheaddressdownforyoulater,togetherwiththewebsiteandphonenumberoftheExpolicensedproducts.B:Frank，非常感谢。你提供了很多非常有用的信息。A:Mypleasure,Mr.Smith.Hereweare.ThisisHyattRegencyHotel.B:太好了，我们很快啊！Dialogue2DragonBoatFestivalA:Daniel,haveyouheardabouttheDragonBoatRacestobeheldthisafternoon?B:知道啊，是为了庆祝什么节日对吧？A:Yup,DuanWuFestival,whichofficiallyfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.It’salsocalledtheDragonBoatFestival.It’samongthethreemajortraditionalholidayscelebratedbyChinese.TheothertwoaretheMid-autumnFestivalandtheChineseNewYear.Thatyoualreadyknow.B:我好像记得我们的中文老师曾经说过，这个节日跟一位古代诗人有关，是这样的吗？A:Well,therearemanylegendsregardingtheoriginofthefestival,butthemostpopularandwidelyacceptedversionrelatestoQuYuan,awell-knownpoetduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475–221BC).B:是的，是的，屈原，现在我想起这个名字了。A:QuYuanservedasministertotheKingoftheChuKingdomwhichwastheninastateoffragmentationandconflict.Awiseandarticulateman,hewaslovedandrespectedbythecommonpeople.Hedidmuchtofightagainsttherampantcorruptionthatplaguedthecourt,thusearningtheenvyandfearofotherofficials.HealsoinsistedonfightagainsttherivalQinKingdomsoKingofChuremovedhimfromservice.Inexile,hetraveled,taughtandwroteforseveralyears.HearingthattheChuhadbeendefeatedbytheQin,hefellintodespairandthrewhimselfintotheMiluoRiver,whichisinthecurrentHunanProvince,onthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.B:不过，这位诗人的自杀跟龙舟赛有什么关系呢？A:Youknow,hewassolovedbythepeople,sothelocalfishermenrushedoutinlongboatstolookforhim,beatingdrumstoscarethefishaway,andthrowingzongziintothewatertofeedthefishsothattheywouldnoteatQuYuan’sbody.Startingfromthattimetothisday,peoplecommemorateQuYuanthroughDragonBoatRaces,eatingzongzi,andseveralotheractivities,ontheanniversaryofhisdeath.B:粽子是什么？A:ZongziisthetraditionalfoodfortheDragonBoatFestival.Itisaglutinousriceball,withafilling,wrappedinreedleavesorbambooleaves.Thefillingscanbeegg,sweetredbeans,dates,fruits,sweetpotato,walnuts,mushrooms,meat,oracombinationofthem.Theyaregenerallysteamed.B:吃真是中国文化中很重要的一部分，对吧？A:Yes,perhapsoneofthemostimportantaspect.B:除了赛龙舟和吃粽子，这一天还有其他什么活动吗？A:AnotherimportantaspectoftheDoubleFifthDayisthetiming:atthebeginningofsummer,whendiseasesarelikelytostrike,peoplealsoweartalismantofendoffevilspirits.Sotraditionally,itwasalsothoughttobeatimeforwardingoffevilspirits,butnowit’sjustthoughtofatimetoremindfamilymemberstotakecareoftheirhealth.B:真是一个有趣的节日！我想我会去参加龙舟比赛。A:Afteryou’veworkedupanappetitebyboatingsohard,youcaneatzongzi.EveryoneeatsthemduringtheDragonBoatFestiv