(It’s been two years since Mr. and Mrs. Green came to China. Their daughter, Susanna, has just come to live with them. She knows very little about the country.)
Susanna: Mom, how much do you know about China?
Mrs. Green: A lot. China is a great country that has about 5 000 years of history. There are many places of interest which attract [1]attract: US: [əˈtrækt] UK: [ə’trækt] v. 吸引；招引；使喜爱；引起…的好感（或爱慕） millions of [2]millions of: 数百万的；成百万的；数以百万计 tourists from all over [3]all over: 到处；遍及；结束 the world every year.
Susanna: Is that so? Are there any beautiful mountains?
Mrs. Green: Yes. And some of them are very famous, such as Mount Tai, Mount Huang, Mount Song and Mount Emei.
Susanna: What about rivers?
Mrs. Green: There are a great number of [4]a great number of: 大量的；许多的 * the number of : …的数量 rivers in China. Among them, the Changjiang River is the longest one and the second longest is the Huanghe River. They’re the birthplaces [5]birthplace: US: [ˈbɜrθˌpleɪs] UK: [ˈbɜː(r)θˌpleɪs] n. 出生地；发源地；发祥地 of Chinese culture.
Susanna: Anything else?
Mrs. Green: My dear, I think you should get to know [6]get to know: 逐渐了解 more about China by yourself. I can fetch [7]fetch: US: [fetʃ] UK: [fetʃ] v. （去）拿来；（去）请来 you Guide to China [8]fetch somebody something = fetch something for somebody 意为“给某人取某物”. It’s a book which introduces [9]introduce: US: [ˌɪntrəˈdus] UK: [ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs] v. 推行；采用；实施；引见；介绍；引进 China in detail [10]in detail: 详细地.
Susanna: Thanks, Mom.
2.
A: Do you know Mount Huang?
B: Yes. It’s a mountain with lots of strange [11]strange: US: [streɪndʒ] UK: [streɪndʒ] adj. 奇怪的；奇特的；异常的；陌生的 pine [12]pine: US: [paɪn] UK: [paɪn] n. 松木；菠萝；【植】松树 trees.
A: Where is it?
B: It lies in [13]lie in: 存在于，位于 Anhui Province.
A: It’s a place which/that is worth visiting [14]be worth (doing) sth. : 值得(做)某事/物.
B: Yes, let’s go there this summer vacation.
Word Bank
| ↑1 | attract: US: [əˈtrækt] UK: [ə’trækt] v. 吸引；招引；使喜爱；引起…的好感（或爱慕） |
|---|---|
| ↑2 | millions of: 数百万的；成百万的；数以百万计 |
| ↑3 | all over: 到处；遍及；结束 |
| ↑4 | a great number of: 大量的；许多的 * the number of : …的数量 |
| ↑5 | birthplace: US: [ˈbɜrθˌpleɪs] UK: [ˈbɜː(r)θˌpleɪs] n. 出生地；发源地；发祥地 |
| ↑6 | get to know: 逐渐了解 |
| ↑7 | fetch: US: [fetʃ] UK: [fetʃ] v. （去）拿来；（去）请来 |
| ↑8 | fetch somebody something = fetch something for somebody 意为“给某人取某物” |
| ↑9 | introduce: US: [ˌɪntrəˈdus] UK: [ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs] v. 推行；采用；实施；引见；介绍；引进 |
| ↑10 | in detail: 详细地 |
| ↑11 | strange: US: [streɪndʒ] UK: [streɪndʒ] adj. 奇怪的；奇特的；异常的；陌生的 |
| ↑12 | pine: US: [paɪn] UK: [paɪn] n. 松木；菠萝；【植】松树 |
| ↑13 | lie in: 存在于，位于 |
| ↑14 | be worth (doing) sth. : 值得(做)某事/物 |
