UnitTwoGuangzhouLead-in:GeneralIntroductionGuangzhou,theSouthGateofChina,isaprosperousmetro-polisfullofvigor.GuangzhouisthecapitalcityofGuangdong,andthecenterofitspolitical,economic,scientific,educationalandculturallife.Sui(EarsofRice)isshortforGuangzhouandtheCityofRam(YangCheng)isalsoanaliasofGuangzhou.ThekapokisthecityflowerandthekapoktreeisthecitytreeofGuangzhou.

GuangzhouislocatedinthemiddlesouthofGuangdongProvince,northofthePearlRiverDelta.ItliesclosetotheSouthChinaSea,HongKong,andMacau.Zhujiang(ThePearlRiver),thethirdlargestriverofChina,runsthroughGuangzhouandisnavigabletotheSouthChinaSea.Situatedinsuchanexcellentgeographicalregion,GuangzhouiscalledChina'sSouthGate.Coveringanareaof7434.4squarekilometers(2870squaremiles),Guangzhouishometomorethan11millionpeople,includinga3.7milliontransientpopulation.Withtheopen-ingofChinatotheoutsideworld,alargenumberofpeoplefromotherregionsofChinaswarmedintoGuangzhou,oneofthefirst“open”citiesinChina.Thishasaccelerateditseconomicdevelopment.Guangzhouisafamoushistoricalcity.Inancientdays,GuangzhouwasthecapitalcityforthreeChinesedyna-sties:theNanYue(SouthYue),theNanHan(SouthHan)andtheNanming(SouthMing).Thusithasbeenputinthelistofthe24mostfamoushistoricalculturalcitiesandbecomeatouristdestination.YoucannotUnderstandmostChinesecitiesdeeplyuntilyouknowtheirhistory.ThisistrueofGuangzhou.Manyhistoricsightsinclude:theWesternHanNanyueKing'sTombMuseum,theZhenhaiTowerandtheSunYat-senMe-morialHalltellusthe2,000-yearhistoryofGuangzhou.Today,Guangzhouretainsitsancientcustoms,butisalsoalargecityfullofvigorandcurrentfashions.YoucanfindsomethingworthtakinghomeinShangxiaJiuLu,BeijingLuandDiShiFuLu.TryingYueCai(CantoneseCuisine),oneofeightChinesefamouscuisines,isdefinitelyamustinGuangzhou!Eatdeliciousfoodwithingredientsyouhaveneverheardof.HotelfacilitiesandserviceinGuangzhouarefine.Awordofwarning:Domakeareservationbefore-handifyoudecidetovisitGuangzhouduringtheCantonFairForvisitors,especiallythosewhoplantoattendtheCantonFair,transportationinGuangzhouismoreandmoreconvenient.Youcanchooseplane,train,shiporbus.GuangzhouisfamousasahometownforoverseasChinese.ItboaststhelargestpopulationofoverseasChinesepeople.TheseoverseasChinesedoagreatdealofgoodforGuang-zhou:openinginternationalmarkets,bridgingGuangzhouandtherestoftheworld,andestablishingmanyschools,hospitals,nurseries,kindergartensandresthomesinGuangzhou.GuangzhouistoholdtheAssianGamesin2010II.Cleartheway:Languagepointsmissionaryn/adj.personsenttopreachusu.theChristianreligion;relatingto,engagedin,ordevotedtomissions

SomemissionariescamefromEnglandintheQingDynasty.Thepoliticianspokewithmissionaryzeal.

2.illusionsnamisleadingimagepresentedtothevisionsomethingthatdeceivesormisleadsintellectually

ThesunappearstogoroundtheEarth,butit'sanillusion.Themirrorsallroundthewallsgiveanillusionofgreaterspace.3.corruptionn.impairmentofintegrity,virtue,ormoralprinciple

Corruptofficialsalwaystrytodrawthecurtainovertheircorruption.Acorruptionscandalsledtothefallofthegovernment.4.indignationn.

angerarousedbysomethingunjust,unworthy,ormean

Thenewsarousedthegreatindignation.

Muchtomyindignation,hesatdowninmyseat.5.successiveadj.

followinginorder:followingeachotherwithoutinterruptionHewonthreesuccessivematches.Successivevictoriesencouragedthevillagerstoproducemoreweaponsforthefinalbattle.6.topplev

beunsteadyorfall;tocausetofall.Thepileofbookstoppledoverthefloor.Thechildtoppledover.Thatstrikefinallytoppledthegovernment.provisionaladj.

forthepresenttimeonly;withthepossibilityofbeingchanged

Alltheseconclusionsareprovisional.

Theprovisionalgovernmentmadeadetailedresearchintothecauseoftheaccident.8.proclaimv.make(sth)knownofficiallyorpublicly

Thegovernmenthasproclaimedanewlaw.Hisaccentproclaimedthathewasasoutherner.9.monarchyn.

undividedruleorabsolutesovereigntybyasingleperson;anationorstatehavingamonarchicalgovernment

TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.ThemonarchyinEnglandplaysanimportantroleinBritishculture.

