高中英語(yǔ)必修二unit4課文及翻譯Unit4.JOURNEYACROSSAVASTLANDTravelfarenough,youmeetyourself.DavidMitchell在一段足夠遠(yuǎn)的旅行中，你會(huì)遇到（內(nèi)心的）自己。ReadingandThinkingLiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQianwenttoCanadatovisittheircousinsinHalifaxontheAtlanticcoast.Ratherthantravelbycommercialairlinealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrain.Forbothofthem,thethoughtofcrossingthewholecountybyrailwasexciting.李黛予和表妹劉倩前往加拿大探望居住在大西洋海岸哈利法克斯市的表兄妹。她們沒(méi)有一路乘坐商業(yè)航班，而是決定先飛到溫哥華，然后再乘坐火車(chē)。一想到可以坐火車(chē)橫穿整個(gè)國(guó)家，姐妹倆就激動(dòng)不已。Beforestartingout,theyspentacoupleofdaysinVancouver,seeingthesights.Duringtheirfirstday,asistypicalofVancouver,itrained.Despitetheweather,theywereabletotakeaboatrideoutintothebay,andlatervisitanislandthathadwonderfulshopssellingcraftsandantiques.Thenextdaywasclearandmild,andtheywerepleasedtoseethebeautifulmountainslookingoutoverthecity.Latertheytookapleasanthikeinaforestjustashortdistanceaway.出發(fā)前，她們?cè)跍馗缛A待了兩天，欣賞當(dāng)?shù)仫L(fēng)光。第一天溫哥華一如往常細(xì)雨蒙蒙。盡管天氣不佳，她們?nèi)匀环褐垴側(cè)牒?，接著游覽了一座島嶼。島上有精致的店鋪，出售手工藝品和古董。第二天，天氣晴朗，溫度適宜，她們看到壯美的群山俯瞰著整座城市，甚是欣喜。隨后，她們?cè)诓贿h(yuǎn)處的森林中徒步旅行，十分愜意Thenextmorning,thetwogirlsaroseearlytotakethetraintoLakeLouise,passingthroughtheCanadianRockies.Seenfromthetrainwindow,themountainsandforestsofCanadalookedmassive.Whenthetrainarrivedatthestation,theytookataxitoLakeLouisewherethebluewaterliterallytooktheirbreathawaywithitsexceptionalbeauty.Theyspentthenight,andthentookacoachboundnorththroughtheCanadianRockiestoJasper.Lookingatthebeautifulscenery,theybothagreedthatitwasthemostawesomejourneytheyhadevertaken.Inadditiontoseeingspectacularmountainpeaksandforests,onehighlightoftheirtripwasbeingabletoseemanydifferentcreatures,includingdeer,mountaingoats,andevenagrizzlybearandaneagle.次日清晨，兩個(gè)女孩早早起床，登上開(kāi)往路易斯湖的火車(chē)穿越加拿大落基山脈。從車(chē)窗往外望去，加拿大巍峨的山脈和遼闊的森林盡收眼底?；疖?chē)到站后，她們乘坐出租車(chē)前往路易斯湖。那里湛藍(lán)的湖水美麗異常，攝人心魄。住了夜之后，她們乘坐長(zhǎng)途汽車(chē)，向北穿過(guò)加拿大落基山脈，直達(dá)賈斯珀。望著眼前的美景，兩人一致認(rèn)為這是她們所經(jīng)歷過(guò)的最棒的一次旅行。除了欣賞壯麗的山峰和森林，旅程的亮點(diǎn)之一是能看到種類(lèi)繁多的動(dòng)物，如鹿、山羊、甚至還有一只灰熊和一只老鷹。FromJasper,theycaughtthetraintowardsToronto.Oneofthetrain'sfirststopswasinEdmonton,theprovincialcapitalofAlberta,thecentreofCanada，shugeoilandgasdrillingindustry.Edmontonisfreezingcoldinwinter,withdailytemperaturesaveraging-10。