Plan for Two Days in Beijing 旅行計畫
Warmly welcome all of you to visit to China. I hear that you are a Canadian high school students delegation who come to China to exchange learning. I sincerely hope you can have fun in China.
熱烈歡迎大家到中國來參觀。我聽說你們是來中國進行交換學習的加拿大高中學生代表團。我真誠希望你們在中國玩的開心。
It's a great pity that you only stay for two days in Beijing that you cannot enjoy every tourist attractions. But you can still visit the attractions of the most representative. Firstly, I suggest you going to the Great Wall, which is the longest wall and one of the eight wonders of the world. It was built by hands only, which seems unimaginable. On the second day, you can visit to the Imperial Palace where you can learn more about Chinese history. It was built in 1406 and there were 24 emperors living in there. And then you can go to Summer Palace or Beihai Park.
遺憾的是你們只在北京呆兩天，不能欣賞每一個旅遊景點。但是你們仍然可以最具有代表性的景點。首先，我建議你們到長城，它是最長的城牆，也是世界八大奇蹟之一 。它是人工建成的，這似乎無法想像。第二天，你們可以參觀故宮，在那裡你們可以學習更多關於中國的歷史。它是1406年建的，曾有24位皇帝住在那裡。接著你可以去頤和園或者北海公園。
Beijing is a modern city as well as a historic city where there are many places worth visiting. Given the chance, welcome to travel to Beijing in the future.
北京是一座現代城市，也是一座歷史古城，有很多地方值得參觀。如果有機會，歡迎以後來北京旅遊。
你喜歡哪種方式的旅行？Which Mode of Travel Do You like？
Directions： For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Which Mode of Travel Do You like？ You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline （given in Chinese） below：
1. 有的人喜歡參加旅行社旅遊（package tours）
2. 有的人喜歡自己獨立行動（travelling on one's own）
3. 比較這兩種旅遊方式，我喜歡的是……
With the general standard of living improving and the working week becoming shorter， more and more people are able to make a holiday trip to places of interest. While many like to join package tours fro convenience， I prefer to travel on my own.
I like travelling on may own not only because it costs much less but because it gives a great degree of independence and freedom. Travelling on my own， I'm my own boss； and can decide when to start on my way， where to linger a little longer and which spot can be skipped over to save energy or time for another spot. I can always adjust my plan. On the contrary， in a package tour you're deprived of as much freedom as in a military base. At the sound of the whistle， you have to jump up from a sound sleep and， with heavy-lidded eyes， hurry to the gathering place where you are collected and counted to board a coach. At the sight of the little flag waving， you must immediately take yourself away from the scenes you are marveling at and follow the guide whose sole interest is to cover all spots according to him strict schedule， regardless of the weather or your health condition.
True， you may encounter inconveniences if you travel inpidually， for instance， getting accommodations for the night and finding a place for meals. But nothing can be compared with the freedom which is vital to a person who takes a holiday trip mainly to escape from constraints of his routine life.
隨著人們生活水平的提高和工作時間的縮短，越來越多的人能夠去旅遊景點度假旅行。而許多想參加旅行團搖來搖去方便，我喜歡在我自己的旅行。我喜歡旅行，可以自己不僅因為它的價格要便宜得多，因為它給了很大程度的獨立和自由。我獨自去旅遊，我是自己的老闆；可以決定什麼時候出發上路，在那裡逗留久一點，哪一點可以跳過了一個景點節省精力和時間。我可以隨時調整我的計畫。相反，在包價旅遊你剝奪儘可能自由的一個軍事基地。在口哨的聲音，你要跳起來從睡，沉重的眼皮，趕去聚會的地方，你正在收集和統計上的教練。在小國旗飄揚的景象，你必須立即把自己遠離你希奇的場景和跟蹤指導的唯一的興趣是根據他走過所有風景點嚴格的時間表，無論天氣或你的健康狀況。真的，你可能會遇到麻煩如果你單獨旅行，比如，得到住宿過夜，找地方吃飯。但沒有什麼可以是一個人度假旅行主要是為了逃避他的日常生活的約束自由比較重要。
Visiting a village 參觀一個鄉村
We couldn' t believe that it was a village. The buildings for the farmers were very beautiful, the streets were very clean and there were many flowers in front of the houses. In the middle of the village there was a school with a wonderful building and a large playground. All the children in the village study there.
The farmers got richer by planting vegetables and raising silkworms. In their houses there were colour TV sets, fridges,washing machines, new furniture and even motorbikes. All these showed the farmers' life was getting better and better.
The great changes had attracted foreigners. Today some of them would come to visit it. We were happy for the farmers. We hope the farmers will be richer and happier.
我們簡直不能相信這是一個村。農民的房子很漂亮，街道很乾淨，家家門前有很多花。在村子的中央有一個奇妙的建築和一個大操場的學校。村裡的孩子都在那裡學習。
農民通過種植蔬菜和養蠶致富。他們家裡有彩電，冰櫃，洗衣機，新家具，甚至機車。這一切都表明農民的生活越來越好。
巨大的變化也吸引了外國人。今天，他們中的一些人就要來了。我們真為他們感到高興。我們希望他們富足美滿。
呆在原地還是搬到別的地方? Stay in place or move to another place?
