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Jo: Hello and welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English. I’m Jo and with me is Feifei.

Feifei: Hi 大家好，欢迎收听今天的都市掠影节目。

Jo: Now Feifei, I am very excited about our trip to Xi’an. I have been to quite a few big cities in China, but this is the first time to Xi’an. You are from Xi’an, so tell me - lots of people say it’s very different from other cities in China, is that true?

Feifei: Yes, it is quite different. Xi’an is a well-known ancient town with a history of more than 3,600 years. It is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of 13 dynasties.

Jo: So is it just a very old traditional town then?

Feifei: Jo 这个问题提的很好，大家都知道西安是中国乃至世界有名的历史古都，3600多年的历史给给这个古都添加了很多神秘感。We spoke¹ to Richard Hawkins who has been living and working in a language school in Xi’an for four years.

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In Xi’an you get the modern aspects of Xi’an, but what you get is the traditional, the older parts of Xi’an. They sit cheek by jowl, next to each other. You still get the old man playing Mahjong on the street, you get the kids with the red neckerchiefs coming to and from school. But you also get the flash shopping centres. Obviously lots of places in China seem to be rushing for glass and steel high rise buildings, but Xi’an is still trying to retain its charm and its Chinese character and traditions.

Jo: Richard says you get the modern aspects of Xi’an, and the traditional, older parts of Xi’an.

Feifei: Modern 现代的，aspects 方面，样子。Richard 说你可以看到西安不仅有现代的一面，而且仍然留有以前老城的样子。

Jo: He says the older parts of Xi’an sit cheek by jowl, next to each other.

Feifei: That’s an interesting expression - cheek by jowl 紧靠着，紧挨着。他的意思就是说老城的建筑还是一个连一个，挨的很紧。

Jo: He says you can see old men paying Mahjong on the street, and children with their red neckerchiefs coming to and from school.

Feifei: 老人们坐在街上打麻将娱乐，孩子们带着红领巾上下学。Red neckerchief 红领巾。

Jo: Richard also says many places in China are ‘rushing for glass and steel high rise buildings’.

Feifei: Glass and steel high rise buildings 玻璃钢筋造就的高楼大厦。

Jo: But Xi’an is still trying to retain its charm and its Chinese character and traditions.

Feifei: To retain 保持，保留。Chinese character and traditions 中国的特色和传统。So what is Richard’s favourite part of town?

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My favourite part of the town has got to be in and around the city centre. The walls are fantastic, they are complete, they still give you a feeling of what it must have been like all those years ago, the walls actually did guard you from invaders³.

Jo: Richard’s favourite part of the town is in and around the city centre.

Feifei: In and around the city centre 市中心和市中心周围。

Jo: He says the walls are fantastic, and they give you a feeling of what it must have been like years ago, when the wall was there to guard the town from invaders.

Feifei: Guard 守卫；invader² 侵略者。

Jo: It sounds like there’s a lot to see in Xi’an, but we are only going there for two days!

Feifei: I know! But Richard is going to tell us what he thinks is worth seeing in a day.

Jo: Here are some words and expressions that he uses. The Terracotta Warriors⁴.

Feifei: 兵马俑 the Terracotta Warriors.

Jo: Muslim Quarter.

Feifei: 回民街。

Jo: Back alleys⁶.

Feifei: 小胡同，小巷子 back alley⁵.

Jo: Eaves.

Feifei: 屋檐，房檐。

Jo: Crafts.

Feifei: 手工艺品。

Jo: Paintings.

Feifei: 水彩画，油画。

Jo: Calligraphy⁷.

Feifei: 书法。

Jo: Sub or micro environment.

Feifei: 小的或是微小的环境 sub or micro environment. Let’s listen.

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Well in a day you can see a few things, you’ve got to go to Bing Ma Yong, or the Terracotta Warriors, but if you want a real experience of Xi’an, I’d probably say go to the Muslim Quarter. The Muslim Quarter; it's winding⁸ little back alleys, it’s got great architecture, the old Chinese buildings with the eaves. But you can wander around at the back streets, looking at the shops that sell all sorts, from Mao’s little red books to Chinese clothing and all sorts of Chinese crafts, painting, calligraphy, etc. It’s a place within the city that you don’t actually realize that you are right in the middle of a city of 7 million people, its own sub or micro environment.

Jo: Well I think I know where I am going to visit when I am in Xi’an.

Feifei: Hope you liked this On the Town and on behalf of what I believe are the very warm-hearted and friendly people in Xi’an, I’d like to invite you to Xi’an for a visit.

Jo: See you!

Feifei: 感谢收听，再见！

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 invader   

n.侵略者，侵犯者，入侵者

参考例句：

• They suffered a lot under the invader's heel.在侵略者的铁蹄下，他们受尽了奴役。
• A country must have the will to repel any invader.一个国家得有决心击退任何入侵者。

3 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。

4 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

5 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

6 alleys   

胡同，小巷( alley的名词复数 )； 小径

参考例句：

• I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我紧随他穿过一条条迂迴曲折的窄巷。
• The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. 孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷，来到城边。

7 calligraphy   

n.书法

参考例句：

• At the calligraphy competition,people asked him to write a few characters.书法比赛会上，人们请他留字。
• His calligraphy is vigorous and forceful.他的书法苍劲有力。

8 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。