C.Sinceitcanbetoocoldtogooutdoors,Edmontonishometomanyshoppingmalls.Infact,oneofthelargestshoppingmallsinNorthAmericaisinEdmonton.在賈斯珀，她們坐上了開(kāi)往多倫多的火車(chē)?；疖?chē)的頭幾站中有一站是埃德蒙頓，這是阿爾伯塔的省會(huì)，也是加拿大龐大的油氣開(kāi)采業(yè)中心。埃德蒙頓冬季十分寒冷，日平均氣溫為零下10攝氏度。由于天寒地凍，不適合戶(hù)外活動(dòng)，因此埃德蒙頓擁有眾多大型購(gòu)物中心。事實(shí)上，北美最大的購(gòu)物中心之一就在埃德蒙頓。FromEdmonton,thetrainheadedsoutheastacrossthegreatCanadianPrairie.Atschool,DaiyuandLiuQianhadleantthatCanada'spopulationisonlyslightlyoverthirty-sevenmillion.However,theydidnotanticipateseeingsuchanopencountry,andweretrulyamazed.Theywentthroughtwowheat-growingprovinces,wheretheysawabunchoffarmsthatcoveredaverylargearea.火車(chē)從埃德蒙頓出發(fā)，向東南方行駛，一路穿越加拿大大草原。黛予和劉倩在學(xué)校學(xué)過(guò)，加拿大的人口才剛過(guò)3700萬(wàn)。但兩人還是未曾料想能看到如此遼闊的國(guó)度，真是驚嘆不已。她們穿越兩個(gè)種植小麥的省份，看到一片片廣闊的農(nóng)場(chǎng)。Afteranotherdayonthetrain,eventuallytheywerebackinanurbanarea,thecityofWinnipeg.Fromthere,theytravelledthroughthenight,andwokeupinOntario一alandofforestsandlakes.Thetrainthunderedon,throughtherollinghills.Thebushesandmap1etreesoutsidetheirwindowswerered,gold,andorange,andtherewasfrostontheground,confirmingthatautumnhadarrivedinCanada.Nightcameagain,andthetrainturnedsouthtowardsToronto.Whentheywokeupthenextmorningandpulledbackthecurtain,theycouldseethewidestretchofLakeHuron一oneofthefourGreatLakesonOntario'ssouthernborder.Itwasnotuntil9:30am.thattheyfinallyreachedthecapitalofOntario,Toronto.Allinall,theirtripfromVancouvertoTorontohadtakenadurationoffourdays.她們?cè)诨疖?chē)上又度過(guò)了天，最終回到了都市區(qū)域一溫尼伯市。從該市出發(fā)，她們連夜前行，從夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)中醒來(lái)時(shí)火車(chē)已抵達(dá)森林和湖泊密布的安大略省?；疖?chē)?yán)^續(xù)轟隆隆地向前行駛，穿過(guò)綿延的群山。窗外的灌木叢和楓樹(shù)林呈紅色、金色和橘黃色，地面蓋著一層霜，表明加拿大已進(jìn)入秋季。夜幕再次降臨，火車(chē)轉(zhuǎn)向南行，開(kāi)往多倫多。次日清晨，她們醒來(lái)，拉開(kāi)車(chē)窗窗簾，遼闊的休倫湖映入眼簾。休倫湖是安大略省南部邊境的四大湖之一。上午九點(diǎn)半，她們終于抵達(dá)安大略的省會(huì)多倫多。從溫哥華到多倫多，她們的旅行總共歷時(shí)四天。UsingLanguageSEEINGTHETRUENORTHVIARAIL:TORONTOANDMONTREALAfterDaiyuandhercousinarrivedinToronto,thelargestandwealthiestcityinCanada,theyonlyhadafewhourstokillbeforetheyhadtoproceedtothenextlegoftheirtriptoMontreal,sotheywentonatourofthecity.TheywentuptheCNTowerandlookedacrosstheshoresofLakeOntario.Standinginthedistance,theywereastonishedtoseemistycloudsrisingfromthegreatNiagaraFalls,whichisonthesouthsideofthelake.WaterfromthelakelowsintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonitswaytothesea.