Dialog Ⅰ Arranging the Itinerary安排旅游线路

Dialog Ⅰ Arranging the Itinerary安排旅游线路

M issW ang,a local escort of Summer Travel Service,is at the hotel room of the tour leader of an American travel group.She is talking w ith M r.Thom pson about tomorrow's itinerary.

Guide:Good evening,Mr.Thompson.

Guest:Good evening,MissWang.Come in,please.

Guide:Thank you.I hope you can spare me some time to talk about the itinerary for your tour.

Guest:Fine.Would you care for some coffee?

Guide:Yes.Thank you.

Guest:Well,we received a copy of the itinerary from your travel desk.Ihope there haven't been any changes.

Guide:No.Hardly any change at all.Let's go over it again.

Guest:All right.

Guide:First you will go sightseeing in Shanghai Zoo.Then you will go to Zhujiajiao—an ancient water town.From there you'll visit the Grand View Garden.

Guest:Grand View Garden?Is that the place Cao Xueqin described in The Story of the Stone?

Guide:Not exactly.The Grand View Garden described in the novel is in Beijing.But Shanghai also boasts a Grand View Garden.The cluster of buildings were modeled on the fictional Qing Dynasty residential complex Grand View Garden.

Guest:And what then?

Guide:Then you'll have lunch on the boat when you do sightseeing on the Dianshan Lake.

Guest:Great!

Guide:After lunch,you'll visit Zhouzhuang,a small canal town with a web of waterways,tiled houses and stone bridges.It is located on the picturesque shores of Dianshan Lake.Do you have any special suggestions?

Guest:When do we have a chance to have some water sports?

Guide:You'll ride surfing bikes tomorrow afternoon when we visit the Sun Island between the Dianshan Lake and Huangpu River.

Guest:Thank you for your consideration.When shall we set off tomorrow morning?

Guide:At 7:30 a.m.,at the main entrance of the hotel.See you then.Good night.

Guest:Good night.

itinerary[aɪ'tɪnərərɪ]  n.行程

spare[speə]  v.抽出(时间)

boast[bəʊst]  v.拥有,以……为自豪

cluster['k lʌstə]  n.丛,群

residential[,rezɪ'denʃəl]  adj.住所的

tiled[taɪld]  adj.用瓦管排水的

surfing['sзːfɪŋ]  n.冲浪运动

local escort  地陪

Grand View Garden  大观园

the cluster of buildings  建筑群

a web ofwaterways  纵横交错的水路

tiled house  瓦房

surfing bike  水上脚踏车运动

Quickies Combine each group of sentenceswith“that”,“where”or“when”.  

1)Then you will go to Zhujiajiao—an ancientwater town.From there you'll visit the Grand View Garden.

2)That is the place.Cao Xueqin described the place in The Story of the Stone.

3)You will do sightseeing on the Dianshan Lake on the boat.You'll have lunch there.

4)We will visit the Sun Island between the Dianshan Lake and Huangpu River tomorrow afternoon.During the journey you'll ride surfing bikes.