10.commemoratev.tomarkbysomeceremonyorobservationThisbuildingwasbuilttocommemoratetheFireofLondon.

Wecommemoratethefoundingofournationwithapublicholiday.11.reinforcev.tostrengthenbyadditionalassistance,material,orsupport:makestronger

Theyreinforcedacoatbysewingpiecesofleatherontheelbows.Thisevidencereinforcesmyview.

12.fa?aden.

thefrontofabuilding;also:anyfaceofabuildinggivenspecialarchitecturaltreatment

Squalorandpovertylaybehindthecity’sglitteringfacade.Thegrimfactsarebehindthefacadeofgaiety.13.motton.

ashortexpressionofaguidingprinciple

“Thinkbeforeyouspeak”isagoodmotto.Mymottois:“Liveeachdayasitcomes.”14.sustainv.

togivesupportorreliefto;tosupplywithsustenance

Thesefourpostssustaintheentirebuilding.

Duringthewarwehadjustenoughfoodtosustainus.III.Discussion:WhatattractionsofGuangzhoudoyouknow?Whichonewouldyourecommendasthefirstdestinationfortourists?2.DoyouthinkGuangzhouisoneofthemostimportantcitiesinChineseDemocraticRevolu-

tion?Why?WhatgreateventsinGuangzhouleaveadeepimpressiononyou?IV.AdditionalScenicSpots:1.SculptureofFiveRams

LegendhasitthatfiveimmortalbeingswearingrobesoffivecolourscametoGuangzhouonthebacksoframs.EachbeingcarriedriceandgaveittothepeopleasasignthatGuangzhouwouldbefreeoffamine.AsculpturewaserectedinYuexiuparkin1959topaytributetothisstory,andtotheoriginsofthenameGuangzhou(meaningfiverams).Whatelsecanbesaidaboutastatue?Ifyou'reinYuexiupark,youshouldcertainlypayavisithere,aswellascatchingGuangzhouMuseumandtheGuangzhouFineArtMuseum.AsthesymbolofGuangzhou,thestatueisperpetuallybusy,andislocatedontopofahill100mfromacoachpark.2.TheZhenhaiTowerLocatedwithinYuexiuPark,theZhenhaiTowersitsatopthelastremainingpieceofGuangzhou'scitywall.Thetowerwasoriginallybuiltin1380duringtheMingdynasty,andhasbeenthefocusofmuchupheaval,resultinginthetowerbeingdes-troyedandrebuiltatotaloffivetimes.ItwaslastoccupiedbyboththeBritishandFrenchduringtheOpiumwar,andwaschosenforitssuperviewofthecity,aswellas(onthoserarecleardays)viewsofBaiyunMountain.ThetowerisnowknownastheGuangzhouMuseum,andcontainsover2000yearsofGuangzhouhistory.Thetowerisoneofthecitieslandmarksites,andcertainlyoneofit'smostpopulartouristattractions.Themainbuildingconsistsofafivefloors,eachwithabalcony,butonlythetopbalconyisaccessibletothepublic.

3.GuangzhouOceanWorldNewlyembracedinGuangzhouZooisanewexhibitionhallwithpeculiarlooks--GuangzhouOceanWorld,whichtruthfullyreappearsthemysterious,changeableandsplendidoceanworld.Ithasbeeninhighreputeeversinceitsinau-guration,attractingbatchesofvisitorsfromhomeandabroad.

Alarge-scaleandmulti-functionalscientificandtechnologicalexhibitionhallthatmixestogetherentertainment,appreciation,scientificresearchandeducation,GuangzhouOceanWorldcoversanareaofabout13,000sq.meters,withatotalinvest-mentofUS$50million.IthasbeennamedGuangdongEdu-cationalBaseforPopularMarineSciencebytheScienceandTechnologyAssociationofGuangdongProvince.

GuangzhouOceanWorldisdividedintoseveralareastorevealthesubmarineworldinalldirections,includingOceanSquare,ReliefSquare,SubmarineTunnel,DeepSeaScenery,SeaweedPillar,TreasureWindow,FreshWaterWorld,RockySeashore,TouchPool,SeaTurtlePool,SharkHall,HallofPopularMa-rineScience,OceanTheatre,SealionAmusementPark,etc.Alltheseexhibitionareashavedistinctivespecialties,vividandtruetolife.4.ThePearlRiverEveningCruiseEveningcruiseonthePearlRiverisoneofthetouristhighlightsinthesoutherncityofGuangzhou,andthebeautyofthePearlRivercanbecomparedwiththatofHongKong’sVictorianHarbor.ThesectionoftheriverstartingfromtheWhiteGoosePooltoGuangzhouBridgeintheeastandBaihedonginthesouthistheoneforthePearlRivereveningcruise,asthesceneryofthePearlRiverinthissectionissofascinating,withjade-greenwaterandbeautifullights,thatitseemsthelongPearlRiverisinlaidwithseven-coloredpearls,whichformsacolorfulrainbowofthePearlRiver.V.In-classactivity:Translation

