Mark: Jingjing, I need your advice about something.

　　马克：京晶，我需要你的一些建议。

　　Jingjing: Try me. What's up?

　　京晶：让我试试看吧，怎么了？

　　Mark: Well, a friend of mine is visiting Beijing. He wants to go see the Great Wall. I'm wondering which site to suggest.

　　马克：是这样的，我的一个朋友来北京了。他想去看长城，我不知道应该建议他去看哪一段？

　　Jingjing: Is he Chinese, or is he a foreigner?

　　京晶：是中国人还是老外呢？

　　Mark: He's a foreigner. Why would that matter?

　　马克：是个外国人，这很重要吗？

　　Jingjing: Well, there seem to be different preferences.

　　京晶：那就有不同的选择（喜好）了。

　　Mark: What do you mean?

　　马克：你的意思是？

　　Jingjing: Chinese people like 八达岭 (Bādál?ng). It's strong, and winds its way up a mountain.

　　京晶：中国人喜欢八达岭长城。它十分雄伟，蜿蜒至群山之上。

　　Mark: When I went there, it was pretty crowded too.

　　马克：我去那儿的时候，也非常拥挤。

　　Jingjing: Some foreigners like to see unrestored parts of the wall.

　　京晶：有些外国人喜欢去看尚未复原的那部分城墙。

　　Mark: You mean the wild wall?

　　马克：你是说野长城？

　　Jingjing: That's what it's sometimes called.

　　京晶：有时候就这么叫

　　Mark: I'm afraid he'll get lost if I recommend a place that doesn't sell tickets.

　　马克：我担心他会迷路如果我推荐给他一些不卖票就能去的地段。

　　Jingjing: Then your best bet is either 慕田峪 (Mùtiányù) or 金山岭(Jīnshānl?ng).

　　京晶：那你最好的选择就是慕田峪或者金山岭了。

　　Mark: I was going to recommend 慕田峪 (Mùtiányù). What can you tell me about 金山岭 (Jīnshānl?ng), though?

　　马克：我本来打算推荐慕田峪的，那金山岭你能给我介绍一下吗？

　　Jingjing: I've got to go to a meeting now. If you can wait for me, I'll tell you in half an hour or so.

　　京晶：我得去开个会。如果你能等我一会儿。大约半小时左右吧，我再给你说说.

　　Mark: OK. I'll be here.

　　马克：行。我在。

　　New words:习语短语

　　Try me. 试着问我问题，看我能如何回答。(Ask me something, and see how well I can answer.)

　　Why would that matter? 这有什么要紧的？(It shouldn't make a difference, should it?)

　　winds its way up 蜿蜒直上(curves and climbs, over hills)

　　unrestored 没有修复的，没有保存的(not repaired or maintained)

　　wild wall 野长城 (overgrown, totally natural)

　　Dialogue 2

　　Jingjing is back from her meeting.

　　京晶开完会回来了

　　Jingjing: You're still here!

　　京晶：你还在呢！

　　Mark: Of course. I wanted to hear what you had to say about the 金山岭 (Jīnshānl?ng) section of the Great Wall.

　　马克：必须呀。我还想听你说一说金山岭长城呢。

　　Jingjing: Well, for starters, it's a 5km section between two sites.

　　京晶：首先，这是一段两点之间的5公里的距离。

　　Mark: The whole section is called 金山岭 (Jīnshānl?ng)?

　　马克：整段都叫金山岭吗？

　　Jingjing: No, that's just one end of it. The other end is called 司马台 (Sīm?tái).

　　京晶：不，只是其中一头。另一头叫司马台。

　　Mark: Which end is a good starting point?

　　马克：从哪一头开始爬比较好呢？

　　Jingjing: I'd recommend starting at 司马台 (Sīm?tái). It's easier to get back to Beijing from 金山岭 (Jīnshānl?ng).

　　京晶：我会建议从司马台开始。从金山岭那边回北京更容易一些。

　　Mark: That's reason enough. Can the hike be done in a day?

　　马克：这理由已经很好了。一天能爬完吗？

　　Jingjing: Sure, it only takes 3-4 hours. But your friend could go there the afternoon before and spend the night.

　　京晶：当然了，也就花3-4小时。但你朋友可以提前一天下午去，然后住一晚。

　　Mark: Where should I recommend him to stay?

　　马克：那我应该推荐它住哪里呢？

　　Jingjing: There's 古北 G?běi Water Town. I'll bet there are some hotels there.

　　京晶：那里有古北水镇，我打赌那儿一定有一些旅馆。

　　Mark: OK. I'll tell him to check it out.

　　马克：好的，我会告诉他去查一下信息。

　　Jingjing: Are you going to go with him?

　　京晶：你会跟他一起去吗？

　　Mark: I wish! But I won't have the day off when he's in Beijing.

　　马克：我当然希望了！不过当他来北京的时候我一天假也没有。

　　Jingjing: Too bad! You're going to miss out!

　　京晶：太糟了。那你就要错过了！

　　New words: 习语短语

　　what you had to say about (something) 对某事你有什么可说的(your ideas/advice about something)

　　for starters 用来开始的 (to begin with)

　　starting point 起点(place to start a hike)

　　That's reason enough. 这个理由足够好

　　have the day off 工休一日(have leave from work for the day, or have a scheduled day away from work in a regular week)

　　miss out 错过(lose the opportunity to do something)