1Marco,agiftedlinguistandmasteroffourlanguages,becameafavoritewiththeKhanandwasappointedtohighpostsinhisadministration.馬可，一種懂四種語言的天才，成為可汗的寵臣并委以朝廷高官。2 ItwasonlywhenpromptedbyRustichellothatMarcoPolodictatedthestoryofhistravels,knowninhistimeasTheDescriptionoftheWorldorTheTravelsofMarcoPolo.正式在Rustichello的激勵下，馬可波羅才口述了她的旅行故事，在當時被稱為“世界見聞”或“馬克波羅游記”Interculturalcommunication跨文化交際Cultureisasharedsystemofsymbols,beliefs,attitudes,values,expectations,andnormsofbehaviour.文化是人們共享的符號、信仰、態(tài)度、價值觀、盼望和行為準則。我們旅行社提供多個旅游項目，如散客旅游、團體全包旅游，以及文化旅游、區(qū)域旅游、騎自行車旅游和露營旅游等特色旅游。OurServiceprovidesallkingsoftours,suchasindividualtour,grouppackagetour,specializedtoursincludingculturaltour,bikingtourandcampingtour,etc. 我的工作就是要是你們旅行順利，保障你們的利益，極力回答你們的問題，并擔當你們的導游和翻譯。Myjobistosmoothyourway,careforyourwelfare,trymybesttoansweryourquestions,andbeyourguideandinterpreter.當代社會的民族文化不可能在自我封閉的狀態(tài)愛慕得到發(fā)展。在我看來，不同的文化應當互相學習，取長補短。固然，在廣泛的文化交流中，一種民族的文化必須保持本民族的鮮明的特色。我認為，文化交流不是讓外來文化涂抹自己的文化，二是為了豐富各民族的文化。Inthismodernworld,thecultureofanynationcannotdevelopinisolation.AndIbelievethatdifferentculturesshouldlearnfromeachother'sstrengthstooffsettheirownweaknesses.Ofcourse,thecultureofanationmustwithholditsowndistinctivenationalcharacteristicsinitsextensiveexchangewithothercultures.Culturalexchange,Ithinks,isbynomeansaprocessoflosingone'sownculturetoaforeignculture,butaprocessofenrichingeachother'snationalcultures.TempleofHeaven天壇Terra-cottaWarriors秦始皇兵馬俑TheThreeGorges長江三峽長城是中華民族勤快和智慧的結晶，也是古老的中華文化的象征。TheGreatWallisthecrystallizationoftheindustryandwisdomoftheChinesepeopleandalsoasymbolofancientChineseculture.我社安排的“絲綢之旅”，始于古城西安，止于新疆首府烏魯木齊，期間我們還要游覽蘭州、敦煌以及吐魯番。眼線您能夠領略自然景觀的美麗，線上古代藝術家的高超的工藝，品嘗地方風味小吃，解釋本地居民。這次游覽一定會給您留下可與家人和朋友共享的美妙回想。TheSilkRoadTour-------ourtravelagencyoffers--startsfromtheancientcityofXi'anandendsatUrumqi,thecapitalcityofXinjiang.ThetourwillalsocoverLanzhou,DunhuangandTurpan.Allalongtheroute,youwilltakepleasureinthecharmsofthenaturallandscape,appreciatethesuperiorworkmanshipofancientartists,enjoylocaldelicaciesandmeetlocalpeople.Thetripwillcertainlyleaveyousweetmemoriesthatyouwillsharewithyourfamilyandfriends.BeijingRoastDuck北京烤鴨Thethreeessentialfactors,orkeyelements,bywhichChinesecookingisjudged,areknownascolor，aromaandtaste.評判中國烹飪優(yōu)劣的三大要素是色香味AndmuchofShandongcuisine'shistoryisasoldasConfucioushimself,makingittheoldestexistingmajorcuisineinChina.魯菜的歷史和孔子本人同樣悠久，使其成為中國現存的最古老的菜系。川菜麻辣濃香，粵菜香脆清淡，京菜為重香濃，滬菜油多味甜。Sichuanfoodisveryspicyandhot,Guangdongfoodiscrispandlight,Beijingfoodisheavyandspicy,Shanghaifoodisoilyandsweet.