1.位于廣州中山七路的陳家祠建成于1984年，是從前廣東陳性人家供奉祖先用的祠堂。中國(guó)有句俗話：“同姓一家親，五百年前是一家”；所以，廣東省72個(gè)縣姓陳的人家集體捐資興建了這座祠堂，以供奉他們的共同祖先，并作為他們?cè)谙矐c或其他場(chǎng)合進(jìn)行、宗族活動(dòng)的地方。TheChenFamilyTemple,builtin1894intheZhongshanQiRoadofGuangzhou,wasanan-cestraltempleoftheChenfamiliesinGuang-dongProvince.AsaChinesegoes,“peopleofthesamesurnamewereinthesamefamily500yearsago.”ThisadageiscertainlytrueasappliedtothefactthatpeopleoftheChenfamiliesinthe72countriesofGuangdongProvincejointlybuiltthistempleasaplaceofTheirclannishactivitiesonspecialoccasinsaswellasashrineforoffer-ingsacrificestotheircommonancestors.2.光孝寺位于廣州光孝路，占地面積達(dá)31000多平方米，以歷史悠久，規(guī)模宏偉為嶺南佛寺之冠。光孝寺是廣州眾多古跡中歷史最長(zhǎng)(1500多年)，文物最多的一處景點(diǎn)。光孝寺與潮州開(kāi)元寺、韶關(guān)南華寺、肇慶鼎湖慶云寺并稱(chēng)廣東四大名寺。2.LocatedonGuangxiaoRoadinGuangzhou,GuangxiaoTemplecoversanareaof31,000squaremetersandtopsthelistofBuddhisttemplesinSouthChina.Amongthehisto-ricalsightsinGuangzhou,GuangxiaoTempleenjoysthelongesthistory(morethan1500years)andistherichestinculturalrelics.KaiyuanTempleinChaozhou,NanhuaTempleinShaoguan,QingyunTempleinZhaoqingandGuang-xiaoTempleinGuangzhouareknownasthefourmostfamoustemplesinGuangdongProvince.VI.ProperNamesofGuangzhou越秀區(qū)1.魯迅紀(jì)念館LuXunmemorialhall2.越秀公園YuexiuPark3.清真先賢古墓

MausoleumofMoslemMasters4.五仙觀

WuxianTemple5.南越王博物館NanyueKingMuseum6.光孝寺GuangxiaoTemple7.圣心大教堂

ShishiSacredHeartCathedral8.大佛寺

DafoTemple9.廣州中山紀(jì)念堂

SunYat-senMemorialHall

10.廣東博物館GuangdongMuseum11.黃花崗七十二烈士墓Mausoleumofthe72Martyrs12.廣東地質(zhì)博物館TheGuangdongGeologicalMuseum

13.農(nóng)民運(yùn)動(dòng)講習(xí)所舊址TheInstitutefortheFarmers'Movement

14.鎮(zhèn)海樓TheZhenhaiTower

海珠區(qū)

1.赤崗塔TheChigangTower2.廣州木偶藝術(shù)中心Pupet-ArtCenterofGuangzhou

3.孫中山大元帥府theformersiteofGeneralissimo'sMansionofSunYetsen

4.鄧世昌紀(jì)念館DengShichangMuseum5.廣州國(guó)際會(huì)議展覽中心GuangzhouInternationalConferenceandExhibitionCenter6.曉港公園XiaogangPark

7.小洲村嶺南水鄉(xiāng)LingnanWateryRegionofXiaozhouVillage8.琶洲塔PazhouTower

9.瀛洲生態(tài)公園YingzhouEcologicalPark

10.海幢寺HaizhuangTemple

11.海印公園HaiyinPark荔灣區(qū)

1.廣州花卉博覽園GuangzhouFlowerandPlantExhibitionGarden

2.詹天佑故居ZhanTianyiu’sFormerResidence

3.越王井KingYueWell4.上下九步行街ShangxiajiuCommercialStreet

5.華林寺HualinTemple

6.陳家祠Chen'sAncestralTemple7.西關(guān)古老大屋XiguanAncientGrandHouse

8.荔灣湖公園LiwanLakePark

9.文塔TheWenTower10.荔灣博物館LiwanMuseum

11.白鵝潭音樂(lè)廣場(chǎng)WhiteSwanPool

12.八和會(huì)館TheBaheAcademy13.廣州黃大仙祠HuangdaxianTemple14.沙面島ShamianIsland

15.西關(guān)玉器古玩街

XiguanAntiqueMarket天河區(qū)

1.天河航天奇觀TianheSpaceFlightSpectacles2.天河體育中心TianheSportsCenter

3.廣州世界大觀GuangzhouGrandWorldPark4.天河公園TianhePark

5.華南植物園HuananBotanicalGarden

6.劉氏家廟Liu’sClanTemple

7.珠江公園PearlRiverPark