(导游英语课件）Section seven Mausoleum Tour

1、( (导游英语课件）导游英语课件）Section seven Mausoleum TourSection seven Mausoleum TourDialog 1 Visiting Eastern Qing MausoleumYou are the local guide, Cindy, and now you are leading your guests on the way to the Eastern Qing Mausoleum.T: local guide Cindy G1: Guest 1 G2: Guest 2 T: Good morning, my friends, now

2、we are on the way to the Eastern Qing Mausoleum in Zunhua County, which is 125km to Beijing.G1: How long does it take to get there?T: It will take us about 2 hours to get there.G1: How many emperors are buried there?T: There are 5 emperors of Qing Dynasty. They are Emperor Shunzhi, Emperor Kangxi, E

3、mperor Qianlong, Emperor Xianfeng and Emperor Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty. Besides, 15 empresses, 136 concubines, 3 princes and 2 princesses are here, too. In all, 161 persons are buried here.G2: Why did the Qing Emperors choose such a place for their afterlife?T: It is said that Emperor Shunzhi came he

4、re by chance once when he was hunting, viewing the beautiful scenery, picturesque environment with water in front and mountain behind, which was considered to be perfect from the standpoint of geomancy. He selected a site here for his tombs location, and thus the area became an auspicious ground for

5、 Qing Emperors, with a 20-kilometer long geomantic wall on both sides, beginning from the Grand Red Gate surrounding the tombs.G1: Oh, it must be very large in size. Are we going to visit all the tombs in one day?T: Of course not. The Eastern Qing Mausoleum is 125km from north to south, 20km from ea

6、st to west, occupying an area of 2,500 square kilometers. It is impossible for us to finish in one day. We know, the Qing Dynasty was the largest feudal dynasty in China, after entering the Great Wall in 1644, they ruled for 268 years, until the year 1911, and there are ten emperors in all. Among th

7、em, 9 are buried here and in the Western Qing Mausoleum. So today we are going to visit Yu tomb for Emperor Qianlong and Dingdong Tomb for Empress Dowager Cixi.G2: I heard Empress Dowager Cixi, she was a great woman, I think.T: Great minds think alike.G1: Definitely. T: OK, now you can have a short

8、rest, because we got up so early today. Later, let me tell you more about this large-scale imperial mausoleum complex.Words and Expressionsmausoleum n 陵墓陵墓emperor 皇帝皇帝bury v 埋葬埋葬empress n皇后皇后concubine n 妃嫔妃嫔afterlife n 来世来世 死后的生活死后的生活picturesque adj 如画的如画的geomancy n 占卜占卜tomb n 坟墓坟墓occupy v 占地占地large

9、-scale adj 大规模的大规模的imperialadj 皇家的皇家的complex n 群群; 综合设施综合设施auspicious adj 吉祥的吉祥的geomantic wall 风水墙风水墙the Grand Red Gate 大红门大红门feudal dynasty 封建王朝封建王朝the Eastern Qing Mausoleum 清东陵清东陵the Western Qing Mausoleum清西陵清西陵Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后慈禧太后Dialog 2 Visiting Terracotta WarriorsA guest named Tom co

10、mes to you, the local guide Mei Lin, and wants to learn some information about the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum of Qin Dynasty, because he intends to have a visit in a few days.G: guest Tom T: local guide Mei LinG: Hi, Lin. May I take a few minutes of your time?T: Sure. G

11、: I intend to Xian next week. Are there any places of interests you recommend?T: I went there last year. Xian is a great city. You can have an experience of modern city as well as long history. For the places of interest, I strongly recommend the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang Mausol

12、eum of Qin Dynasty, which is one of the eight wonders in the world.G: Where is it?T: It is located in Lintong County, which is 35 miles to Xian city. G: What are the functions of those terracotta warriors and horses?T: The owner of these terracotta warriors and horses is Emperor Qin Shihuang of Qin

13、Dynasty. He had made great achievements when he was alive. Being the emperor, he wanted to enjoy the same life and rule the country after his death. In that situation, he ordered to build his mausoleum including palaces for him to live and work armies to protect his country, and so on. The terracott

14、a warriors were Emperor Qin Shihuangs army. The mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang has not yet been excavated, but from the size of the three vaults, we can imagine how luxurious and magnificent the structure of Emperor Qin Shihuangs Mausoleum was.G: How large is it?T: In all, these three vaults cove

15、r an area of 20,000 square meters, with more than 8,000 warriors. Surprisingly, the facial expression for each warrior was different from others.G: Thats really amazing. And how is it found?T: By talking about this, we should show our thanks to the villagers of Xiyang village, Yanzhai Township, Lint

16、ong County. Those terracotta warriors were found by accident when the villager was digging a well in March, 1974. The villagers reported to the department concerned, and then with detailed exploration and identification by archaeological experts, these three vaults have been excavated. Gradually the

17、se three vaults were opened to the public in 1979, 1989 and 1994.G: With your information, I almost cant wait going there for a visit by myself.T: That would be a feast for your eyes.G: It is very kind of you to telling me so much.T: My pleasure.Words and Expressionsrecommend v 推荐terracotta n 陶瓦warrior n 武士wonder n 奇迹achieve