李黛予和表妹抵達(dá)加拿大最大、最富有的城市多倫多之后僅有幾個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間可以消磨，然后就得繼續(xù)前往旅程的下一站蒙特利爾，于是兩人就在市區(qū)逛了逛。她們登上加拿大國(guó)家電視塔，眺望安大略湖畔。站在遠(yuǎn)處，她們看到湖南邊的尼亞加拉大瀑布升騰而起的水霧，驚嘆不已。湖水流人尼亞加拉河，越過(guò)尼亞加拉瀑布，最終匯入大海Thegirlssawhundredsofskyscrapersofglassandsteelandold-fashionedcarsrollingby.Astheywalkednorthfromtheharbourarea,LiDaiyusaid,“LinFei,oneofmymother,soldschoolmates,liveshere.Ishouldphoneherandseeifshe'savailablefordinner.”兩個(gè)女孩看到很多玻璃和鋼筋建造的摩天大樓，還有老式汽車(chē)從身邊駛過(guò)。離開(kāi)港口區(qū)后，她們向北行走。李黛予說(shuō)：“我媽媽的老同學(xué)林菲就住在這里。我得給她打個(gè)電話，看看她是否有空一起吃晚飯?！盩heymetLinFeiaroundduskoverdinneratarestaurantindowntownChinatown.ThecousinschattedwithLinFei,whohadmovedtoCanadamanyyearsearlier.黃昏時(shí)分，她們?cè)谑兄行奶迫私值囊患也宛^里與林菲見(jiàn)了面，并共進(jìn)晚餐。林菲多年前就來(lái)到加拿大生活。表姐妹倆與她暢聊了一番?！癟hisisthelargestChinatowninToronto.WehaveafewmoreintheGreaterTorontoArea,soyoucanguessthattherearealotofChinesepeopleinCanada!Chinesepeoplehavebeencominghereformorethanahundredyears.Therefore,wecangetallkindsofgreatfoodherefromalloverChina,“LinFeitoldthem.“這是多倫多最大的唐人街。大多倫多地區(qū)還有幾個(gè)唐人街，你們可以猜到加拿大有很多中國(guó)人!一百多年來(lái)，不斷有中國(guó)人來(lái)到這里。所以，我們?cè)谶@里能吃到中國(guó)各地的各色美食?！绷址聘嬖V她們。ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealearlythenextmorning.Atthestation,incontrasttoToronto,theyheardpeopletalkinginFrench.TheyweresurprisedtoseethatallthesignsandadvertisementswereinFrenchandmanypeoplespokeEnglishwithanaccent.火車(chē)于當(dāng)天深夜出發(fā)，次日一早抵達(dá)蒙特利爾。在火車(chē)站她們聽(tīng)見(jiàn)人們用法語(yǔ)交談，這與多倫多形成鮮明對(duì)比。兩人驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的標(biāo)示牌和廣告都是用法文寫(xiě)的，而且許多人說(shuō)英語(yǔ)都有口音。“Wedon'tleaveuntilthisevening,“saidLiuQian,"Let'sgodowntown.OldMontrealIsclosetothewater.”“我們要到傍晚才動(dòng)身?！眲①徽f(shuō)，“咱們到市區(qū)逛逛吧蒙特利爾老城區(qū)就在河邊?！盩heyspenttheafternooninlovelyshopsandvisitingartistsintheirworkplacesalongStPaulStreet.AstheysatinarestaurantalongsidethebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.整個(gè)下午，她們穿梭于一家家可愛(ài)的小店,拜訪圣保羅街邊工作坊里的藝術(shù)家們。兩人在寬闊的圣勞倫斯河邊上的“Hello,mynameisJean-Philippe.I,maphotographer."hesaid,“andIwaswonderingwhereyouarefrom”“你們好，我叫讓-菲利普，是一名攝影師。”他說(shuō)道，“請(qǐng)問(wèn)你們從哪里來(lái)？