普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语必修1 Unit 3 Travel Journal-R

 JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG

PART 6 THE END OF OUR JOURNEY

     Cambodia was in many ways similar to Laos, although it has twice the population. At another inn¹, we talked with a teacher who told us that half of the people in her country couldn't read or write. Her village couldn't even afford to build a school, so she had to teach outside under a large tent. When we said goodbye, we all felt very lucky to have studied in college. Back on the road, we passed between many hills and forests. Then we came to the plains² and entered Phnom Penh(金边), the capital of Cambodia. In many ways it looked like Vientiane and Ho Chi Minh City; it also had wide streets with trees in rows and old French houses. Unlike³ Vientiane, ships could travel the Mekong River here. In the centre of the city we visited the palace and saw a beautiful white elephant. It can only be seen outside the palace on special days. We ate an early supper and went to see a great temple⁴ with floors made of silver⁵.

   The next morning our group slept late. We were very tired from the long bike ride the day before. Cycling in the hills had been difficult. Now our cousins had the chance to make jokes about Wang Wei and me. Perhaps, they said, they were the strong ones! We had lunch at a nice outdoor cafe⁶. then rode out of the city. Two days later we crossed the border into Vietnam⁷. We began to see many more people, but I wasn't surprised. I read in an atlas⁸ before our trip that Vietnam has almost seven times the population of Cambodia. We met a farmer who gave us directions and told us that he grows a new rice crop⁹ four times every year so he can feed more people. He also told us that the northern part of his country has many mountains and it is much cooler than here in the south, where it is flat. Although the flat delta¹⁰ made it easier for us to cycle¹¹, we got warm very quickly. So we drank lots of water and ate lots of bananas. Soon the delta separated¹² into nine smaller rivers.

   Two days later, after we had passed thousands of rice fields, we came to the sea. We were tired but also in high spirits¹³: our dream to cycle along the Mekong River had finally come true.

        

1 inn   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店，小饭店

参考例句：

• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
• We stayed in a small village inn,right off the map.我们住在一家偏僻的乡村小店里。

2 plains   

n.平原( plain的名词复数 )；平地；[纺织业]平针；朴实无华的东西

参考例句：

• They turned the hills into orchards and plains into granaries. 他们把山坡变成了果园，把平地变成了粮仓。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• In this area, the plains extend for hundreds of li. 方圆几百里都是平原。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 unlike   

adj.不同的，不相似的；prep.不像，和...不同

参考例句：

• She's very unlike her mother.她一点也不像她母亲。
• It's unlike him to be late;he's usually on time.他不是会迟到的那种人，他通常很准时。

4 temple   

n.庙宇，寺院；太阳穴

参考例句：

• There is a temple on the hill.山上有座庙。
• You will see a temple.你会看到一座寺庙。

5 silver   

adj.银色的，银的；n.银，银币，银器；vt.镀银，变成银白色

参考例句：

• I like taking a walk under the silver moon.我喜欢在银色的月光下散步。
• The family must come together for the parents' silver wedding.全家必须聚会庆祝父母的银婚。

6 cafe   

n.小餐馆；咖啡厅

参考例句：

• I always go to the cafe to have a rest.我经常去那家咖啡馆休息。
• Is there a cafe near by?请问附近有没有咖啡店？

7 Vietnam   

n.越南

参考例句：

• Vietnam is suffering from food shortage.越南正遭受食物短缺之苦。
• Laos is on the west of Vietnam.老挝在越南西面。

8 atlas   

n.地图册，图表集

参考例句：

• He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
• The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。

9 crop   

vt.剪切，收割，修剪，种植；n.农作物，产量，平头 vi.收获

参考例句：

• This year's crop is better than any other year's.今年的收成比以往哪一年都好。
• This plant doesn't crop very heavily.这种作物收成不很大。

10 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

11 cycle   

n.周期，循环，自行车；vi.循环，轮转，骑自行车；vt.使循环

参考例句：

• The seasons of the year make a cycle.一年四季构成一个循环。
• Do you cycle to work everyday?你每天骑自行车上班吗？

12 separated   

adj.分开的v.分开(separate的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Her parents are separated but not divorced. 她父母分居但没离婚。
• No child should ever be separated from his mother by force. 绝不能强行使任何一个孩子与母亲分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 spirits   

n.情绪；兴致；精灵；灵魂；精神( spirit的名词复数 )；情绪；灵魂；神灵

参考例句：

• He lost his spirits after the girl rejected his love. 那姑娘拒绝他的求爱后，他垂头丧气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt in excellent spirits when he arrived home. 他回到家里时情绪非常好。 来自《简明英汉词典》