旅游英语习题答案.docx

I. Key to the Exercises
Part I. Tourist Attractions
Section 1: Ancient Town
. Pingyao
2. It reflected people’s wish for the town to last for ever since tortoise is a symbol of longevity in ancient China.
3. Caves 5 to 20. Because most tours begin with the second group of caves that is 5 to 13, and the caves from onward are built in the later times and cannot pared with the other better-preserved caves.
llI.--- I heard that people in Shanxi are crazy about vinegar.
--- Yes. Shanxi has a long history of vinegar production. It is said that three thousand years ago, a village in Shanxi began to make vinegar with a mysterious recipe. In the Song Dynasty, every household had a vinegar jar and everyone was good at making vinegar.
--- Is the process of making plicated?
--- Yes. It required a lot of procedures and various ingredients.
--- It seems that people in Shanxi can’t live without vinegar.
--- Exactly. This is not only because they like the taste of vinegar, but also because eating vinegar constantly can prolong people’s life.
--- Really?
--- I don’t know. But vinegar can help to bring down blood pressure, and therefore it does good to our health. Oh, there is a vinegar museum. Want a visit, then?
--- Where is it?
--- In Qingxu County. Not far from downtown of Taiyuan.
--- Let’s have a visit, then.
--- OK. Then we’ll know what tools and ingredients people used to make vinegar in the past.
Section 2: Bridge
I. ---Do you have any plan for this May Day vacation?
---I want to travel to Henan.
---Really? These are a lot of places of interest in Henan, such as the Yin Ruins, Longmen Grottos, Shaolin Temple and so on.
---Besides places of interest, Luolyang peony is also famous.
---Yes. We have the saying “The peony in Luoyang is the most beautiful under heaven”. Since 1983, Henan has held Luoyang Peony Festival every year.
---I will definitely go to see “the King of Flowers”. Oh, do you know some specialties in Henan? I want to buy some for