ThegirlstoldhimtheywerefromChinaandwereonatraintripacrossCanada.WhentheytoldhimtheyhadonlyonedayinMontreal,hesaid,“That'stoobad.Youoweittoyourselvestostaylonger.Overall,Montrealisacitywithwonderfulsightsandsounds.MostofusspeakbothEnglishandFrench,andthecityhasuniqueQuebeccultureandtraditions.Therearefantasticrestaurantsandclubsaround,too.Here,welovegoodcoffee,toastandcheese.Andgoodmusic,ofcoursev姑娘們告訴他，她們來(lái)自中國(guó)，并且正在進(jìn)行橫跨加拿大的火車(chē)之旅。得知她們只能在蒙特利爾逗留一天時(shí)，他說(shuō)道：“那太可惜了，你們應(yīng)該多待兒天。總的來(lái)說(shuō)，蒙特利爾是一座聲色俱佳的城市。我們大多數(shù)人既說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，也說(shuō)法語(yǔ)。這座城市擁有獨(dú)特的魁北克文化和傳統(tǒng)。此外，這里還有很棒的餐館和酒吧。這里的人酷愛(ài)美味的咖啡、吐司和奶酪。當(dāng)然，還有動(dòng)聽(tīng)的音樂(lè)！”ThatnightthetrainwasspeedingalongtheSt.LawrenceRivertowardstheGulfofStLawrenceanddowntothedistanteastcoasttowardstheprovinceofNovaScotiaanditslargestcity,Halifax.Thecousinsdreamthappilyofthebeautifulcobblestonestreets,oldbrickbuildings,andtheredmapleleavesofMontreal.當(dāng)晚，火車(chē)沿著圣勞倫斯河向圣勞倫斯灣飛馳，經(jīng)過(guò)遠(yuǎn)方的東海岸，駛向新斯科舍省及其最大的城市哈利法克斯。在夢(mèng)鄉(xiāng)中，表姐妹倆愉快地回味著蒙特利爾美麗的鵝卵石街道、古老的磚砌建筑和鮮紅的楓葉。ReadingandWriting(Workbook)XUXIAKE，SGUILIN徐霞客的桂林Itis10inthemorning,andIamtravellingbyraftdowntheLiRiver.Thesunisalreadyburninghoteventhoughithasnotyetreachedfullstrength,butacalmbreezecoolsmyskin.Sofarthedayiswonderfulbutthepurposeofmytripisnotjusttohavefun:IamfollowinginthefootstepsofXuXiake(1587-1641),thefamousChinesetravelwriteandgeographer.ThoughXuwasfromJiangsu,hespentmorethan80yearstravellingthroughoutthecountry,andgreatlyadmiredmydestinationtoday一OxGorge.現(xiàn)在是上午10點(diǎn)，我正乘著竹筏順著漓江而下。雖然太陽(yáng)還沒(méi)有完全曬到，但已經(jīng)是火辣辣的了，但一陣陣平和的微風(fēng)卻讓我的皮膚涼爽起來(lái)。到目前為止，今天的天氣是美好的，但我此行的目的不僅僅是為了玩樂(lè)。我是在追隨徐霞客(1587-1641)的腳步，他是中國(guó)著名的旅行作家和地理學(xué)家。雖然徐是江蘇人,但他花了80多年的時(shí)間走遍了全國(guó)各地，他非常欣賞我今天的目的地一-Ox峽谷。Asweflowdowntheriver,wearesurroundedbysteephillsstickingupintothesky—karsts.Uniqueamongmountains,karstswereformedoverthousandsofyearsasraindrainedintotheacidicsoilandmeltedthesoftrock,leavingtheharderrockbehind,Guangxiisfullofkarsts,givingitsomeofthemostinteresting一andbeautiful一sceneryintheworld.XuwasoneofthefirstpeopletomakeacarefulstudyofGuilin'skarstsandtheirrelatedcavesystems.He,likemanypeopletoday,foundthemfascinating.當(dāng)我們順著河水往下走的時(shí)候，四周都是直插云霄的陡峭山體一喀斯特?？λ固厥巧降刂歇?dú)一無(wú)二的，是幾千年來(lái)雨水排入酸