說起中餐，人們都懂得中餐烹飪以其“色、香、味、形”俱全著稱于世。中國悠久的歷史、廣袤的疆土、好客的習俗，這些怒都孕育了中餐烹飪的獨特藝術。中餐烹飪講究原料的選配、食物的質地、佐料的調制、切菜的刀功、適時的烹飪，以及裝盤藝術。最負盛名的中餐菜系有南方的粵菜、北方的魯菜、東部的淮揚菜和西部的川菜，素有“南淡北咸，冬甜西辣”之特點。IntermsofChinesefood,itispopularlyrecognizedthatChinesecuisineisworld-famousforitsperfectcombinationof"color,aroma,tasteappearance."China'suniqueculinaryartownsitselftothecountry'slonghistory,wastterritoryandhospitabletradition.Chinesecuisinegivesemphasistotheselectionofrawmaterials,thetextureoffood,theblendingofseasonings,slicingtechniques,theperfecttimingofcookingandtheartoflayingoutthefoodontheplate.Amongthebest-knownschoolsofChineseculinarytraditionaretheCantonesecuisineofthesouth,theShandongcuisineofthenorth,theHuai-YangcuisineoftheeastandtheSichuancuisineofthewest.ThesefourmajorvarietiesofChinesefoodhavebeentraditionallynotedas"thelightflavorofthenorth,thesweetflavoroftheeastandspicy-hotflavoroftheeast."8我要清湯、蘑菇牛肉排、法式炸土豆條，卷心菜、等一會再要甜食。I'lltaketheconsomme,thebeefsteakwithmushroom,Frenchfriedpotatoesandcabbage.I'llordermysweetlater.9Teaclassics《茶經》AMajoreventofthistimewasthecompletionofTeaClassics,thecornerstoneofChineseteaculture,byLuYu,TeaSageofChina.當時的意見大事就是被尊稱為“茶圣”的陸羽寫成了《茶經》，此書被看做是中國茶文化的惦念之作。Greenteaisthebestdrinkforsultrysummersasitiscoolandfightsoffinflammation,orrelievesfever.在悶熱的夏天，綠茶因其有涼性，能消炎降暑，是最佳但是的飲料了。茶文化是中國傳統(tǒng)文化的構成部分，其內容十分豐富。AsacomponentofthetraditionalChineseculture,teaculturehasquiterichcontent.11UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)聯(lián)合國教科文組織Therearecurrently851WorldHeritageSiteslocatedin142StateParties.Ofthese,660arecultural,166arenaturaland25aremixedproperties.現在有851項世界遺產遺跡分別位于142個締約國。其中，660項是文化遺產，166項是自然遺產，另外尚有25項是自然文化遺產。旅游業(yè)能夠協(xié)助證明保護重要自然去及其野生生物的合理性，并資助這種保護。Tourismhelpsjustifyandpayforconservationoftheimportantnaturalareasandwildlife.12TheBlue-WavesPavilionGarden環(huán)秀山莊Lion--GroveGarden網師園TheHumbleAdministrator'sGarden拙政園TheLinger-HereGarden留園南方私家園林中的溪、橋、山、亭，小巧玲瓏，布局精明，盡顯其自然美，令人賞心悅目。橋大多為石橋，有直橋、曲橋、拱橋。直橋其實是一塊不加裝飾的石板，普通與河岸或河水齊高，給人一種臨水的感覺。曲橋設有低欄桿，西湖上的九曲橋就屬此橋。拱橋能夠分為單拱橋和多拱橋兩種。園內的小溪即使占地不多，卻同小橋與石嶼相得益彰，渾然一體。Smallanddelicate,cleverlylaidoutandpleasingtotheeye,thestreams,bridges,rockeriesandpavilionsofaprivateChinesegardenrevealanaturalbeautyoftheirown.Mostofthebridgesinthesegardensareofstone,includingstraight,windingandarchedbridges.Thestraightbridgeconsistsofjustonestoneslabwithoutanydecoration,andisusuallylevelwiththeriverbankorwiththerivertomakethevisitorsfeelasiftheyaresurroundedbywater.