While moving to a new place can be a traumatic experience, especially for children, I believe that in the end its benefits outweigh its drawbacks. Moving to a new place to live increases a person's understanding of the world, offers new challenges and opportunities, and does not preclude putting down deep roots at some point in the future. One of the greatest benefits of traveling is learning about a new and different place. Traveling to a new place to live deepens and enriches the sense of newness and learning that a visitor might feel. A new place means a new, perhaps different job, and new and different friends. Learning the perse viewpoints of a new place not only presents totally new information; it also casts a new light on old viewpoints. Often moving to a new place teaches people more about the place that they are from. Old, seemingly mundane foods, customs, and language are suddenly new again viewed in the context of a radically different environment. Through comparisons of old and new places, friends, and ideas, people become more knowledgeable about the world and about themselves. A new place offers interesting possibilities for personal and professional development. Even though in a new place people lacks deep connections, they also lack prejudices and rivalries. Often people move to new places to escape uncomfortable situations that have hampered their personal growth. If I have a long-standing feud with my neighbor, I might eventually move to a new place to start over in peace. New places naturally have their own local politics, but learning about them and finding a way to prosper is like starting life with a clean slate. Every opportunity is available to newcomers to pursue because the local people do not have preconceived ideas about them. Some people would say that truly settling down in one place and making deep and lasting connections is preferable to moving every few years. I say that true friendships can be maintained over distance, and that people will be happiest when they discover a place that is truly the best for them. How can people really know what place is best for them if they have only lived in one place and have no basis for comparison? Moving once, or even several times does not mean that a person can never settle down in one, but it does ensure that he/she truly like and understand the place that he/she does settle down in.
雖然搬到一個新的地方，可以是一個創傷性的經驗，特別是對兒童，我相信，在結束它的好處超過它的缺點。移動到一個新的地方，以增加一個人的認識世界，提供了新的挑戰和機遇，不排除在未來的某個時候放下深根。旅行的最大好處之一是學習一個新的不同的地方。旅行到一個新的地方居住，深化和豐富了新奇感和學習，遊客可能覺得。一個新的地方意味著一個新的，也許不同的工作，和新的和不同的朋友。學習新的地方的不同觀點，不僅是新的信息，它也給舊觀點投下了新的光芒。經常搬到一個新地方教人更多的地方，他們是從。在一個完全不同的環境中，一個古老的、看似世俗的食物、風俗和語言在一個截然不同的環境裡突然被重新看待了。通過比較舊的和新的地方，朋友和想法，人們變得更加了解世界和關於自己。一個新的地方為個人和專業發展提供了有趣的可能性。即使在一個新地方的人缺少深厚的關係，他們也不會有偏見和競爭。人們經常搬到新的地方，以逃避不舒服的情況，阻礙了他們的個人成長。如果我與我的鄰居有宿怨，我最後很可能會搬到一個新的地方重新開始和平。新的地方自然有自己的地方政治，但學習他們，找到一種方法，繁榮，就像是開始生活的一個乾淨的石板。每一個機會提供給新人追求因為當地人對他們沒有任何先入為主的看法。有人會說，真正的定居在一個地方，並進行深入和持久的連線是最好的移動每隔幾年。我說，真正的友誼可以保持在距離，當他們發現一個地方，是真正的最好的他們是最幸福的。如果他們只住在一個地方，沒有任何基礎的比較，人們怎么能真正知道什麼地方是最好的？移動一次，甚至幾次並不意味著一個人可以永遠不會安定下來，但它確實是確保他/她真正喜歡和理解的地方，他/她確實定居下來。
北京之旅(A Trip To Beijing)
On July 5th my parents took me to Beijing. We stayed at Huabei Hotel. On the first day, we went to the Great Wall. The Great Wall is very long and old. It has millions of bricks. Each brick is very big and heavy. Lots of people from different countries like climbing the Great Wall. We felt very tired when we climbed to the top of the Great Wall.
We also went to the Palace Museum. The Palace Museum has 9999 palaces. It has a very long history. I bought a lot of souvenirs of the Palace Museum. What nice palaces these are! I visited the Palace Museum and felt excited. If you want to know more about the Palace Museum, you can go to Beijing and have a look.
The following days, we went to the Summer Palace, Tian Tan, North Lake and Xiang Hill. I now know more about the history of China. I also like modern Beijing. The 20xx Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
Later, I went back with my parents by train. I really enjoyed the trip to Beijing.
七月五日，我父母帶我去北京。我們住在華北飯店。在第一天，我們去了長城。長城很長，老。它有成千上萬的磚。每一塊磚是非常大和重。來自不同國家的許多人喜歡爬長城。我們覺得很累，當我們爬到長城的頂上。
我們還去了故宮博物館。故宮有9999個房屋。它有很長的歷史。我買了很多紀念品故宮博物館。真的好棒！我參觀了故宮時感到很興奮。如果你想知道更多關於故宮博物館，你可以去北京看看。
接下來的幾天，我們去了頤和園，天壇，北湖和香山。我現在知道更多關於中國的歷史。我也喜歡現代北京。20xx屆奧運會將在北京舉行。
後來，我和我的父母坐火車回去。我真的很享受這次北京之旅。